The Lincoln University women's basketball team begins the second half of CIAA North Division action 2 p.m. Saturday, hosting Bowie State.

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SERIES HISTORY

After posting the 59-39 win over Bowie earlier this season, Lincoln trails the overall series 13-12. With a win, the Lions will secure the season sweep for the first time since the 2017-18 season. 

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.w points per game. She leads the conference, and 11th nationally (to start the week), making 98.6 percent (93-of-105) of her free throws this season, and made a CIAA-best 93 made free throws. She leads the CIAA with 2.4 three-pointers per game. Brown is fifth nationally in both free throws made and attempted. 
 

  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.  
 

VARIABLE STARTERS

Mainly due to injuries, Lincoln has rolled out 12 different starting lineups this season, with three different quintets starting three games together. The lineup from Wednesday's Livingstone contest - Jaleesa Lanier (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic), Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin), Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School), Shantel Cheeks (Washington D.C./Rock Creek Christian Academy (Harcum College)), and Kryshell Gory - is one of those three quintets. Lincoln is now 9-2 with Lanier starting at point guard. 
 

ATLANTIC REGIONAL POLL

In the most recent D2SIDA Atlantic Region Poll, Lincoln fell to ninth after falling to Shaw. 
 

ATTENDANCE

Fans are showing up to Manuel Rivero this season as Lincoln leads the CIAA in home attendance, averaging 750 fans - almost 400 more than any school in the CIAA. 
 

TRANSITION POINTS

As a team, the Lions are at their best when they can gain points in transition. The Lions are 12-1 when they register at least 16 fast-break points and just 3-5 when they fail to record 16 points. Lincoln totaled 18 fast-break points in the win over Livingstone.  The Lions have been held to less than 16 points in three of the last five games. 
 

FROM DOWNTOWN

Lincoln is third in the CIAA with 5.2 three-pointers per game and a league-high 120 total three-pointers. However, the Lions are seventh in percentage, making 27.7 percent. 
 

DROPPING DIMES

Lincoln has two players ranked in the top 10 in assists as junior Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School) with third with 3.1 assists and freshman Jaleesa Lanier (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic) is ninth with 2.5 assists. Young is also second with a 1.5 assist to turnover ratio.