WSSU to open CIAA play at home against Lincoln

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- If Winston-Salem State is going to make a serious run for a third straight appearance in the CIAA championship game it will be up to the newcomers to make it happen.

The Rams have almost an entirely new roster, and getting used to conference play is no picnic. The small gyms where fans are breathing down opponents’ necks are something the Rams will have to get used to.

“We’ve been talking to them all year about it, and I’ve said that once January hits it’s a whole new deal,” guard Terrell Leach of the Rams said. “The conference season is here.”

The Rams (6-5) will play host to Lincoln (Pa.) at 7:30 tonight at the Gaines Center. The Lions (2-9, 0-3 CIAA) are coming off a loss to Livingstone on Saturday.

Leach, along with point guard C.J. Ford, are the only players for the Rams who are on the roster from last season. They both have been through the full 16-game CIAA schedule and the grind of the tournament.

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