It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Springfield Senators 2-1. The Railsplitters have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Senators, too.
Lincoln had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Sasse led the charge by getting 22 kills, three digs, and two blocks. Sasse has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 33 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Tedrick, who had six digs, two kills, and 37 assists.
Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-15 record this season. As for Springfield, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-14 record.
Lincoln will host Glenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Springfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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