LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Three Lions reached double-figure digs led by sophomore Kyra Orton (Detroit, MI/Renaissance HS)'s game-high 17, but the Lions fell 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-14, 25-22) to Elizabeth City State University on Sunday, September 21^st in Manuel Rivero Hall.

Lincoln bounced back after losing the first set to the Vikings 25-20. Lincoln forced 13 ECSU errors while junior Toni Smith (New Castle, DE/William Penn HS) and freshman Ashanti Price (Upper Marlboro, MD/Bishop McNamara HS) tallied three kills apiece in the second set leading the Lions to a 25-21 victory. Sophomore Shanna King (Newark, NJ/University High School) set her teammates up with four assists and Kyra Orton (Detroit, MI/Renaissance HS) had five digs in that set.

The Vikings (3-7, 3-2, 1-1) went on to win the next two sets over the Lions picking up their first CIAA Northern Divisional victory. Lincoln falls to 1-6 and 0-2 in CIAA Northern Divisional play.

Ashanti Price (Upper Marlboro, MD/Bishop McNamara HS) paced the Lions with 11 kills and 14 digs. Price reached double-figure kills and digs for the third time this season. Junior Jillian Lee (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute) added eight kills and Toni Smith (New Castle, DE/William Penn HS) finished with five kills. Junior Sydney Cook (Portland, OR/Cleveland HS) and Shanna King (Newark, NJ/University High School) combined for 25 assists with Cook recording 10 assists and King finishing with 15 assists. Lincoln won the defensive battle with 63 digs to Elizabeth City State's 54. Kyra Orton (Detroit, MI/Renaissance HS) had 17, Ashanti Price (Upper Marlboro, MD/Bishop McNamara HS) had 14, and Sydney Cook (Portland, OR/Cleveland HS) had 12 digs.

The Lions will host Chowan University in their next match on Monday, September 21^st at home at 6 p.m.