LC volleyball results

[October 28, 2013]  On Saturday, the Lincoln College volleyball team celebrated "Sophomore Day" by winning two matches at home. The triangular event featured Lincoln against two opponents they had lost to earlier in the season. This time, however, the Lady Lynx got revenge by sweeping both matches in three sets.

LC first defeated Kaskaskia College 25-22, 28-26, 25-21; then took down Sauk Valley Community College 27-25, 26-24, 25-20.

Lincoln improved their record to 16-17 on the season.

LC individual stats:

• Morgan Lesher: 26 kills, 8 points

• Latasha Fizer: 17 kills, 3 blocks

• Jenna Harcharick: 11 kills, 7 blocks

• Taylor Hewitt: 26 digs, 8 points

• Jordan Michaels: 34 set assists, 9 points

• Jessa Coker: 35 set assists, 11 points

• Alyssa Morales: 4 digs, 7 points

• Destiny Adkins: 8 kills, 9 points

• Sierra Wilson: 8 kills, 3 blocks

• Kristin Davis: 8 kills, 5 blocks

• Mariana Rogers: 5 digs, 3 points

• Alli Haffner: 7 points

LC coach Mark Tippett commented: "Our team played some excellent volleyball (Saturday). We cut down on our number of unforced errors and played aggressively all day long. I was especially impressed by how we kept a positive attitude when things were not going our way. In nearly every set we had to erase deficits, and some of them came after our opponents had 20 or more points. We had two big comebacks against Sauk Valley during which we made fantastic plays to come through in high-pressure situations.

"The wins (Saturday) were extra satisfying because they came against teams we had lost to the first time we played them. We dropped a heartbreaking five-set match to KCC about a month ago, in which we let a late lead slip away from us, and we had not seen Sauk Valley since August. The improvement shown by our players since then has been significant."

Prior to the second match of the event, Lincoln took time to recognize the sophomore members of their team: Latasha Fizer, Alli Haffner, Alyssa Morales, Jordan Michaels, Morgan Lesher, Kristin Davis and Taylor Hewitt. Coach Tippett announced during the ceremony that all-conference honors had been awarded to three of those players: Lesher, first team; Fizer, second team; and Hewitt, honorable mention.

"I am very proud to have coached the sophomore class," Tippett said. "They have done an outstanding job on the court and in the classroom. In addition, they have gotten along with each other as well as any group of players I have coached, which has made working with them a lot of fun."

Lincoln plays their final home match of the regular season on Tuesday evening at 6 versus Illinois Valley Community College.

[Text from file received from Jeff Nelson, Lincoln College sports information director]

Lincoln College volleyball