Lincoln men close in on history

LOWER OXFORD, Pennsylvania — One game, one win.

That is all that separates the Lincoln University mens basketball team from making a little history by winning its first title in the CIAA, and since moving up to Division II.

With Wednesday night’s win over visiting Chowan, the Lions improved to 16-9 on the year overall, but, more importantly, 7-2 in the CIAA Northern Division. That mark currently has them tied with Elizabeth City State University for the top record in the division.

The two teams couldn’t be anymore knotted — both have identical overall records, records within the conference, and records within the division. On top of all that, the teams split the season series, with each unit winning on the other’s home court.

“Right now, I’m Virginia Union’s biggest fan,” said Lions coach John Hill of the team that was to play ECSU Wednesday night. “But we can’t think about that too much. We just have to concentrate on taking care of our own business first, then if we get a little help, that’s great.”

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