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 may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 19 points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19.

Claire Murphy
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 is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in each of the last eight games 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, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Lincoln-Way West will challenge rival Lincoln-Way East at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lockport is set to square off against their familiar foe Lincoln-Way Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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