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LC men EAST PEORIA -- DeMarius Sumrell had 24 points in the
opening of conference play as Lincoln College (14-4, 1-0) defeated
Illinois Central College 85-55.
Lincoln dominated from the start to take a 12-6 lead the first
eight minutes. Lincoln was able to build a 38-11 lead with three
minutes to go in the half, but ICC made an 8-0 run to close out the
first half 38-19.
Kiel Turpin had 18 points, five rebounds and three blocks, while
Wes Dawson went 5 of 5 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw
line to close out with 13 points.
"The game was decided on the defensive end. We were able to turn
them over 20 times in the first half and 30 times for the game.
Defense wins and that was the story tonight," said Lincoln coach
Kirk Whiteman.
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LC women
GODFREY -- The Lincoln College women's basketball team opened up
conference play with an 85-77 loss to Lewis & Clark (9-8, 1-1).
Tonisha Sanders and Asia Jones led in scoring with 17 and 11
points respectively. Jones also pulled down a team-high seven
rebounds.
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