If the saying, “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” is true, then it certainly applied to the Lincoln-Way East volleyball team Tuesday night in the third set against SouthWest Suburban Conference rival Lockport .

Both teams entered the match with identical 5-0 SWSC records, and the first two sets showed the two teams to be equal, with Lincoln-Way East winning the opening set 25-19 and Lockport securing a 25-21 win in the second set to force the deciding third.

Lockport (21-4 overall) grabbed a 19-16 lead in the third set and seemed to be in control.

Not so fast.

Lincoln-Way East got nine straight points, including two kills each by Klarke Mosby (11 kills) and Chloe Prainito in the stretch. East (20-7 overall) took a 23-19 lead on a Lockport hitting error, then got a block

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