Rochester dominates Lincoln on the
court
[September 02, 2026]
The Rochester Rockets volleyball team remained undefeated on
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 as they beat Lincoln 25-12 and 25-15 on
Neil Alexander Court.
Rochester senior Peyton Zeidler, who just recorded her 1,000th
career kill on Monday versus Williamsville, led the Rockets with 14
kills.
Lincoln sophomore Grace Bivin led Lincoln with five kills.
This young Lady Railers squad brought the energy and really held
their own early against the senior-led lineup from Rochester.
Early in set one a kill by Sage Gilbert and three kills from Grace
Bivin kept Lincoln in the game, trailing just 5-7.
After an ace by Kianna Hassebrock and an error by the Rockets, the
two teams were tied 7-7. A kill by Peyton Zeidler, which was a
monster shot down the line, gave the Rockets the boost they needed
and an 11-9 advantage.
In the final minutes of set one Rochester would go on to outscore
Lincoln 14-3 while claiming a 25-12 victory.
After Zeidler’s kill down the line early in set two, the Rockets
were off to a 6-4 lead. Bivin answered with a huge kill of her own
down the line, but with Katie Riedle and Cami Berberet coming up
swinging for the Rockets their lead grew to 8-5. A kill by Gilbert
made the score 11-7 but the Rockets always seemed to have an arsenal
of hitters to call upon. A cross court kill by Zeidler created a
17-9 lead for the Rockets. Sophomore Kendal McWherter put down an
impressive kill for Lincoln to give the Lady Railers double-digits,
but pretty quickly the Rockets were up to a 19-11 lead. One final
kill by Bivin made the score 19-12 and that would be all Lincoln had
to cheer about. The Rockets ran away with a 25-15 victory in set two
to end the night quickly in the Varsity contest.
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In the JV matchup Rochester edged Lincoln 21-25, 25-22 and 15-13 and
here the young Lady Railers put forth an amazing effort. Lincoln
overcame a big deficit in set two to tie the set 22-22 before
Rochester walked away with that win. Set three was back and forth
and almost a winner for Lincoln. A few too many errors in the end
cost Lincoln the game but the girls still fought extremely hard
against a really good opponent.
The freshmen and sophomore class is also loaded with talent and it
is worth mentioning that some of those athletes are already seeing
solid Varsity minutes.
The Lincoln Freshmen did pick up the only win of the night,
defeating Rochester 25-23 and 25-14.
The Lincoln Varsity falls to 1-2 on the season and 0-2 in the
Central State Eight Conference.
Rochester improves to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
Lincoln will host Chatham Glenwood on Thursday, September 3, 2026
with the freshmen game starting at 5:00 p.m. JV will follow at 6:00
p.m. and the Varsity will start around 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln Varsity stats
Grace Bivin 5 kills
Sage Gilbert 2 kills
Kendal McWherter 2 kills
Gracie Adams 2 aces 4 digs
Bianca Rohlfs 5 assists
Kallie Courtwright 4 assists
Rochester Varsity stats
Peyton Zeidler 14 kills 7 digs
Cami Tinder 22 assists 2 aces
Katie Riedle 7 digs
Sam McDannald 7 digs
Liv Kratochvil 4 kills
Hannah Florent 2 aces
[Teena Lowery]
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