THE MATCHUP
Lincoln (2-4 overall, 2-2 CIAA) is entering the game coming off its first homecoming victory since the program was brought back in 2008. The Lions handed Chowan a 31-15 loss at Avon Grove High School last Saturday.
After a 73-yard kickoff return by
Lance Rutledge (Waldorf, Md./Westlake HS), the Lions went 25 yards in four plays as
Gerald Swain (Burlington Township, N.J./Burlington Township HS) scored on a 2-yard run. After Chowan answered and took a 7-6 lead, Matt Coston caught a 10-yard pass from
Doug Cook (Dania Beach, FL/University School of Nova SE University) to give Lincoln the lead for good at 12-6 with 18 seconds left in the opening quarter.
The Lions used a 19-point third quarter to get the win as Cook scored on runs of 1 and 12 yards, and
Daron Jones (Baltimore, Md./Cardinal Gibbons HS) returned an interception 51 yards for a score. For Jones, it was his third interception return of the season (Kentucky State, Virginia Union and Chowan).
Bowie State (3-3, 2-2) enters the game after falling, 49-20, on Oct. 6 at Fairmont State.
The Bulldogs struck first as Keith Brown caught a 5-yard pass from Andre Johnson to give Bowie State a 6-0 lead with 5:59 remaining in the first quarter.
Despite the small lead, Fairmont State scored 42 unanswered points and took a 42-7 advantage early in the third quarter. Johnson scored on a 4-yard run in the third to cut the deficit to 42-13.
Bowie State got the game's final score as Clifton Budd connected with Reginald McIntyre for a touchdown with 1:13 left.
The Bulldogs lead the series with the Lions, 3-0, after knocking off Lincoln, 24-18, in Bowie, Md., last season.
In that game, Lincoln raced out to a 12-0 first-quarter lead as
D'Ante Smith (Bowie. Md./Riverdale Baptist HS) scored on a 26-yard run and
Anthony Wilson (Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington HS) caught a 5-yard touchdown pass.
However, Bowie State rallied with nine points in the second quarter to close the gap to 12-9 before halftime.
In the third quarter,
Laquan Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./John Bartram HS) scored on a 2-yard run to extend the lead to 18-9. But Bowie State scored the final 13 points to get the win.
THE SERIES
Bowie State leads the series, 3-0, aftering defeating Lincoln, 24-18, last season in Bowie, Md.
LISTEN LIVE
The game with the Bulldogs will be broadcasted through Herb FM at
www.herbfm.com. Christopher Heidel, Sterling Grant Jones and Matt Trecannelli will have the call from Avon Grove High School.
UP NEXT
It will be the final home game of the 2011 season and the final home game for 18 seniors as the Lions play host to Virginia State in a CIAA Northern Division showdown at Avon Grove High School. Kickoff on Senior Day is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tickets are still available and can be purchased through Elaine Basgil in the Lincoln University Athletic Department at 484.365.7319 or by e-mail at:
ebasgil@lincoln.edu
