Red Lions Men's Basketball Wins Home Opener
 

[November 05, 2014]  LINCOLN - On Monday night, Lincoln Christian University (LCU) hosted the men's basketball home opener against Central Christian College of the Bible (CCCB) in front an enthusiastic crowd. As the clock wound down, the crowd was up on their feet, cheering the Red Lions to their first win this season, 65-59.

The first half was back-and-forth as the two teams traded the lead. The score was tied five times and no lead for either team was greater than four points. As time waned, LCU trailed by 3, but made a run to go into the locker room even or up by a bucket with Anthony Rush (JR/Peoria, IL)'s steal and lay up it looked likely. However, CCCB threw up a prayer of a shot from nearly half court and strengthened their lead to 29-25

Both teams come out energized in the second half and it took four minutes for LCU to take back the lead. Again, the two teams traded the lead until the closing 10 minutes when LCU held the lead and didn't let go. Stretching the lead to its greatest point as the buzzer sounded, LCU won by six in front of an exuberant home crowd.

Red Lions veterans Josiah Gordon (SO/Springfield, IL) and Anthony Rush led with 12 points each, with Rush also leading in rebounds at 5. Rush and Grant Riehle-Moller (FR/Newark, IL) each had a pair of steals.

LCU’s School of Undergraduate Studies is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Founded in Lincoln, Illinois, in 1944, Lincoln Christian University’s three schools – the School of Undergraduate Studies, the Hargrove School of Adult & Graduate Studies and the Seminary – share a mission to nurture and equip Christians with a Biblical worldview to serve and lead in the church and the world. For more information about the Red Lions visit LincolnChristian.edu/athletics.

[Todd Spellman, Lincoln Christian University]