RICHMOND, Va. – Three Lady Lions scored 15 points each in a 72-64 road CIAA victory against Virginia Union University on Saturday, January 24
th at Barco-Stevens Hall.
Junior
Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) made all three of her attempts from long range and all four of her free-throws. Saunders finished with 15 points and three steals. Freshman
Teira Pendleton (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute) and senior
Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC) also had 15 points but from the Lady Lions bench as Lincoln outscored the Virginia Union bench 33-15. Pam grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Junior
Amani Clark (Middletown, DE/Appoquinimink HS) and senior
Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) both scored nine points in the Lady Lions road win.
The Lady Lions built a double-digit lead over the Lady Panthers by shooting 51-percent from the field and holding VUU to 37-percent shooting. Lincoln also dominated the paint outscoring Virginia Union 24-14 and holding a 21-16 rebounding advantage.
Amani Clark (Middletown, DE/Appoquinimink HS),
Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy), and
Teira Pendleton (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute) each scored eight first half points while
Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) had six points. The Lady Lions held a 15 point lead at the 3:43 mark and led 42-29 at the half.
Virginia Union opened the second half on a 20-4 run in the first ten minutes of action. The Lady Lions held on to a slight lead until the 11:31 mark when VUU took a 47-46 lead. For the next five minutes of action the Lady Panthers dictated the momentum.
Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC) gave the Lady Lions a 62-57 lead with 3:53 left in regulation. Pam was fouled while scoring a layup and converted on the free-throw. On the ensuing possession,
Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) went coast-to-coast after grabbing the rebound and extended the LU lead to 65-57. In the final two minutes of regulation, the Lady Lions built their lead back up to double-digits behind the trio of
Teira Pendleton (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute),
Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS), and
Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC). Pam had 11 points with seven rebounds in the half while Saunders and Pendleton scored nine and seven points, respectively. The Lady Lions held on for a 72-64 victory and moved to 14-4 overall with a 6-2 CIAA record.
Virginia Union had three score in double figures led by Lady Walker's double-double 17 points and 13 rebounds. The Lady Lions next game will be on the road at Chowan on Wednesday, January 28
th in Murfreesboro, NC.
