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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - Lincoln University men's basketball team travels to New Haven, Connecticut for a non-conference game with Southern Connecticut State 1 p.m. Sunday.
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SERIES HISTORY
The two teams have never met on the hardwood. This marks the seventh time Lincoln has played a team from the NE10, and the Lions are 2-4 in those games. The Owls are 0-2 all-time against CIAA teams, falling to Bowie State (2002-02) and Winston-Salem State (2000-01).
MR. TWO-WAY
Junior Zahrion Blue (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) leads the team, and is third in the CIAA, averaging 17.7 points per game. He has scored at least 15 points in eight of the team's 10 games, including four times of at least 20 points.
He is currently sixth in the conference with 7.5 rebounds, seventh with 3.0 assists, and sixth in assist to turnover ratio.
UP AND DOWN
Lincoln has yet to have a streak, winning or losing, this season. For the first time this season, after beating Wilmington Thursday, Lincoln claimed back-to-back
victories. Both wins came in a pretty convincing fashion as LU won by an average of 23 points in the games.
WINDEX MEN
Lincoln is one of the top rebounding teams in the CIAA, leading the league with 15.9 offensive rebounds and 27.3 defensive rebounds. The Lions are second in rebounding margin, outrebounding their opponents by 5.5 boards per game.
SHARE THE WEALTH
Junior point guard Korey Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 3.4 assists per game. As the team, the Lions are fifth in the 12-team CIAA with 13.4 assists per game.
HIGH OCTANE
The Lincoln University men's basketball team is second in the CIAA with 76.3 points per game. The Lions are one of four conference teams with a positive scoring margin, outscoring teams by five points per game.
LINEUP CHANGE
For the first time this season, Lincoln made a non-injury-related change to the starting lineup as forwards Isaiah Miles (Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park) and Janaie Coates (Newark, N.J./University) moved in the first five. Coates responded by averaging 7.5 points and 10 rebounds, while Miles is adding six points and six rebounds.
RESERVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Through the first five games, the Lions were relying heavily on its starting five as freshman Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J. /University) was the only consistent scorer coming off the bench. As the season has progressed, and with the adjustment of the starting lineup, Lincoln is getting contributions through the rotation. In fact, Alex Nunnally (Washington, D.C./Cesar Chavez Parkside) had a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double in the win over Wilmington.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE
The Owls (3-4) snapped a four-game losing stream with an 85-69 victory over the College of Saint Rose.
This is the first of three consecutive home non-conference games for Southern Connecticut State, which is 2-1 in non-conference games this season.
SCSU is coached by former UConn star and NBA World Champion, Scott Burrell, who is the first African-American coach in NE10 history.
Junior guard Ulyen Coleman and sophomore guard Lyron Bennett are leading the team with 15.6 and 15.1 points, respectively. They both are pulling down 3.7 rebounds per game, while Bennett is leading the team with 41 assists and 14 steals. Coleman is leading the team with 52 three-point attempts, making 28.8 percent of his attempts.
Junior forward Zack Penn is pulling down a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game with 6.1 points.
