Raleigh N.C. - The Lincoln University women's basketball team looks to bounce back into the win column when they face St. Augustine's university on Saturday, January 12, 2019
The Series:
Saturday's game will be the 14
th meeting between St. Augustine's and Lincoln. The Falcons lead the all-time series 7-6, having won the first seven games between the two teams. The Lions have won the last six time they have played , dating back to January 11, 2014. Lincoln is 2-4 lifetime in Emery Gymnasium
About the Lions
Lincoln University enters Thursday's game with a 7-9 overall record and a 1-4 mark in CIAA games. The Lions lost their last game, falling at Fayetteville State 71-58.
Kwanza Murray (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) has appeared in just six games for the Lions but is averaging 20.0 points per game. She is second on the team with 20 three-point field goals and is shooting 60.6% from beyond the arc and 50.6% from the field.
DeAshia Young (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Public Safety Academy (Labette CC)) is averaging 14.9 points per game. Young is shooting 45.9% from the field and is averaging 5.2 rebounds per game. She is also leads the team with 41 assists and 28 steals.
Kenzie Spencer (Richmond, Va./Henrico) has 12 blocks while averaging 9.3 points per game. Her 31 assists and 18 steals ranks third on the team. She leads the team in free throw percentage (69.8%).
DeeDee Irwin (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area) leads the team with 27 three-point field goals and is shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc. She is second on the team with 20 steals.
Alisia Machado (Brooklyn, N.Y./Medgar Evars Prep (Grambling)) has 98 rebounds in 14 games played and is averaging 7.0 rebounds per game.
Deja Reynolds (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) is second on the team with 39 assists while averaging 7.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Last time Out
A short-handed Lincoln University women's basketball squad battled with host Fayetteville State University for about 35 minutes but ran out of gas in the final minutes as the Broncos pulled away to a 71-58 win at Felton J. Capel Arena Thursday afternoon.
The Lions fell to 7-9 overall and 1-4 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association games and have suited up just nine players in each of the past two games due to multiple injuries.
Kwanza Murray (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) led the Lions with 19 points while
Dominique Allen(Upper Marlboro, Md./Takoma Academy) chipped in ten.
Alisia Machado (Brooklyn, N.Y./Medgar Evars Prep (Grambling)) (Brooklyn, N.Y./Medgar Evars Prep (Grambling))grabbed seven rebounds to lead Lincoln and
Deja Reynolds (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) led all players with seven assists.
Murray Earns Newcomer of the Week Honors
Kwanza Murray (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) was named the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Week for her performance during the Lions two games last week.
Murray scored a total of 43 points in the Lions' two games last week, leading the team to wins over Wilmington University and Shepherd University. She recorded her first double-double of the season vs. Shepherd with 26 points and ten rebounds.
Lions Notch 100
Against Wilmington University on New Year's Eve, the Lions scored 100 points for the first time in program history, defeating the Wildcats 100-65. In recording a 100-point game, the team eclipses their previous high mark of 96 points, achieved twice, most recently against Wilmington in November 2015 and first reached against Christendom College during the 2000-01 season.
An Impressive Debut- Part II
Kwanza Murray (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) was impressive in her Lincoln women's basketball debut on Saturday against Winston-Salem State, breaking the school record for three point field goals in a game and scoring 24 points. Murray connected on six three point shots (in eight attempts) to break the school record of five held by four different players and last equaled by teammate
DeeDee Irwin (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area) (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area) last season. The junior transfer from Lackawanna College finished the game with 24 points (9-16 FG) and added seven rebounds and one assist to lead the Lions.
CIAA Honors for Reynolds, Edwards
Lincoln University women's basketball players
Deja Reynolds (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) and
Shakira earned Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women's Basketball weekly award honors for their performances during the week ending December 9, 2018.
Edwards was named the CIAA Rookie of the Week while Reynolds was named the CIAA Newcomer of the Week. This week's honors are the second for both players with Reynold's earning Newcomer of the Week honors back on November 21 and Edwards garnering Rookie of the Week honors a week earlier.
Scouting the Falcons
The Falcons are 2-11 overall and 1-6 in CIAA contests. Saint Augustine's has lost seven straight games dating back to December 8, 2018 when they defeated Claflin University 55-51.
Angela Carabello leads the Falcons, averaging 10.6 points per game. She also leads the team with 22 steals and is shooting a team-best 34.8% (16-46) from three point range.
Kamya Renwicks is second on the team with an 8.5 points per game scoring average. Her 32 assists are tops on the squad.
Shankia Clark has 84 rebounds in 13 games to lead the team with a 6.5 average. She is shooting 43% from the field. She has posted two-straight double-doubles.
Last Time Out SAU
Saint Augustine's University went toe-to-toe with regionally-ranked Bowie State University in a 60-52 CIAA women's basketball loss at Emery Gymnasium on Thursday.
Shankia Clark continued her impressive play, producing her second consecutive double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) for the Lady Falcons. She led a Lady Falcons' effort that throttled the Bulldogs in the first half.
