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 [February 05, 2025]
Lincoln hosted Peoria Notre Dame on Monday night at Roy S.
Anderson Gymnasium and despite a terrific effort from the Lady
Railers, the Lady Irish came out on top 47-39.
Both teams struggled shooting in the first quarter, with the Lady
Irish taking a 9-5 lead early. A three from Mesa McCloud and two
free throws from Grace Schneider accounted for the Lincoln scoring.
By halftime Peoria Notre Dame had a 22-15 lead. Makinley Knapp had
six points and Lily Holmes added four points as the Lady Irish kept
the Lady Railers an arm's length away.
The Lady Irish led by as much as 17 points in the third quarter,
ending the eight minutes with a 39-26 lead. The outside shots were
not falling for Lincoln and it was tough to get points in the paint
against the three six-footers in the Peoria Notre Dame lineup. The
largest reaction from the crowd was when Holmes snuck backdoor to
collect the pass from Whiteman and she made the layup. Whiteman and
Knapp each scored in the paint as the quarter was drawing near a
close and this gave the Lady Railers some momentum heading into the
fourth quarter.
Lincoln managed to outscore the Lady Irish 13-8 in the fourth
quarter. The birthday girl, Mesa McCloud, tossed in her second three
of the game and had a layup to go with it, prompting the 10 and
under fan section to cheer, “We gonna party like it’s your
birthday!” during a timeout. Lincoln pulled to within seven points
with 1:25 left in the game, but the Lady Irish denied them to get
any closer. Lincoln would not score again in the game and the Lady
Irish escaped with a 47-39 victory.
Makinley Knapp led Lincoln with 13 points.
Lincoln falls to 14-11 on the season.
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Peoria Notre Dame won the JV game 45-38. Emma Hutchison led Lincoln
with 17 points.
Lincoln will play at Mahomet-Seymour tonight. The JV game will start
at 5:30 p.m. The Varsity will tip-off at 7:00 p.m.
Varsity scoring
Lincoln 39
Knapp 13
Whiteman 8
McCloud 8
Holmes 8
Schneider 2
PND 47
Mingus 15
Baer 14
Heinz 6
Wardle 5
Stickelmaier 5
Maloney 2
JV scoring
Lincoln 38
Hutchison 17
Gilbert 7
Eskra 6
Chen 4
Hinton 4
PND 45
Khoury 23
Larson 7
Ahlers 6
Cusack 5
Stickelmaier 4
[Teena Lowery]
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