LOWER OXFORD, Pennsylvania -- Don’t look now, but the Lincoln men are off to their best start in nearly two
decades of basketball.
And the Lions’ latest victim, Bloomsburg, came to Manuel
Rivero Gymnasium on Wednesday for an intriguing non-conference clash only to
exit on the short end of an 81-67 blowout. Lincoln is off to a 4-1 start, and
the lone setback came to St. Leo, a top-10 team in Division II.
The list of impressive victories features a season
opening shocker against Division I Howard, but the win over the Huskies
certainly stacks up as a quality win. Bloomsburg (2-2) was picked in the
preseason coach’s poll to finish third in the eight-team PSAC East.
“(Bloomsburg) is a quality team,” said LU head coach John Hill. “And I’d like to think we are heading in that direction.”
The first meeting between these two in a quarter century played out quite differently than the last, when Bloomsburg blasted the Lions 133-70 back in 1987. This time around, however, Lincoln was quicker, more athletic and exhibited much more depth. The Lions forced 20 turnovers, turned them into 28 points, and had a 23-5 edge in off-the-bench scoring.
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