Raleigh N.C. - The Lincoln University women's basketball team will conclude their three game North Carolina road trip with a CIAA divisional crossover contest on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Shaw University
The Series:
Monday's game will be the 15
th meeting between Shaw and Lincoln. The Bears lead the all-time series 12-3. Lincoln has won the last two meetings between the two teams, including a 65-62 win in the opening round of the 2017 CIAA Tournament. The Lions are 0-6 at C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium
About the Lions
Lincoln University enters Thursday's game with a 8-9 overall record and a 2-4 mark in CIAA games. The Lions hung on to defeat St. Augustine's University 58-50 in their last game Saturday afternoon.
Kwanza Murray (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) has appeared in seven games for the Lions and is averaging 19.7 points per game. She is second on the team with 24 three-point field goals and is shooting 60% from beyond the arc and 50.5% from the field. Murray is also averaging 6.7 rebounds per game and is shooting 71.4% from the free throw line.
DeAshia Young (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Public Safety Academy (Labette CC)) is averaging 15.1 points per game. Young is shooting 45.9% from the field and is averaging 5.6 rebounds per game. She is also leads the team with 29 steals and is tied for the team lead with
Deja Reynolds (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) with 42 assists.
Kenzie Spencer (Richmond, Va./Henrico) has 14 blocks while averaging 8.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Her 31 assists and 18 steals ranks third on the team. She is second on 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 32.9% from beyond the arc. She is second on the team with 20 steals.
Alisia Machado (Brooklyn, N.Y./Medgar Evars Prep (Grambling)) leads the team with 105 rebounds in 15 games for a 7.0 rebounds per game average
Deja Reynolds (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter (Temple)) is tied for the team lead with 42 assists while averaging 7.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Last time Out
The Lincoln University women's basketball team placed four players in double figures and held off a late rally by Saint Augustine's to get back in the win column with a 58-50 triumph Saturday afternoon at Emery Gymnasium in Raleigh, north Carolina.
The Lions improve to 8-9 overall and 2-4 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association games. The Falcons fall to 3-11 overall and 1-6 in league play.
Kwanza Murray (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) led Lincoln's four player in double figure scoring with 18 points (6-12 FG, 4-7 3FG).
DeAshia Young (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Public Safety Academy (Labette CC)) recorded a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds.
Jamari Tillman (Louisville, Ky./Doss) made a career-high four three-pointers and finished with 12 points while
Alisia Machado (Brooklyn, N.Y./Medgar Evars Prep (Grambling)) chipped in 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds..
Murray Earns Newcomer of the Week Honors
Kwanza Murray (Summerville, S.C./Summerville (Lackawanna College)) has been 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)) 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) 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)) and
Shakira Edwards (Newark, N.J./Bloomfield Tech) 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 Bears
The Bears are 3-11 overall and 0-6 in CIAA contests. All three Bears' wins have come on their home court. Shaw has dropped nine of their last ten games, with the only win being a 91-63 victory over Washington Adventist on January 5, 2019.
Three Shaw players are averaging double figures, led by Tahniya Sweatt's 17.8 points per game average. She leads the team in assists (48), steals (35) and three-point field goals made (18) while shooting 41% from the field and 75% from the free throw line.
Klintisha Martin is averaging 14.7 points per game while averaging 8.3 rebounds per game.
Macy Keen, a 6-6 junior transfer from the University of Miami is averaging 12.1 points per game and leads the team, averaging 10.2 rebounds per game. She is shooting 49.2% from the field.
Last Time Out for Shaw
Missed opportunities and careless ball handling forced the Shaw University women's basketball team into the loss column Saturday afternoon as the Lady Bears fell 58-44 to the visiting Bowie State University Bulldogs in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) cross division play inside the historic C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium.
The loss dips Shaw to 3-11 overall and 0-6 in CIAA action while the Bulldogs (14-1) remain undefeated in league action at 6-0.
Junior Macy Keen led the way for Shaw with her 20 points and 22 rebounds – her sixth double-double of the season.
