Alberton Lady Panthers took on the Lincoln Lady Lynx on Saturday night in Alberton.  It was also Senior Night for their lone senior player, Deveyn Dutt and team manager, Kierstan McConnell.  The ladies were escorted onto the court by their parents and presented with balloons and flowers by their teammates.  Then their accomplishments and future plans were announced to the crowd.  

In the first set of the night, Alberton took an early lead.   Lincoln narrowed the score 19-14, but in the end, Rebecca Pluth took Alberton in for a win, scoring the final 4 points for a 25-16 victory.

Next, in the second set of the evening, the teams were evenly matched with just a few point spread.  Toward the end of the set, Dutt came in to serve and nailed the final 7 points for a win of 25-14.

Lincoln took an early lead in the third set despite a good run from Alberton.  Lincoln came back strong and won 16-25.  

In the final contest of the night, the teams fought hard, with a one to two point spread.  Lincoln had the lead through most of the game, until Dutt stepped in and scored 4 points for the tie at 18-18.  Within a few more plays, Sam Clevenger came in with 4 more points, taking the Alberton lead to 24-20.  Lincoln fouled on the final shot for an Alberton win of 25-21.  “I’m excited that we’re going into the playoffs with a win,” said Alberton Coach Lexy Fisher.  District volleyball playoffs will be held this week, starting October 29th in Victor.     

Alberton ended the night with 44 Digs, led by Dutt with 10, Lincoln had 11.  Clevenger lead with 7 out of 27 Kills, followed by Montanna Baughman and Dutt who each had 6.  Clevenger also lead with 5 out of 12 Aces.  Rebecca Pluth had 16 out of 16 Assists.  Baughman lead in Blocks with 4 out of 7.  Lincoln had 13 Kills, led by Jerilyn Dietz with 5.  Lincoln also had 5 Assists, 6 Aces and 9 Blocks.