Thursday, September 2, 2010

Lincoln excited to be an official Division II member

LOWER OXFORD, PA — The milestones keep coming for Lincoln University football. Dormant for 47 seasons, the program was reinstituted in 2008. Last fall, the Lions notched their first shutout since 1957, and it came against Livingstone, a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).

When Lincoln opens the 2010 campaign on Sept. 5 against cross-county rival Cheyney, it will mark it's first as an active NCAA Division II program. And less then two weeks later, head coach O.J. Abanishe's squad will make its return as a full fledged member of the CIAA for the first time since dropping football in 1960.

"Now that we are Division II, we will be able to play for a conference championship and the guys will be able to play for weekly and postseason honors," said Abanishe, who sports a 4-16 mark through two seasons. "Our guys are really pleased about it.


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