Lady Railers claim second place in the Riverton Fall Classic

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[October 02, 2022]    The Lady Railers earned second place in the 2022 Riverton Fall Classic Volleyball Tournament over the weekend with a 4-1 record.

Lincoln crushed Auburn in two sets early Friday evening, 25-8 and 25-5 scores.

Next, the Lady Railers defeated Altamont 25-11 and 25-12 in the 8:00 p.m. matchup.


Front Row (L to R): Arianna Morris, Lauren Tedrick, Jenna Bowman, Kloe Froebe, Becca Heitzig, Taryn Stoltzenburg and Lily Holmes.

Back Row (L to R): Addison Rawlins, Avery Rawlins, Malena Kirgan, Alyssa Company, Rebecca Burge, Peyton Sasse and Addison Qualters.

On Saturday morning, the Lady Railers continued cruising with a 25-6 and 25-12 two-set victory over Springfield Southeast.

The Lady Railers had more of a challenge versus Mascoutah on Saturday but still picked up a three-set victory. Lincoln won by final scores of 25-19, 21-25 and 25-21.

In the match versus Mascoutah, Lincoln’s Becca Heitzig hit a major milestone in her volleyball career. The junior tallied her 1,000th career dig. Congratulations, Becca!

With the win over Mascoutah, the Lady Railers headed to the championship match with a 4-0 record. In the championship, they battled hard with a very good team from Rock Falls. Lincoln would win the first set 25-18 and eventually drop the final two sets by scores of 22-25 and 26-28.

There was no all-tournament team for the Riverton Fall Classic, but the stats below will show the depth and talent of this Lady Railers team. It was a great team effort, earning second place with a 4-1 record.

Lincoln will begin this week with an overall 18-5 record.

Next up, the Lady Railers will play at Mattoon on Tuesday in an Apollo Conference game.

On Thursday the Lady Railers will host Effingham for a Kill Cancer game at Roy S. Anderson.

Stats from the Riverton Fall Classic Tournament:

Peyton Sasse
50 kills, 12 digs

Becca Heitzig
73 digs, 7 assists and 3 aces

Kloe Froebe
57 kills, 53 digs and 8 aces

Addy Qualters
127 assists, 30 digs, 4 kills and 4 aces

Jenna Bowman
29 digs and 4 aces

Alyssa Company
18 kills, 3 digs and 1 assist

Lily Holmes
14 kills and 2 digs

Rebecca Burge
11 kills, 1 ace and 1 dig

Taryn Stoltzenburg
26 digs and 2 aces

Lauren Tedrick
2 digs and 1 ace

Congratulations, Lady Railers!!

[Teena Lowery with photo courtesy of Lady Railer Volleyball]

 

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