ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Lincoln made a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter and scored their only touchdown in the third quarter falling to Elizabeth City State University on the road 28-10 on Saturday, October 17^th.

Junior running back Stephen Scott (Baltimore, MD/Bethel College) rushed for 132 total yards averaging 5.3 yards per rush. His biggest play of the game came in the third quarter at the 6:23 mark. Scott exploded for a 76-yard gain on first down setting up first and goal for the Lions on the Vikings 4-yard line. Three plays later the Lions punched it in from the ECSU 1-yard line on a quarterback sneak by senior Edward McKenzie (Paterson, NJ/Lackwanna College). Brett Arkleian made the PAT and the Lions trailed 28-10.

Arkelian put the Lions on the scoreboard with his sixth made field goal of the season from 28-yards out on Lincoln's second drive of the game. The Vikings scored two early touchdowns in the first quarter and then added on two more in the second quarter to down the Lions 28-10.

The 76 yard rush by Stephen Scott (Baltimore, MD/Bethel College) against the Vikings is the second longest rush from scrimmage by the Lions in program history. Freshmen quarterback Jacob Luke (Starke, FL/Bradford HS) finished with a career-high 11 completions on 21 attempts for 67 total yards. Luke's longest pass of the day was to red-shirt freshman Rae'Quan Williams (Philadephia, PA/West Catholic HS) for 25 yards. Junior wide receiver Larquise Hobbs (Lansing, MI/J.W. Sexton HS) had a team-high six receptions for 63 yards while senior Brandon Rowe (Harlem, NY/Hudson Valley CC) made four catches for 15 yards.

Defensively, junior Marc Price (Philadelphia, PA/Charles Carroll HS) and sophomore Tyrell Montgomery (Neptune Township, NJ/Neptune HS) created turnovers. Price intercepted a pass and Montgomery recovered a fumble after senior James Thomas (Los Angeles, CA/Oaks Christian Academy) sacked the ECSU quarterback. Thomas led the defense with six solo tackles, a forced fumble, pass breakup, and a sack for a loss of 12 yards. Three other Lions each finished with six tackles along with Thomas; sophomore Tony Jones, Jr. (Baltimore, MD/Victor Valley College), Joseph Webb (Queens, NY/Holy Cross HS), and junior Rhamir Thomas (Washington, PA/Youngstown State University).

The Lions are on a three game losing streak and falls to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in CIAA play. The Vikings move to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in CIAA play after their Homecoming victory. Lincoln will host the defending CIAA champions Virginia State University in their next game at home on Saturday, October 24^th at 1 p.m. in LU Stadium.