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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - Lincoln University women's basketball team return to the hardwood for the first time in 23 days, traveling to Claflin.
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SERIES HISTORY
Lincoln has won two of the three meetings with Claflin.
2019-20 Lincoln 74, Claflin 61
2019-20 Lincoln 81, Claflin 54
2018-19 Claflin 71, Lincoln 51
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 17.2 points per game. She also leads the conference, making 88.4 percent (61-of-69) of her free throws this season, and with 61 made free throws. She is also first in the CIAA with 2.1 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.
HIGH POWERED OFFENSE
After averaging 86 points over the last three games, Lincoln leads the CIAA in scoring with 74.5 points per game. The Lions are second in scoring margin at plus-11.3. LU is one of four CIAA schools with a positive scoring margin.
FROM DOWNTOWN
Lincoln is the conference leader with 5.3 three-pointers per game and a league-high 63 total three-pointers.
VARIABLE STARTERS
For the first time since the opening two games of the season, the Lincoln University women's basketball team started the same lineup in consecutive games. The starting five of Jaleesa Lanier (Easton, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic), Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin), Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School), Jeana Weatherspoon (Columbus, Ohio/Northland), and Krysell Gordy were the seventh different starting lineup in 13 games for the Lions. The quartet has started the last three games together.
Fifth-year senior Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) and has started 11 of those 12 games. Three different players - Ciani Montgomery (Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic Prep), Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School), and Lanier - have all started at point guard this season. Lincoln is 5-1, on a five-game winning streak, with Lanier as the point guard.
HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS
Lincoln is dominating its opponents in the third quarter, outscoring them 269 (22.41 points per game) to 186 (15.5 points per game).
SHARING IS CARING
Jade Young (Philadelphia, Pa./Abington Friends School), who is coming off a career-high 10 assists in the win over WSSU, is third in the CIAA with 3.7 assists per game. She is also leading the league in assist-to-turnover ratio.
