ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania softball program is in uncharted territory from here on out as its 3-3 record this past weekend at the CIAA Round-Up has given them double-digit wins (11) in a single season for the first time since rejoining the NCAA Division II ranks in 2008.

Head Coach Zadaisha Waddell is quickly establishing herself as possibly the greatest leader the Lions have ever seen despite being in her debut campaign at the helm, already ranking third on the school's all-time wins list as a D-2 program, trailing only Lynsey Grace (12) and Jill Freese (15) on the leaderboard.

What You Need to Know:

• Game 1: Lincoln (PA) 3 | Fayetteville State 0

• Game 2: Lincoln (PA) 9 | Livingstone 3

• Game 3: Claflin 8 | Lincoln (PA) 6

• Game 4: Lincoln (PA) 9 | St. Augustine's 7

• Game 5 (6 Innings): Johnson C. Smith 9 | Lincoln (PA) 0

• Game 6 (6 Innings): Winston-Salem State 9 | Lincoln (PA) 1

• Record: Lincoln-PA (11-12, 3-3 CIAA)

• Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina – South Park
   

Lincoln (PA) Top Performers:

• Sydney Davis (Harrisburg, Pa./Sci-Tech High School) had the highest batting average among the Lions, going 6-for-12 (.500) with three RBIs, three runs scored, a sacrifice fly, and a stolen base.

• A trio of ladies tied for the hits lead with all of them hitting above .350 as Kevyn Jones (Baltimore, Md./Paul Laurence Dunbar) (.389), Tia Brown (Newark, N.Y./Newark) (.368), and Aliya Rose (Lutherville, Md./Maryvale Preperatory) (.350) all notched seven base knocks apiece.

• Jones did a little bit of everything, topping the team with five ribbies while scoring four times and reaching safely a grand total of 11 times (7 H, 2 BB, 2 HBP)

• Brown had one of the squad's two long balls, crossing the plate on three occasions with two driven in and two a pair of free passes.

• Rose brought the speed over the weekend, motoring around the base paths with a club-high five stolen bases as well as scoring an equal amount of times, hitting home three Lions and coaxing a trio of ball fours.

• Amaya Townsend (Port Jervis, N.Y./Port Jervis) was the fifth and final lady to hit north of .350, sporting a 4-for-11 (.364) line plus four RBIs, three runs, two doubles, a steal, a triple, and LU's other round-tripper.

• Chloe Foster (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) was a workhorse in the circle, starting off the Round-Up with a complete game shutout of Fayetteville State in which she gave up just four hits and four walks, blanking the Broncos despite only one strikeout. The freshman ultimately went on to pitch a Lions-best 19.1 innings while striking out seven batters.

• Maison Burton (Frederick, Md./Frederick) had a productive but very sore week, recording three steals, two singles, two walks, and a score while earning the painful distinction of getting hit by a club-most three pitches to reach safely five times without lifting the bat off her shoulders.

Notes:

• Prior to the getting swept on the final day of the weekend, the Orange and Blue has outscored its opponents 27 to 18 while getting off to a program-best 3-1 start in conference play.

Next:

• LU will hope to knock the Bowie State Bulldogs from the ranks of the unbeaten (19-9, 6-0 CIAA) when they host their division rivals on April 1 for a 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. doubleheader.

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