Box Score LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) scored nine of her game-high 13 points in the second half as the Lincoln University women's basketball team pulled away late in knocking off Chowan, 50-36, in a CIAA Northern Division contest on Wednesday night at Manuel Rivero Gymnasium.
 
“We defended well, and nobody on Chowan got into double figures,” Lincoln head coach Jessica Kern said. “I thought Amani (Clark) was a good match up against them and she had a really good night tonight.”
 
Lucas sparked the Lady Lions (9-16 overall, 5-10 CIAA, 3-6 CIAA North) with 13 points on 6-of-17 shooting and also had a pair of rebounds and one steal. Tahlar McIntosh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Alvernia HS) and Mfon Ekanem (Springdale, Md./C.H. Flowers HS) each had eight points, while Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC) led the way on the glass with a game-high 10 rebounds as Lincoln shot 28 percent (16-of-58).
 
A bucket by Summer Curtis gave Chowan an early 6-5 advantage, but the Lady Hawks went cold from the field at Lincoln took advantage with a 8-0 run, capped by an Ekanem jumper with 6:30 remaining in the opening half.
 
Chowan (4-20, 4-11, 2-7) cut the deficit to 13-11 after a layup by Curtis with 2:47 left, but Lincoln ended the half strong, using a 6-2 run to take a 19-13 advantage into the break.
 
The Lady Lions opened up a 25-17 lead after a Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) 3-pointer with 15:58 left, but the Lady Hawks rallied and cut the deficit to 31-27 after a Janelle Murphy 3-pointer with 10:17 remaining.
 
That was as close as Chowan would get as Lincoln closed the game strong with a 19-9 run to get its ninth victory of the season.
 
Murphy led the Lady Hawks with nine points and six assists as Chowan was 10-of-39 from the floor for 26 percent.
 
The Lady Lions end the regular season 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23 against Virginia State University at Manuel Rivero Gymnasium in a CIAA Northern Division contest. To follow the contest through live stats, click here or to follow on live streaming, click here.
 
Lady Lions Notebook: With the victory, Lincoln and Chowan split the season series…The Lady Lions were 4-of-14 from behind the 3-point line (Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) (2), Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) (1) and Amani Clark (Middletown, DE/Appoquinimink HS) (1))…Lincoln finished with 45 rebounds, 14 steals, eight assists and three blocked shots…Lincoln had the advantage in points in the paint, 22-16; points off turnovers, 19-17; second-chance points, 9-4 and fastbreak points, 6-2…On Saturday against Virginia State, Lincoln will honor five seniors prior to the start of the game (Mfon Ekanem (Springdale, Md./C.H. Flowers HS), Krystal Fluellen (New York, N.Y./Richard Green HS), Denyse Moore (Hampton, Va./Woodside HS), Tahlar McIntosh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Alvernia HS) and Brittney Waters (Capitol Heights, Md./Charles H. Flowers)).