It's been a busy two weeks of action to open the season for Lincoln Christian, as the Bulldogs have been off and running, playing nine matches in just over a week, as the team looks to make another run to the state tournament.

Lincoln (4-5) started off the year with two sweeps at Catoosa and in the home opener vs. Regent Prep.

Then came the annual Bulldog Showdown, a big event hosted on the campus of Lincoln Christian last weekend.

Lincoln went 2-4 over the weekend, falling to the OKC Storm twice, as well as Booker T Washington and OCS, but beating Bartlesville and McAlester.

The Bulldogs wasted no time getting back at it this week, as Lincoln fell on Monday evening at home to Metro Christian.

Senior Wylie Bales is happy to be back on the floor with her teammates at the start of the 2025 season.

"It was a really fun first week getting to be on the court again, being able to watch my teammates work and compete together against other well-disciplined teams," said Bales.

Fellow senior Jada Faulkner knows this will be a special season as the year goes along as her final in a Bulldog uniform.

"Going into my final season, I knew it would be bittersweet," said senior Jada Faulkner. "But I know this season will be full of memories I'll never forget."

Lincoln will host NOAH on Thursday before going on the road twice next week at OCS and at Sapulpa.

LINCOLN 3, CATOOSA 0

Lincoln opened the season with a sweep on the road at Catoosa, as the Bulldogs won the first two sets convincingly before hanging on in the third last Monday.

The Bulldogs won 25-12 in the first two sets before finishing off the sweep 25-23 in the final set. 

Lincoln had 12 aces across the three sets and finished with a team serve receive rating of 2.09.

Karlie Jones had four aces and three kills, while Harlow Brown finished with three aces and nine kills.

Faulkner had nine kills and Anabel Nelson finished with six. Bales had five in the sweep.

Maleah Levell had 27 assists for Lincoln, while also leading the team with 12 digs.

Nelson had eight digs in the three sets while Bales and Brown each finished with four.

LINCOLN 3, REGENT PREP 0

The Bulldogs followed the same script the following night on Tuesday, as Lincoln rolled in the first two sets before winning a closer one in the third to sweep Regent Prep.

Lincoln won 25-13, 25-10 and 25-20, as the Bulldogs dominated again.

The Bulldogs had 21 aces in the three matches and finished with a team serving percentage of 29%.

Bales had seven of those aces to go along with five kills in the sweep. Harlow Brown had 10 kills for Lincoln, four digs and three aces of her own.

Jones had five aces, four digs and 25 assists in the win for Lincoln. Faulker had six kills, while Levell finished with three aces, four assists and 10 digs.

LINCOLN 2, BARTLESVILLE 0

Lincoln made quick work of Bartlesville last Friday at the Bulldog Showdown, taking both sets to win over the Bruins.

The Bulldogs won 25-13 and 25-18.

Lincoln had a team serving percentage of 32% and finished with a serve receive rating of 2.38 in the win.

Faulkner and Nelson led the way with nine kills each across the two matches.

Jones had 19 assists, five digs and three aces to help Lincoln to the victory.

Brown and Levell each had five digs, as well. Bales finished with four kills for Lincoln.

LINCOLN 2, MCALESTER

The Bulldogs dominated McAlester from start to finish last Saturday, winning in a big way at the Bulldog Showdown.

Lincoln rolled 25-9 and 25-4 over the Buffaloes.

The Bulldogs had 11 aces in the two matches and committed just eight errors. Lincoln finished with an impressive 54% serving percentage, as well as a 2.54 serve receive rating.

Nelson was the star of the show, leading Lincoln in aces (5), kills (7) and digs (7).

Bales also had three aces and three kills in the win.

Brown had five kills and Niya Wiloby had four for Lincoln, while Jones led the team with 18 assists in the match.