Game Book

ETTRICK, Va. - The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania men's basketball program almost toppled Virginia State for the second straight week, but a bucket from behind the arc by VSU's Francis Fitzgerald with under five seconds left spoiled the upset bid, 61-58.

What You Need To Know:

• Score: Virginia State 61 | Lincoln (PA) 58

• Records: Lincoln-PA (11-13, 5-7 CIAA) | Virginia State (16-7, 9-3 CIAA)

• Location: Ettrick, Virginia - Multipurpose Center

• Winning Streak: Virginia State (W1) | Lincoln (PA)'s Last Win: January 26, 2023 (62-54)

Lincoln (PA) Top Performers:

• Reggie Hudson (Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond's) went 6-of-12 (50%) with a team-high seven rebounds, a contest-best three steals plus a trio of assists.

• Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) has been the model of consistency all season long, dropping a club-most 17 points on the Trojans for his sixth straight game in double-digits and 20th out of 24 games played this year.

• Freddie Young, Jr. (Ewing, N.J./Trenton Catholic) produced a game/season- high of six assists for the second matchup in-a-row.

• Janaie Coates-Sinues (Newark, N.J./University) set personal-beats of three free throws converted and two blocks, Peter Sorber (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic) joined him with a tied for contest-most pair of seats, and Khimani Hopkinson (Lauderhill, Fla./Dillard) launched his second career rejection into the stands.

Notes:

• Lincoln won the turnover battle (+1) and held the lead for just under half the contest (19 minutes), but could not get the job done in the end.

Next:

• Virginia Union makes the journey north to pay a visit for the annual Think Pink Game on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. as fans are encouraged to don their brightest pink wardrobes.

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