LC Basketball:  Lady Lynx take down Southeastern in season opener

[November 04, 2017] 

The Lincoln College Women’s Basketball team started off the 2017-2018 season on the right foot with a 76-72 win at home over Southeastern Community College (IA).

The victory did not come easy for Lincoln as the team trailed by seven at halftime (46-39). However, LC came out with renewed energy in the second half and outscored their opponent 17 to 9 in the third quarter to take the lead for good at 56-55. Lincoln kept up their strong pace of play in the fourth quarter to win by four.

Sophomore guard Nautica Preston (Chicago) led all scorers with 20 points going four-for-nine from beyond the three-point arc.

Freshman Elizabeth Bankole recorded a double-double in her Lynx debut. Bankole, a 6’1” forward from Rockford, scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.

Evanston Township grad Allysha Booth (Chicago) also came up big in her first college game by scoring 16 points and recording six assists.

Lincoln (1-0) will be in action today at Southwestern Illinois College for a 1:00 p.m. game.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]