Volleyball Recap: Lincoln Northeast Finds Home Court Redemption Against Bellevue East

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 6:00am

Volleyball Recap: Lincoln Northeast Rockets vs. Bellevue East Chieftains

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There's no place like home for Lincoln Northeast, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bellevue East Chieftains on Monday. The Rockets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Chieftains, too.

Lincoln Northeast had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-12.

Lincoln Northeast found their leader in underclassman Awmenah Jantzen, who had 13 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Jantzen a new career-high in aces.

Lincoln Northeast was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bellevue East only served four.

When it comes to explaining why Bellevue East lost, don't look at Riley Homan. Despite the final result, she had four digs and 17 assists.

The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln Northeast and bumps their season record up to 12-17. As for Bellevue East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.

Lincoln Northeast has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Grand Island on the 15th. As for Bellevue East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Millard South on the 15th.

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