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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - The Lincoln University women's basketball team caps crossover play against South-Division foe Livingstone 5:30 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
Lincoln has beaten the Bears six straight games and leads the overall series, 10-8.
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I BRY-LIEVE
Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin), a career 1,000-point scorer, is leading the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) with 17.0 points per game. She leads the conference, making 90.2 percent (92-of-102) of her free throws this season, and made a CIAA-best 92 made free throws. She leads the CIAA with 2.4 three-pointers per game.
Coming into the season, the guard was named preseason All-CIAA as a backcourt selection in the conference vote of head coaches and sports information personnel.
VARIABLE STARTERS
For the 12th time this season, Lincoln rolled out a different starting five as Ciani Montgomery (Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic Prep), Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin), Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School), Joy Morton (Yeadon, Pa./Penn Wood) and Kryshell Gordy (Chester, Pa./Ursuline Academy (Del.)) started against Fayetteville State.
Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) has started 18 of 20 games. Lincoln is now 8-2 in games started by Lanier.
ATLANTIC REGIONAL POLL
In the most recent D2SIDA Atlantic Region Poll, Lincoln fell to ninth after falling to Shaw.
ATTENDANCE
Fans are showing up to Manuel Rivero this season as Lincoln leads the CIAA in home attendance, averaging 754 fans.
TRANSITION POINTS
As a team, the Lions are at their best when they can gain points in transition. The Lions are 11-1 when they register at least 16 fast-break points and just 3-5 when they fail to record 16 points. Lincoln totaled 14 fast-break points in the loss to FSU.
The Lions have been held to less than 16 points in three of the last four games.
FROM DOWNTOWN
Lincoln is second in the CIAA with 5.3 three-pointers per game and a league-high 120 total three-pointers. However, the Lions are fifth in percentage, making 27.9 percent. Over the last six games, players not named Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) are 6-of-51 from beyond the arc.
DROPPING DIMES
Lincoln has two players ranked in the top 10 in assists and top 3 in assist to turnover ratio. Freshman Jaleesa Lanier (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic) leads the CIAA with a ratio of 2.4 and is tenth with 2.5 assists. Junior Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School) is second with 3.1 assists and third with a 1.3 ratio.
