Lincoln Girls Win Two In A Row

After dropping their first two games of the season, the Lady Eagles picked up back-to- back wins over Oak Hill and Rockland to improve to 2-2.

Lincoln 46 – Rockland 31Lincoln girls’ basketball team led from the opening basket, a three pointer from Katherine Bolster. The Tigers pulled within one in the 2nd quarter and within three in the 3rd, but were unable to keep pace with the Eagles down the stretch.

Lincoln took a 10-7 lead at the quarter and extended it to 23-18 at the half. Macy MacArthur crashed the glass for two to kick off the 3rd period and pull Rockland within three. Lincoln answered the threat with a run of 13 straight points, highlighted by nine from Laura Soohey to take a double-digit lead. The Eagles led 38-22 at the break.

Rockland rattled off nine straight points in the 4th, but were unable to catch the Eagles.

Scoring for Lincoln were Bolster 12 (6S), Soohey 12 (7R,1B), Anna Budrow 9 (8R,4S,2A), Kassie Lincoln 7 (4S), Marni Jones 4 (4R,4A), and Merissa Look 2 (2R).

Scoring for Rockland were Hannah Plourde 9, Allison Curtis 6, MacArthur 6 (7R), Catherine Fletcher 4, Leia Dennison 2 (6R,2S), Bridghe Curtin 2, and Hannah Sirois 2 (12R,2S).Lincoln 47 – Oak Hill 45Lincoln Academy’s girls’ basketball team rallied from behind to beat Oak Hill 47-45 Friday night in Newcastle. The Raiders picked the Eagles’ pockets 15 times in the first halt, leading 10-9 at the quarter and 28-20 at the half. Lincoln out scored Oak Hill 13-8 in the 3rd quarter to pull within three at the break, 33-36. Laura Soohey scored six points in the rally and had three steals in the frame. Kassie Lincoln had four steals and three assists in the 2nd half come back.

Lincoln scored the first eight points of the 4th quarter to take the lead for good. Kassie Lincoln scored the first hoop, and fed Katherine Bolster on the second to give the Eagles a one-point lead with 7:24 to play. Marni Jones settled two shots at the foul line and Bolster scored on a feed from Lincoln to put Lincoln up by five.

Maggie Sabine made good at the line for a three-point play to cut the lead to two. Soohey crashed the offensive glass for two to put the Eagles up by four. The Raiders struggled at the foul line, making just two of six foul shots in a span of a minute.

Bolster put Lincoln up by four with 1:34 to play. The Raiders made it a two-point game at the line, before Jones settled two freebies with 34 seconds left to seal the win.

Scoring for Lincoln were Soohey 13 (5R,4S,4B), Jones 9 (2R), Lincoln 9 (7R,4A,4S), Bolster 8 (2A), and Anna Budrow 8 (10R,1B,1A). Scoring for Oak Hill were Sabine 18 (10R,2S), Lynnae Chaput 9, Jessica Roberts 6, Darby Beaulieu 4, Rebecca Lehotay 3 (7R,6S), Courtney Safford 2 (5R), Marissa Caskine 2, and Gabrielle Green 1.