The Lincoln University Lady Lions Win Third Straight Defeating Virginia Union, 72-64

RICHMOND, Virginia -- Three Lady Lions scored 15 points each in a 72-64 road CIAA victory against Virginia Union University on Saturday, January 24th at Barco-Stevens Hall.

Junior Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) made all three of her attempts from long range and all four of her free-throws. Saunders finished with 15 points and three steals. Freshman Teira Pendleton (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute) and senior Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC) also had 15 points but from the Lady Lions bench as Lincoln outscored the Virginia Union bench 33-15. Pam grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Junior Amani Clark (Middletown, DE/Appoquinimink HS) and senior Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy) both scored nine points in the Lady Lions road win.

The Lady Lions built a double-digit lead over the Lady Panthers by shooting 51-percent from the field and holding VUU to 37-percent shooting. Lincoln also dominated the paint outscoring Virginia Union 24-14 and holding a 21-16 rebounding advantage. Amani Clark (Middletown, DE/Appoquinimink HS), Courtney Lucas (Washington, DC/Friendship Collegiate Academy), and Teira Pendleton (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute) each scored eight first half points while Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) had six points. The Lady Lions held a 15 point lead at the 3:43 mark and led 42-29 at the half.

Virginia Union opened the second half on a 20-4 run in the first ten minutes of action. The Lady Lions held on to a slight lead until the 11:31 mark when VUU took a 47-46 lead. For the next five minutes of action the Lady Panthers dictated the momentum.

Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC) gave the Lady Lions a 62-57 lead with 3:53 left in regulation. Pam was fouled while scoring a layup and converted on the free-throw. On the ensuing possession, Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS) went coast-to-coast after grabbing the rebound and extended the LU lead to 65-57. In the final two minutes of regulation, the Lady Lions built their lead back up to double-digits behind the trio of Teira Pendleton (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Poly Institute), Lisa Saunders (Hampton, VA/Hampton HS), and Zephrah Pam (Syracuse, NY/Monroe CC). Pam had 11 points with seven rebounds in the half while Saunders and Pendleton scored nine and seven points, respectively. The Lady Lions held on for a 72-64 victory and moved to 14-4 overall with a 6-2 CIAA record.

Virginia Union had three score in double figures led by Lady Walker's double-double 17 points and 13 rebounds. The Lady Lions next game will be on the road at Chowan on Wednesday, January 28th in Murfreesboro, NC.

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Next Game: at Chowan University  1/28/2015 - 5:30 p.m.

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