Wednesday, January 22, 2014

LU's De'jah Taylor Named CIAA Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week

#55 De'jah Taylor
Courtesy: The Lincoln University
HAMPTON, Virginia – Lincoln's De'jah Taylor (Nanuet, NY/Paramus Catholic Regional) was named CIAA Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week on Monday, January 20, 2014 after averaging 9.4 points per game in three straight victories for The Lincoln University over Shaw, Philadelphia, and Bowie State.

Freshman forward De'jah Taylor (Nanuet, NY/Paramus Catholic Regional) set a career-high in points in back-to-back CIAA games this past week for the Lady Lions. She led the Lincoln bench with 11 points and two blocks against Shaw. Then in their CIAA Northern Divisional opener against Bowie State Taylor paced the Lady Lions matching her stats from her previous game with 11 points and two blocks.

This is Taylor's first ever CIAA Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week award. The Lions travel to Elizabeth City State University on Wednesday, before hosting Virginia Union on Saturday.

COURTESY THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

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