ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania women's basketball program saw its ten-game, ninth-longest active winning streak in NCAA Division II go down at the hands of the Elizabeth City State Vikings on Saturday afternoon, making just one three-pointer and shooting less than 60% of the line in a 69-49 setback.
What You Need to Know:
- Score: Elizabeth City State 69 | Lincoln (PA) 49
- Records: Lincoln-PA (15-6, 9-2 CIAA) | Elizabeth City State (14-6, 8-4 CIAA)
- Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina – R.L. Vaughan Center
- Winning Streak: Elizabeth City State (W1) | Lincoln (PA)'s Last Win: February 26, 2022 (67-52, CIAA Championship Game)
Lincoln (PA) Top Performers:
- Rayniah Walker (Cheltenham, Md./Bullis School) went for a season-best seven points and three field goals made as well as swatting away her first two career blocks.
- Maya Madison Walker (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) snatched a career-most eight rebounds on the day, averaging one board for every three minutes on the court (24 minutes total).
- Anyssa Fields (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch) was LU's top scorer with 16 while corralling seven rebounds and making 5-of-9 (55.6%) shots, including the team's lone triple.
- Kania Pollock (Queens, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy) was the only other student-athlete to hit double-digits in the points department, posting ten.
- Kayiona Willis (Detroit, Mich./Southfield Arts & Tech) had a pair of assists in just five minutes of action to front the club as Fields had the third and final dime.
Notes:
- It was a forgettable day all-around for a white-hot Lions squad, recording season-lows for three-pointers made (1), three-point percentage (10%), assists (3), steals (3) while making a CIAA-low 17 field goals and scoring only 49 points.
Next:
- Lincoln will attempt to start a new winning streak on Saturday when battles Virginia State for the second time in ten days at 2 p.m. in Petersburg.
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