It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Lincoln Tigers can now relate to. They fell to the Pirates 65-60. Lincoln's defeat signaled the end of their 25-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Lincoln still got an impressive performance from Grace Spencer, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Spencer has scored all season. T'Anna Saddler was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
La Vega's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mar?Cyah Willis, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Willis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Angela Carroll, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 30-4. As for La Vega, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 34-8 record this season.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Vega, they and Canyon will face off at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. La Vega knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 games -- so hopefully Canyon likes a good challenge.
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