Lincoln women tough out victory

LOWER OXFORD, Pennsylvania – Not long ago, an upper echelon opponent from the CIAA Northern Division would come into Lincoln’s Rivero Hall expecting to cruise to an easy women’s basketball victory. But visiting Elizabeth City State discovered on Tuesday that the Lions are no longer an automatic ‘W.’

Despite more struggles at the free-throw line, Lincoln connected on six straight freebies in the final 22 seconds to hold off the Vikings, who entered the contest in a second-place tie, 55-48. It was the program’s second straight win and evens the Lions’ division record at 3-3 (7-17 overall).

“I don’t think the ladies understand what an ugly win means, but that’s what this was,” Lincoln head coach Jessica Kern said. “When the chips are down, you have to find a way to fight. It’s breaking the mold. In the past we were down and stayed down.”

Following a lackluster first half, LU outscored ECSU by a dozen the rest of the way. And even though the Vikings (3-3, 12-10) were dominant on the boards, and shot the ball a bit better from the floor, the Lions forced 31 turnovers and had a more than 2-to-1 advantage in free throw attempts.

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