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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. - The Lincoln University women’s soccer team is ready to take the next step in the evolution of its program.
The Lions return 90 percent of their goals and 88 percent of their total offensive production and adds some skilled forwards to the team.
Senior Kenya Davis (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Osseo) and senior Tamara Evans (Clayton, Del./Smyrna) are the top two offensive catalysts after combining for nine goals and five assists in 2019. Two other seniors, goalkeeper Megan Dakwa (Gaithersburg, Md./Watkins Mill) and forward Sarata Bello (Sagamu, Nigeria/Remo Methodist), will be counted on to provide leadership for an otherwise youthful team.
“We brought back four seniors that I believe will be a big part of our success because of the experience they bring,” said Lincoln University Head Coach Emmanuel Awotula.
Freshman Parker Moss (Elmira, N.Y./Elmira) could be an additional scoring weapon for the Lincoln arsenal. Veteran forward junior Kianna Lee (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago/East Stroudsburg North (PA)) will be joined by freshman Victoria Flowers (Philadelphia, Pa./Hill Freedman Academy) as part of the forward rotation.
“Our biggest strengths are the number of attacking options we will have this season,” said Awotula.
Defense and midfield will have a plethora of new options.
Junior defenders Sam McFarlane (New Rochelle, N.Y./Mount Vernon) and Najerrei Thompson (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) are the lone returners in the midfield and defense. Transfer Morgan Alverson (Gentry, Ark./Westville (OK)/Missouri Southern) brings some more experience to the backline.
Freshman Taylor Allen (Willingboro, N.J./Burlington Co. Tech), sophomore Kenya Cargill (Orangeville, Ontario/Orangeville), freshman Ah’Nazha Jackson (Philadelphia, Pa./Central), sophomore Kirsten Edwards (Baltimore, Md./Mercy), and sophomore Shania Cannion-Lawry (Philadelphia, Pa./Hill Freedman Academy) are all pushing for minutes in the Lincoln defense.
The midfield is littered with all newcomers as freshman Theresa Schmid (Ringelai, Germany/Gymnasium Freyung), freshman Dominique Duvil (Long Island, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy), freshman Grace Quiah (Philadelphia, Pa./John Bartram) are all competing to join the rotation.
After graduating four-year starter Lena Rodriguez, Lincoln will turn to a trio of untested keepers. Dakwa is the only one with any collegiate experience as she had three starts in 2018 for the Lions. Freshmen MacKienzee Rasheed (Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills) and Saige Samuels (Laurel, Md./Paint Branch) will join Dakwa in the competition for the starting goalkeeper.
Lincoln opens the season 3 p.m. Bloomfield at the Lincoln University Auxiliary Field.
