LOWER OXFORD, Pennsylvania — Turnovers. Dropped passes that killed drives. Almost100 yards in penalties, often with the flag thrown at the most inopportune of times. Add it all together, and it made for a long afternoon for the Lincoln football team.
Paced by running back DaRonte McNeill’s 139-yard, six-touchdown performance, visiting Elizabeth City State University put together a 42-point second half to top the Lions 63-19 at Frank “Tick” Coleman Stadium.
“They are a big, powerful running team,” said Lions coach OJ Abanishe. “And they have great depth in their running game. They just wore us down in the second half, taking advantage of our lack of depth on the defensive side of the ball.”
The Lions came out swinging behind quarterback Doug Cook, who entered the contest as the CIAA leader in passing yards at 295 per game. Taking over on their own 29 following the opening kick off, the Lions completed three passes with a run sandwiched in to move deep into Vikings territory on their first drive.
But in a harbinger of things to come, the Lions fumbled it away at the 11. ECSU took full advantage, kicking the ground game into gear and marching off the 89 yards in 11 plays. McNeill capped the drive with the first of his six TDs, this one a four-yard jaunt.
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