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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - A Jefferson free throw on the heels of a suspect foul call with 10 seconds remaining provided the margin as the Lincoln University women's basketball team fell to Jefferson, 70-69, Saturday in a non-conference meeting between two regionally ranked teams at Manuel Rivero Gymnasium.
The free throw capped a 6-0 Jefferson run over the final 2:53 to seize the win.
Sophomore Jaleesa Lanier (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic) had her lay-up attempt blocked at the buzzer.
Senior Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin), who scored her 1,000th career points early in the first quarter, finished with 22 points, seven rebounds, six steals, and five assists to lead the Lions. Junior Jeana Weatherspoon (Columbus, Ohio/Northland) added 12 points and six boards, while senior Joy Morton (Yeadon, Pa./Penn Wood) added seven rebounds as well.
Lincoln fell behind early mostly due to poor shooting as Lincoln shot just 19 percent in the first quarter. The Lions fell behind by as much as 13 points with 4:57 remaining in the second quarter. That is when the defense started to tighten the screws a little tighter as the Orange and Blue forced four straight turnovers, converting them into buckets, and trailed by just six at halftime.
The Jefferson reached nine points early in the third and once again it was the LU defense that started the push back. The Lions forced four turnovers on five possessions, the lone bucket coming immediately after a Rams timeout.
Back-to-back three-pointers by Brown and a lay-up from Weatherspoon gave Lincoln the lead.
The fourth quarter alone featured four ties and three lead changes, the last coming on the aforementioned free throw.
Lincoln (4-3), which had its two-game winning streak snapped, travels to the University of District of Columbia 5 p.m. Tuesday.
