The Lincoln University women's basketball team caps crossover play against South-Division foe Livingstone 5:30 p.m./.
SERIES HISTORY
Lincoln has beaten the Bears six straight games and leads the overall series, 10-8.Â
I BRY-LIEVE
Fifth-year senior
Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin), a career 1,000-point scorer, is leading the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) with 17.0 points per game. She leads the conference, making 90.2 percent (92-of-102) of her free throws this season, and made a CIAA-best 92 made free throws. She leads the CIAA with 2.4 three-pointers per game.
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 Coming into the season, the guard was named preseason All-CIAA as a backcourt selection in the conference vote of head coaches and sports information personnel. Â
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VARIABLE STARTERS
For the 12th time this season, Lincoln rolled out a different starting five as
Ciani Montgomery (Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic Prep),
Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin),
Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School),
Joy Morton (Yeadon, Pa./Penn Wood) and
Kryshell Gordy (Chester, Pa./Ursuline Academy (Del.)) started against Fayetteville State.Â
Fifth-year senior
Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) has started 18 of 20 games. Lincoln is now 8-2 in games started by Lanier.Â
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ATLANTIC REGIONAL POLL
In the most recent D2SIDA Atlantic Region Poll, Lincoln fell to ninth after falling to Shaw.Â
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ATTENDANCE
Fans are showing up to Manuel Rivero this season as Lincoln leads the CIAA in home attendance, averaging 754 fans.Â
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TRANSITION POINTS
As a team, the Lions are at their best when they can gain points in transition. The Lions are 11-1 when they register at least 16 fast-break points and just 3-5 when they fail to record 16 points. Lincoln totaled 14 fast-break points in the loss to FSU.
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The Lions have been held to less than 16 points in three of the last four games.Â
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FROM DOWNTOWN
Lincoln is second in the CIAA with 5.3 three-pointers per game and a league-high 120 total three-pointers. However, the Lions are fifth in percentage, making 27.9 percent. Over the last six games, players not named
Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) are 6-of-51 from beyond the arc.Â
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DROPPING DIMES
Lincoln has two players ranked in the top 10 in assists and top 3 in assist to turnover ratio. Freshman
Jaleesa Lanier (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic) leads the CIAA with a ratio of 2.4 and is tenth with 2.5 assists. Junior
Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School) is second with 3.1 assists and third with a 1.3 ratio.