Murfreesboro, N.C. - The Lincoln University men's basketball team seeks their first CIAA road win of the season when they travel to face Chowan University on Wednesday.  With the Hawks set to move into the Conference Carolinas for 2019-20, Wednesday's game could be the Lions' last at the Helms Center.

The Basics
		Lincoln Info (12-9, 5-5 CIAA)
Date:	January 30, 2019
		Roster
Opponent:	Chowan University	Schedule
		Statistics
Location:	Murfreesboro, N.C.
		Chowan Info (11-6, 4-5 CIAA)
Time:	5:30 p.m.
		Roster
Arena:	Helms Center	Schedule
		Statistics
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Video:	https://theciaasn.com/chowan/
Livestats:	https://gocuhawks.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

 
 
The Series:
Wednesday's game will be the 19^th meeting between Lincoln and Chowan.  The series dates back to 2009-10 with the Lions winning 12 of the previous 18 contests.  Lincoln swept the series last year, defeating the Hawks at the Helms Center 87-81 in overtime.  Lincoln also won 58-45 at home.  The Lions are 5-4 lifetime at the Helms Center.

About the Lions: 
Lincoln University enters Saturday's game with an 12-9 overall record and a 5-5 record in CIAA games.  Lincoln is also 1-2 in CIAA North Division contests.
 
Cameron Campbell (Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian) is the Lions leading scorer, averaging 14.6 points per game.  He also leads the team shooting 44.4% from three point range.  He is shooting 45.5% overall from the field and 67.1% from the free throw line.
 
Deaquan Williams (Camden, N.J./Camden) is averaging 14.0 points per game and a team high 9.7 rebounds per game.  He has recorded double-doubles in his last three games and leads the team and the CIAA with ten double-doubles.  Williams is second on the team with 16 blocks and his 47.8% field goal percentage is tops among LU players who have averaged three or more field goals per game.  Williams ranks fifth in NCAA Division II for total rebounds (2132) and 19^th in rebounds per game.  His ten double –doubles rank tenth nationally
 
 Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) has recorded three-double-doubles on the season and is averaging 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. (second behind Williams)  He is second on the team with 41 assists and 23 steals

Tamir Green (Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution) leads the team with 83 assists while averaging 7.8 points per game.   He leads the team with 25 steals

Jordan Camper (Chester, Pa./Chester) is averaging 6.9 points per game and has a team-high 21 blocks on the season.

Bernard Lightsey (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) is second on the team with 29 three-point field goals and a 37.7% average from beyond the arc.  He is averaging 6.8 points per game and is third on the team with 28 assists.
The Lions lead the CIAA in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 40.2% for games.  Lincoln also leads the CIAA in total rebounds (903), turnover margin (2.1) and three point attempts (457).
The Lions rank second in NCAA division II for free throws attempted (513) and total rebounds.  The team is 13^th nationally in free throws made (382) and 16^th in offensive rebounds per game (14.14).

Last Time Out
Deaquan Williams (Camden, N.J./Camden) recorded his third consecutive double-double and tenth overall but the Lions late rally fell short as Virginia Union held on to beat Lincoln 78-75 at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Virginia last Saturday afternoon.
 
The Lions fall to 12-9 overall and 5-5 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) games. The Panthers improve to 11-8 overall and 7-2 in league play.
 
Williams led four Lions in double figures with 18 points and 15 rebounds.  Cameron Campbell  (Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian Academy) added 15 points while Josh Page (Washington, D.C./Rock Creek Christian Academy) came off the bench to score 11.  Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton)  added 10 points and eight rebounds.  Tamir Green (Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution)  dished out six assists.
Green Becomes Third Lion to Earn CIAA Rookie of the Week Honors
Lincoln University basketball player Tamir Green (Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution) has been named the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week for his performance during the week ending January 20, 2019. 
 
Green becomes the third Lions player to earn CIAA Rookie of the Week honors this season, joining Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) (Jan.6) and Bernard Lightsey (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) (Nov. 25).
 
In the Lions two games last week, Green came off the bench to score 34 points and dish out 14 assists, while recording six steals and grabbing eight rebounds.
 
Green poured in a career-high 25 points in LU's loss at Bowie State on Saturday while dishing out six assists and recording three steals. He had nine points, eight assists and three steals in the Lions loss at Shaw.
 
For the week, Green averaged 17 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals per game

Blue Named CIAA Rookie of the Week
Lincoln University men's basketball player Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) has been named the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week for his performance during the week ending January 6, 2019.

In the Lions game against Shepherd on Saturday, Blue led the team with a career-high of 17 points as Lincoln won its eighth consecutive game, defeating the Rams, 80-59. Blue shot 4-7 from the field, including a 2-3 performance from three-point range. He was also 7-8 from the free throw line. 

The freshman swing player also notched 12 points in Lincoln's 77-75 exhibition game win over Morgan State University on Thursday.

Lincoln Earns First Ever D2SIDA Regional Ranking
The Lincoln University Men's Basketball team is off to their best start since the 2013-14 season and has entered the D2SIDA Atlantic Region Media Poll for the first time in program history.  The Lions are ranked eighth in this week's poll following their big win over Shepherd University on Saturday and an exhibition game win at Division I Morgan State University on Thursday. 
 
The Lions are currently 11-4 overall and 4-0 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) games. Lincoln has won eight straight games  following their last loss on December 1, 2018 and are one of just three teams in the region with 11 or more wins joining top-ranked Indiana (Pa.) (13 -0) and #5 Shippensburg (12-3).
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Scouting the Hawks
Chowan is 11-8 overall and sports a 7-3 record in CIAA games.  Chowan dropped their first home game of the season in a 68-57 loss to Bowie State over the weekend to fall to 11-6 on the season and 4-5 in the CIAA.
Timothy Bing paces the starting five in double-digits with 17.3 points per game.  Demetrius Sanders (15.4), Gus Rowland (14.9), and Michael Kelly (11.6) score in double-figures.  
Gus Rowland is fourth in the NCAA in assists per game dishing out 7.6 assist a game.
 
Last Time out for Chowan
The Chowan Men's Basketball team suffered their first home loss of the season in a 68-57 loss to Bowie State in CIAA Northern Division action on Saturday afternoon.
Michael Kelly led the Hawks with a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds.  Kelly went 3-4 from behind the arc.  Gus Rowland added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Chowan went 4-21 (19.0%) from behind the arc in the contest.