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Women's cross-country comes in second at Larry Simmons 5K Invitational

by: Anthony Plá

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CHEYNEY, PA (October 18, 2008) – The Lincoln University women’s cross-country team came in second place at the Larry Simmons 5K Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.

Out of 27 runners, the Lady Lions had three members in the top 10 spots all coming in less than 27 minutes. Junior Alisha McKeithan (Philadelphia, PA/Strath Haven) led the way for Lincoln as she turned in a time of 25 minutes, 8.8 seconds good for a fifth place finish.

Rounding out the top 10 slots in the invitational for Lincoln was sophomore Ivri Daniels (Philadelphia, PA/Prep Charter) coming in 9^th in a time of 25 minutes, 31.7 seconds and in 10^th place sophomore Kristina Rembert (Bronx, NY/Cathedral) finished with a time of 26 minutes, 4.92 seconds. Sophomore Aisha Crowley (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Loughlin) finished just out of the top 10 coming in 11^th place right behind her classmates in a time of 26 minutes, 7.37 seconds.

Junior Corey Stewart (Philadelphia, PA/Girls High) finished with a time just over 38 minutes in 25^th place.

Lincoln University finished in second place behind Holy Family University with a score of 44. They finished thirty points higher than Cheyney University of Pennsylvania who had a score of 74. Rounding out the four-team invitational was Goldey-Beacom with a score of 81 points.

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Athletes of the Week

Damian Hyman

Men's Basketball

Hyman scored 21 points for Lincoln during its 90-78 defeat to Fayetteville State Saturday evening. Hyman leads Lincoln with 32 3-pointers. He is 32-for-96 from beyond the arc. Hyman is averaging 16.8 points, which is second on the team. He is also averaging 4.9 rebounds. Hyman has made at least five 3-pointers in four games this season (Bowie State, Virginia Union, Elizabeth City State and Holy Family). Hyman averages 36 minutes. Hyman has scored 18 or more points five times this season (Bowie State-18, Saint Paul’s-22, Virginia Union-18, Holy Family-25, Fayetteville State-21). In six games against CIAA opponents, Hyman is averaging 17.3 points. Hyman also enjoys playing on Tuesday’s. In two games on Tuesday, Hyman is averaging 23.5 points per game.

Sharay DuBose

Women's Basketball

DuBose scored a career-high 22 points during Lincoln's defeat to Fayetteville State on Saturday Jan. 3. This is the second time this season, DuBose was named Lincoln Athlete of the Week. She also made a career-high four 3-pointers against the Broncos. DuBose notched her first career double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) against Millersville on Dec. 6. DuBose scored 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting against Elizabeth City State. DuBose also finished with six rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes against ECSU. She scored 18 points in her first career game against Briarcliffe College. DuBose, who started against Briarcliffe, was named to the James A. Richardson all-tournament team after averaging a team-high 16.5 points and 4.0 rebounds. In addition, she has shot 50 percent or better from the field in four games. DuBose leads Lincoln in scoring (15.6) and free-throw percentage (46-for-58, 79.3%). She was named to the WCU Alumni Classic all-tournament team. Second on the team in steals with 16. DuBose has scored at least 15 points in eight games this season. DuBose leads Lincoln in scoring.