Jefferson University used a strong second quarter to erase an eight point deficit as they defeated the Lincoln University women's basketball team 70-64 Sunday afternoon at  Manuel Rivero Hall.
 
The Lions fall to 2-2 with the loss.  The Rams, who entered the game ranked #4 in the D2SIDA East region poll, improved to 4-0.
 
DeAshia Young (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Public Safety Academy (Labette CC)) led the Lions with 18 points (8-16 FG).  Deja Reynolds (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) and Kenzie Spencer (Richmond, Va./Henrico) added 12 and 11 points respectively.   Reynolds also led the team with nine rebounds while Spencer dished out a game high six assists and had three blocks on the afternoon.
 
Beverly Kum led the rams with 19 points (6-11 FG, 7-16 FT) while Jessica Kaminski chipped in 18 (6-15 FG, 6-8 FT).  Caitlyn Cunningham rounded out the double figure scorers with 16 points (5-14 FG, 3-5 3FG).  Erin Maher had a game-high ten rebounds.
 
Lincoln led throughout the first quarter and increased their lead to eight, 18-10 as Reynolds scored the team's first points of the period.  Jefferson than went on a 16-2 tear to take a six point lead at 26-20, with ten of the 16 points coming from the free throw line.  The two teams exchanged buckets in the final minute of the quarter (a three-ball from Young and a two from Cunningham) to put the score at 28-23 at the half.
 
Jefferson increased their lead to eight with six straight points after the Lions cut the deficit to two at 30-28, prompting a quick timeout.    Young's layup with 2:26 left closed the gap back to three at 47-44..  The Rams again pushed the lead back to seven with four straight points before Alisia Machado (Brooklyn, N.Y./Medgar Evars Prep (Grambling)) sank two free throws (Lincoln's first trip to the line on the afternoon) and Spencer followed with a layup to make the score 51-48.    Kum's putback at the buzzer left the Lions trailing 53-48 entering the final period.
 
A 10-5 run by the Rams pushed their lead to double digits, 63-53 with 6:18 left in the game.  Lincoln would close the gap to five late but would get no closer as the Rams settled in for the six-point win.
 
The two teams combined to shoot just 25% in the first two quarters (17-66) but improved their accuracy in the final 20 minutes.  Both teams improved their accuracy in the second half with the Lions finishing the game shooting 40.3% (27-67) from the field and the Rams 37.1%  (23-62).  Jefferson however held a big advantage on the free throw line, making 19 of 32 shots (59.4%) while the Lions went to the line just twice the entire game, making two of four.  Lincoln held the edge on the glass, 44-41 but committed eight more turnovers leading to 17 Ram points off 21 LU turnovers (Lincoln had nine from 13 JU miscues).
 
The Women's Basketball team returns to action on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, hosting West Chester University at Manuel Rivero Hall.  Tipoff is at 6:00 p.m.