BOWIE, Md. — Kyrie Tyson (Elkton, MD/Elkton HS) caught 10 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown, and
Jayden Triplett (Elkton, MD/Elkton HS) threw for 192 yards and two scores as Lincoln University (Pa.) fell to Bowie State, 47-21, in its regular-season finale Saturday, November 7, at Bulldog Stadium.
Lincoln answered Bowie State's opening touchdown with a five-play, 62-yard drive. Triplett found
Noble Thompson (Chester, PA/Stem Academy at Showalter) for a 12-yard touchdown with 3:54 left in the first quarter, and
Armando Avril's (Hillside, NJ) extra point tied the game at 7-7.
After a Bowie State field goal, Lincoln needed just two plays to take the lead.
Kendu Brown (Brooklyn,NY) connected with Tyson for a 33-yard touchdown, putting the Lions ahead 14-10 with 14:04 remaining in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs responded with three straight touchdowns to go ahead 31-14. Lincoln cut the deficit to 31-21 before halftime when Triplett found
Allante Stubbs (Washington, DC/Calvin Coolidge HS) for a 10-yard touchdown to cap a three-play, 63-yard drive. Avril converted all three of his extra-point attempts.
Bowie State held Lincoln scoreless in the second half. Carlos Smith scored on a nine-yard run in the third quarter, and the Bulldogs added a field goal and a seven-yard Daniel Coles Jr. touchdown run in the fourth. Bowie State finished with 273 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground.
Lincoln totaled 284 yards of offense, including 225 through the air. Stubbs caught three passes for 56 yards, and
Lorenzo Robinson (White Plains, NY) led the Lions on the ground with 54 yards on five carries, including a 38-yard run.
Brosnan Dukes (Washington, DC/Paul Laurence Dunbar HS),
Charles Thompson (Chester, PA/Stem Academy) and
Sahaaj Bennett (Netcong, NJ/Malcolm X Shabazz HS) each recorded 14 tackles to lead Lincoln's defense. Dukes had a game-high 11 solo stops and forced a fumble, while Thompson added 1.5 tackles for loss.
Lincoln finished the season 1-9 overall and 1-7 in CIAA play. Bowie State improved to 5-5 overall and 5-3 in the conference.
