WBB Ranked Ninth Regionally

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa - The Lincoln University women's basketball team will begin the season ranked regionally for the first time in their Division II history.

"These rankings highlight the growth and recognition for our program," said Lincoln University head women's basketball coach Darrell Mosley. "While we are pleased to be ranked regionally, our team knows we still have plenty of work to do to live up to – and build upon – those preseason expectations."

Lincoln is ranked ninth in the D2SIDA Atlantic Regional poll. The Lions are the third ranked team in the CIAA following Bowie State (fourth) and Virginia Union (fifth).

Indiana (PA) earned all first-place votes for 50 points, followed by Glenville State (41), Gannon (40), Bowie State (38), Virginia Union (26), Notre Dame (23), California (22), Charleston (14), Lincoln (12), and Fayetteville State (5).

The Lions (0-1) continue their non-conference slate 6 p.m. Wednesday with a road contest against #23 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome.

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Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world. Lincoln offers a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse student body of approximately 2,200 men and women in more than 35 undergraduate and graduate programs.