Volleyball Recap: Lincoln-Way West's Winning Streak Snapped at Four Games

It was a good run, but Lincoln-Way West unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Lockport Porters. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Warriors of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2024.

Lincoln-Way West was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 19 points in every single set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19.

Claire Murphy

Assists

10/07/25 @ Lockport	16
10/01/25 @ Oswego East	17
09/30/25 vs Stagg	15
09/25/25 @ Bradley-Bourbonnais	24
09/23/25 vs Lincoln-Way Central	19
+ 3 more games

Loss or not, Lincoln-Way West got some senior leadership from Sophia Rozga and Claire Murphy. Rozga had 11 digs and two assists, while Murphy had 16 assists and four digs. Murphy has been hot, having posted 13 or more assists the last eight times she's played.

Lincoln-Way West's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 16-10. As for Lockport, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.

Lincoln-Way West didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Lincoln-Way East on the 9th. As for Lockport, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Lincoln-Way Central on the 9th.