Lady Railers top Effingham 

[December 20, 2021] Lincoln hosted the Effingham Flaming Hearts on Friday night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium and with a nice crowd on hand, including a festive Railer Nation cheering all evening long, the Lady Railers earned a 57-29 victory. 

Lincoln was quick to jump out to a 4-0 lead after two quick buckets in the lane by Imagin Werner. Kloe Froebe extended the lead to 6-0 with her first field goal of the game. At the 4:20 mark it was Becca Heitzig with a quick pass into Reese McCuan in the lane, and Lincoln was up 8-2. McCuan hit another basket with just under three minutes left and the score was 10-4, Lincoln’s lead. Heitzig closed out the first quarter scoring for Lincoln with a drive thru the lane and the Lady Railers lead was 13-9.

Heitzig hit a jumper from the corner to stretch the lead to 15-9 as the second quarter got underway. Froebe’s drive thru the lane around the 7:20 mark was good and she drew the foul. The three-point play by Froebe extended the lead to 18-9. At the 6:00 mark it was Heitzig taking the shot from the top and the ball rolled around and around the rim before finally dropping through the net and allowing Lincoln to lead 20-9. The Lady Railers pressure defense was not allowing the Flaming Hearts to get a decent shot off, let alone even get the ball across the court. Lincoln’s press without a doubt had the Flaming Hearts rattled. At the 5:00 mark the Flaming Hearts got their only basket of the quarter, but between Froebe and Heitzig, the Lady Railers kept pouring it on. Froebe tossed in nine points in the quarter, with Heitzig chipping in eight points. Add a basket by Tori Geriets, on the assist from Heitzig, and Lincoln ran to the locker room at half with a 32-11 lead.

Lincoln was all about shooting the long shot in the third quarter. Froebe hit three 3s in the quarter and Ryen Stoltzenburg swished one corner three by the Lady Railers bench. The Flaming Hearts did match Lincoln point-for-point in the third quarter, but the Lady Railers kept the 21-point lead intact. At the end of three, it was Lincoln with the 46-25 lead. 

Froebe tossed in 10 fourth quarter points, including going 6-for-8 from the free throw line. Lincoln worked hard for the win and it was a brutal battle from start to finish, but the Lady Railers once again walked away with a win. 

Winning by yet another big margin, the final score was 57-29. 

Kloe Froebe led Lincoln with 33 points, tying her lead for the season. Becca Heitzig turned in a solid performance with 10 points.  

Becca Heitzig drives to the basket versus Effingham. The Lady Railers won 57-29 over the Flaming Hearts.

Lincoln improves to 12-2 on the season. 

In the JV game, the Lady Railers handed the Flaming Hearts a 52-30 loss. \ 

Piper Whiteman led Lincoln with 23 points. Tori Geriets tossed in 12 points for the Lady Railers. 

The Lady Railers will host Chatham Tuesday night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. The JV will tip-off at 6:00 p.m. The Varsity is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 57

Froebe 33

Heitzig 10

Werner 5

McCuan 4

Stoltzenburg 3

Geriets 2

Effingham 29

Niebrugge 11

Schaefer 8

Allie 4

Sawyer Althoff 4

Saige Althoff 2

JV scoring 

Lincoln 52

Whiteman 23

Geriets 12

Bowman 9

Burge 4

T. Stoltzenburg 2

Knapp 2

Effingham 30

Donaldson 12

Beals 6

Althoff 5

Thompson 2

Hodge 2

Wise 2

Bierman 1

[Teena Lowery]