Lincoln wins the 2022 Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Tournament

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[September 20, 2022]  The Lady Railers claimed the 2022 Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Volleyball Tournament championship over the weekend by swinging past the competition en route to a perfect 4-0 tournament record. 

 

Lincoln defeated Decatur LSA in two sets early Friday evening, 25-16 and 26-24 the scores.

 

The Lady Railers then exchanged places on the court and faced Mount Pulaski, without even needing additional time to warm up. These two competitive teams battled back and forth, point for point, until Lincoln came out on top in each set, 26-24 and 27-25 the scores.

 

On Saturday morning, the Lady Railers took care of Mendon Unity 25-16 and 25-23. 

 

The win pushed Lincoln into the championship match with Lena-Winslow on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Railers worked quickly on the court, as they had a homecoming dance to get ready for, and demolished Lena-Winslow 25-12 and 25-14 for the championship. 

 

Lincoln had an impressive showing in the tournament that featured 14 teams from all over the state of Illinois. 

 

Lincoln Coach Emma Derry was proud of her team for bringing home the championship and she offered some comments after the win. “It was a great tournament with lots of competition,” said Derry. “We definitely had some up and downs, but the girls kept fighting and didn’t give up. They all stepped up this weekend and really wanted that championship. I am very proud of how much they have stepped up and have progressed already this season.”

 

Derry has a lot of competitive athletes on this year’s squad and on any given night each one shines brightly. As for the 2022 Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Volleyball Tournament, one Lincoln player was named to the All-Tournament Team and that was sophomore Peyton Sasse.  

 

Sasse led the team with 34 kills throughout the tournament. She also had 3 blocks. Her overall play was outstanding and she’s really become a breakout player this year for Lincoln. 

 

The Lady Railers improved their season record to 12-3.

 

Lincoln will play two conference games this week on the road. On Tuesday the Lady Railers play at Charleston and on Thursday the team travels to Taylorville. 

 

Other notable stats from the Fall Festival Volleyball Tournament:

 

Becca Heitzig 55 digs

Kloe Froebe 32 kills 27 digs

Addy Qualters 81 assists 22 digs

Lily Holmes 15 kills 10 digs

Alyssa Company 12 kills 7 blocks

Taryn Stoltzenburg 12 digs

 

Congratulations, Lady Railers!!

 

[Teena Lowery]

 

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