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HARROGATE, Tenn. --- Tusculum sophomore Katie
Luebke recorded 25 kills and eight digs to lead the
Pioneers to a 3-1 South Atlantic Conference win at Lincoln Memorial
Wednesday night at Mars Gym. Tusculum (15-5, 6-2 SAC) won by scores
of 25-16, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23.
Luebke finished with a 3.33 hitting percentage on the night, while
Peyton Colclough (38 assists, 13 digs) and
Carly Swisher (10 kills, 10 digs) each recorded a
double-double on the night as the Pioneers won their third straight
match and five of their last six. TC also got double-figure digs by
Erika Garcia (20) and Gina
Coffaro (17).
LMU's Amanda Horenkamp tallied 15 kills, while
Ashley Knight and Candace
Richardson finished with 17 and 14 digs, respectively.
In the first set, Tusculum jumped out to a 7-1 advantage,
including three straight service points by Colclough. LMU responded
with a 5-2 run to trim the deficit to 8-6, including three points
by Knight. But Tusculum would maintain its advantage throughout the
opening frame to take a 25-16 decision as TC led wire-to-wire.
The second set saw the lead change hands on six occasions. With
the set tied at 20-20, Tusculum closed out the set with a 5-1
spurt, kills by Luebke and senior Heather
MacArthur for the 25-21 win.
In the third frame, it was once again a back and forth affair with
10 ties and five lead changes. With TC leading 13-10 following a
kill by MacArthur, LMU responded with five straight points,
including a Horenkamp kill as the Railsplitters went ahead 15-13.
TC would later tie the set 19-19 back-to-back kills by Luebke and
Kelsey Hayden. The Splitters would wrap up the
frame with a 6-3 run with Horenkamp sealing the set with a kill for
a 25-22 score.
As close as the third set was, the fourth set was even closer with
14 ties and seven lead changes. With the score knotted at 14-14,
LMU erupted with a 6-1 spurt capped off by a Alison
Hess service ace for a 20-15 LMU lead. But the Pioneers
rallied with a 10-3 spurt, including five points on Garcia's serve.
During that run, Luebke contributed four of her 25 kills to seal
the victory.
Tusculum will be in action this Saturday in Bristol, Va. for the
Virginia Intermont tri-match.
- TC -
Tusculum def. Lincoln Memorial
25-16,25-21,22-25,25-23
Tusculum (15-5, 6-2 SAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Katie Luebke
25-3-1;
Carly Swisher 10-3-1; Heather MacArthur 6-0-3; Gina Coffaro
5-2-1;
Kelsey Hayden 3-0-2; Peyton Colclough 1-1-1; Erika Garcia
0-1-0;
Totals 50-10-5.0. (Assists) - Peyton Colclough 38. (Dig leaders)
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Erika Garcia 20; Gina Coffaro 17; Peyton Colclough 13; Carly
Swisher
10; Katie Luebke 8
Lincoln Memorial (14-8, 3-5 SAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Amanda
Horenkamp 15-1-0; Candace Richardson 7-0-3; Caitlin Hankins
5-0-2;
Ashley Knight 3-1-2; Alison Hess 3-2-3; Lauren Kiwacka 2-2-2;
Cami
Lefeld 1-0-1; Kodi Cartwright 1-0-1; Totals 37-6-7.0. (Assists)
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Lauren Kiwacka 30. (Dig leaders) - Ashley Knight 17; Candace
Richardson 14
Site: Harrogate, TN (Mars Gym)
Date: Oct 15, 2008 Attend: 220 Time: 1:40
Referees: Gary Ramsey, Fred Owens