Box Score MURFREESBORO, NC – Senior guard Cynthia Johnson (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) led the Lady Lions with 10 points while junior forward grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds in a 52-47 loss to Chowan on Wednesday, February 19^th. Chowan rallied from a 10-point second half deficit and held Lincoln without a field goal in the final six minutes for the victory.

Lincoln nailed three shots from long range in the opening half and grabbed 10 offensive rebounds led by Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC)'s five boards. Sophomore guard Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) drilled a pair of three-pointers and sophomore forward Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) made the other three for the Lady Lions springing their offense. Defensively, Lincoln forced 12 Chowan turnovers and led at the half 21-18.

Cynthia Johnson (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) ignited the Lady Lions in the second half with several key baskets and helped extend their lead to 35-25 with 14-minutes left in regulation. Over the next seven minutes, Chowan remained close and cut into the Lady Lions advantage. Chowan battled back and trailed Lincoln 42-41 with 6:46 to go. Junior forward Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) scored a bucket and was fouled on the play by the Hawks defense. She made the point after free-throw giving Lincoln a 45-41 lead. But Lincoln went cold for the remainder of the contest and failed to make another field goal as Chowan stormed back in the final six minutes.

Late turnovers and poor shooting by Lincoln down the stretch led to an 11-2 run by Chowan to close out the game at home, 52-47. The Lady Lions suffered their sixth consecutive loss and falls to 11-14 overall and 4-11 in CIAA play.

Cynthia Johnson (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) reached double-figure scoring with 10 points and three steals. Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) followed with nine points and Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC) added eight points with 16 rebounds. Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) finished with seven points and Amani Clark (Middletown, DE/Appoquinimink HS) had five steals and two assists.
The Lady Lions will wrap up their season on the road against Virginia State University on Saturday before beginning their run at the CIAA Tournament next week.