LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Senior Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) hit the game-winning layup with eight seconds left lifting the Lady Lions to a school record 19^th win in a 46-45 victory at home on Wednesday, February 18^th in Manuel Rivero Hall.

Lincoln and Chowan shot a low percentage from the field in a Northern Division battle between the first and third ranked teams. The Lady Lions loss earlier in the season to Chowan on the road 62-55 and were looking for revenge at home.

Freshman Vivevca Nwagbaraocha (Milwaukee, WI/Pius XI HS)'s three-pointer from beyond half court at the end of the first half, tied the contest at 23-23 between the Lady Lions and Hawks. Lincoln played aggressively on the defensive end of the court forcing 11 turnovers and holding Chowan to 37 percent (11-of-29) shooting from the field. The Lady Lions made three shots from long range but struggled from the field shooting 26 percent (9-of-34). LU's junior Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) had five first half points while freshman Teira Pendleton (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute) and junior Mieana Gaines (Lincoln Park, MI/Southfield University Academy) both had four points. Smith had three steals and senior Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC) controlled the paint with five rebounds.

Lincoln opened up a small lead by the midway point in the second half against the Hawks. The LU advantage increased to eight (44-36) after sophomore De'jah Taylor (Nanuet, NY/Paramus Catholic Regional)'s layup rolled in with four minutes left. From that moment until the final seconds of action Chowan held Lincoln scoreless and surprisingly took a 45-44 lead with 22 seconds remaining. Chowan's Rachel Gostomski grabbed the offensive rebound and scored the go-ahead basket for the Hawks.

The Lady Lions called a timeout to setup a final play to avenge their earlier loss to the Hawks on the road. LU's Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) drove down the middle of the Chowan defense and scored the game winning basket with eight seconds left over two defenders. Lucas' layup put the Lady Lions ahead 46-45. Chowan's final chance fell short after a couple of shots missed the goal and Lincoln held on for the victory over Chowan. The Lady Lions made history improving to a 19-6 overall record marking the most wins by a women's basketball team at The Lincoln University.

Teria Pendleton scored a game-high eight points while Courtney Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Nicolet HS) had seven points. Junior Amani Clark (Middletown, DE/Appoquinimink HS) and Mieana Gaines (Lincoln Park, MI/Southfield University Academy) both scored six points. The Hawks were led by Dhyamond Crenshaw's eight points as they dropped to 12-12 overall and 8-6 (4-4) in the CIAA.  

Lincoln will honor three seniors on Senior Day in their final home game of the season on Saturday, February 21^st at 3p.m. against Virginia State University.