Box Score MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Lincoln University women's basketball team led by as many as nine late in the game, but couldn't close out Chowan as the Lady Lions fell, 59-57, on Wednesday night in a CIAA Northern Division contest at the Helms Center.
 
Tahlar McIntosh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Alvernia HS) led the way offensively with 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line. Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) and Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) each had nine points as the Lady Lions were 20-of-59 shooting for 34 percent.
 
Lincoln (7-13 overall, 3-7 CIAA, 1-3 CIAA North) took a 9-7 advantage after a jumper by Krystal Fluellen (New York, N.Y./Richard Green HS) with 15:26 left in the first half, but Chowan answered with a 9-0 run, capped by a Karina Monroe free throw to give the Lady Hawks a 16-9 lead with 11 minutes remaining.
 
The Lady Lions closed the gap to 19-17 after a free throw by McIntosh with 7:07 remaining. The Lady Hawks (4-14, 4-6, 2-2) again extended the advantage to 23-17 with 5:46 left, but Lincoln ended the first half on a 10-4 run as the teams went into the break tied at 27.
 
Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS), who finished with eight points, gave Lincoln a 42-41 lead after a pair of free throws with 10:04 remaining. Chowan tied the game at 45 after a Talaya Lynch bucket with 7:14 left, but Lincoln answered with an 11-2 run, capped by a McIntosh 3-pointer with 3:09 remaining.
 
The Lady Hawks closed out the game on an 11-0 run to earn the win.
 
Lynch led the way for Chowan with 19 points and eight rebounds. Janelle Murphy finished with 14 points, including three 3-pointers and Karina Monroe had a game-high 14 boards as the Lady Hawks shot 30 percent (18-of-60) from the floor.
 
The Lady Lions conclude their CIAA three-game road trip 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2 Petersburg, Va., as Lincoln takes on Virginia State University in a CIAA Northern Division contest. To follow the action through live stats, click here or to listen to the contest, click here.  

Lady Lions Notebook: Lincoln finished with six 3-pointers (Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) (3), Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) (1), Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) (1) and Tahlar McIntosh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Alvernia HS) (1))…The Lady Lions had 41 rebounds, 16 assists, seven steals and five blocks…Alaysia Washington (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) (5) and Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) (4) combined four nine assists…Alaysia Washington (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) had a career-high five assists and played a career-best 36 minutes in the loss...Lincoln had the advantage in points in the paint, 12-10 and bench points, 41-15…There were nine ties and four lead changes.