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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - The Lincoln University men's basketball team takes the show on the road as the Lions travel to Bluefield, WVa. for a NCAA Division II non-conference meeting with Bluefield State College. It will be the first game for the Big Blue.
GAME NOTES | LIVE STREAM
Lincoln is coming off a 99-78 victory over Salem in which five different players reached double-figure scoring, led by junior Bernard Lightsey's (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) 21 points. The 99 points were the most scored in regulation since LU routed Central State, 107-69, on December 5, 2018.
SERIES HISTORY
Bluefield State claimed the lone meeting between the two teams, 76-67, in the 2017-18 season.
11/11/17 Bluefield State 76, Lincoln 67
WIN NUMBER ONE
With the season-opening victory over Salem, head coach Corey Lowery earned his first NCAA coaching victory. His 14 years of head coaching experience have all came at the junior college level.
A GOOD DAY-DAY COMING
Senior Deaquan Williams (Camden, N.J./Camden) returns for his senior season looking to become the third player in school history with 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his career. After his 11-point, 8-rebound effort against Salem, Williams has 955 points and 779 rebounds.
Williams was the CIAA Defensive Player of the Year last season ago after leading the conference with 11.2 rebounds/game and 16 double-doubles. His rebounding average was fifth nationally in NCAA Division II.
SHOOTING OUT THE LIGHTS(EY)
Junior Bernard Lightsey (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) picked up this season where he left off a season ago. Despite missing the first part of the preseason, Lightsey tallied a team-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting (58.3 percent) in the victory over Salem. It was the eighth time in his career, Lightsey scored at least 20 points in a game.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Junior Ja'Zere Noel (Woodbury, N.J./Woodbury) introduced himself to the Lincoln fans with his first career double-double. A transfer from D2 Jefferson College, Noel came off the bench with 20 points and 10 rebounds. It was a career best in both categories.
NOT FEELING BLUE
Junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) came into the season after leading the Lions with 104 assists and was second with 15.1 rebounds. The lightly recruited prospect continued to make an impact on the court despite battling foul trouble. Blue scored the team's first seven points and was then forced to watch the rest of the first half with a pair of fouls.
He finished with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting (53.8 percent) in just 17 minutes of action.
THE GENERAL
Junior point guard, a junior college All-American at Hostos Community College, proved his value in the first game of the season. He dished out a team-high four assists while scoring 19 points. He presided over an offense in which five players reached double figures.
