LC Men begin region play with win over Rend Lake

[January 17, 2018]    The Lincoln College Men’ Basketball team got back on track after suffering their first loss of the season last week with an 82-69 win over Rend Lake College. The win improves LC’s record to 13-1 and 1-0 against Region 24 opponents.

The Lynx used a balanced offensive strategy to build a ten-point halftime lead and continued to control in the second half. Four Lincoln players scored in double digits for the game. Sophomore guard Trayvon Tyler (Rockford) led the team with 17 points and also dished out a team high eight assists. Freshman Louis Griffith (Washington) totaled 16 points with nine of them coming on three-pointers. Freshman Edwin Rivera (Puerto Rico) chipped in 14 points while fellow freshman Roland Austin (South Bend) had 10.

LC will be back in action on January 17th with another road game at St. Louis Community College.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]