High School Girls Volleyball
Lady Railers defeat Springfield

 

[September 14, 2023] 

The Lady Railers defeated Springfield High 25-10 and 25-17 Thursday night in Central State Eight volleyball action at Roy S. Anderson.

Peyton Sasse led the Lady Railers with 15 kills.

Lincoln improved their record to 6-0 in the conference and 15-2 overall.

Set one

The Lady Railers fell behind 3-4 in the first set to the Senators. Back-to-back kills by Peyton Sasse gave Lincoln a 5-4 advantage and it was full speed ahead from there. With Addy Qualters at the service line Lincoln would race out to a 16-4 lead. Sasse picked up a couple more kills during the enormous run and Rebecca Burge added a kill and a tip. Burge’s kill from the middle set the score at 19-8. The Lincoln lead was 22-10 after a kill by Alyssa Company. Following an error by the Senators, Company picked up another kill on the slide and the win was all but in the books, with the score now 24-10. Sasse finished the Senators off with a kill and the final score of 25-10 was recorded in the scorebook.

Set two

Taryn Stoltzenburg started set two with an ace but again it would be the Senators taking the lead early, 3-4 the score. Sasse tied the score again with a kill and her next kill of the set would stretch the lead to 8-5. Sasse, who was battling a headache, showed no signs of slowing down. A kill and an ace by the junior allowed Lincoln an 11-6 lead. After a tip by Froebe, which was preceded by an excellent dig by Becca Heitzig, the Lady Railers were up 13-7. A quick set to Company was a surprise to the Senators and Lincoln’s lead was 15-9.

The Lady Railers continued to play as well as needed and after a couple Sasse kills the lead was still intact, 19-13 the score. Kills by Lily Holmes and Sasse again stretched the lead to 21-13. The Senators creeped closer thanks to a trio of Lincoln errors, but after a kill by Burge and a tip by Holmes the game was nearing the end, 23-16 the score. Froebe finished the set off with the final two kills. Lincoln remains unbeaten in the CS8 with a 25-17 win.

Lincoln will play Maroa-Forsyth at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday in the Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Tournament. Lincoln will play Unity Christian at 11:00 a.m. After Pool Play, Tournament Play will begin at 1:00 p.m. The championship match will be played at 4:00 p.m.

The Lincoln Junior Varsity team defeated Springfield in two sets, 25-15 and 25-22.

The Freshman team lost to Springfield 15-12, 11-15 and 13-15.

Varsity stats versus Springfield High

Peyton Sasse 15 kills 5 digs
Kloe Froebe 5 kills 6 digs
Alyssa Company 4 kills 3 digs
Rebecca Burge 4 kills 3 digs
Addy Qualters 24 assists 2 kills 13 digs
Taryn Stoltzenburg 3 digs
Becca Heitzig 19 digs 4 assists
Lily Holmes 2 kills 1 dig

[Teena Lowery]