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| 10/16/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/29/24 - Neutral | 1-3 L |
| 10/17/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 08/31/24 - Neutral | 2-1 W |
| 10/12/23 - Away | 0-3 L |
| + 2 more games |
Lincoln Northwest not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 9th (when they won 3-0). Everything went their way against the Beatrice Orangemen as they made off with a 3-0 victory. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
While Lincoln Northwest won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-16, 25-22.
Leading Lincoln Northwest to victory were Mya Bottorff and Lilly Keifer. Bottorff had seven digs and three aces, while Keifer had nine digs and three assists. Those three aces gave Bottorff a new career-high.
They weren't the only good servers: Lincoln Northwest was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. They are 6-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
When it comes to explaining why Beatrice lost, don't look at Kara Schuster. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs and two assists.
Lincoln Northwest's record now sits at 9-23. As for Beatrice, their record is now 8-18.
Lincoln Northwest and Beatrice could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. The Falcons will take on Elkhorn North at 6:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (132 vs. 1). Meanwhile, Beatrice (ranked 171st) will meet Standing Bear (ranked 46th) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
