Lady Lynx Win at Home

[December 04, 2018] 

The Lincoln College Women’s Basketball team controlled the tempo of play and led from start to finish to pick up their fourth win of the season on Saturday. The victory came over the visiting Indiana University Northwest Red Hawks, a team that came into the game with a 9-2 record and has received votes in the latest NAIA National Poll.

Lincoln (4-6) started the game with intense defensive pressure and was able to force several early turnovers that led to point-scoring opportunities. LC made the most of those opportunities and built a 15-2 lead. Lincoln would go on to close out the first quarter up 24-9.

IU Northwest was able to regroup in the second quarter and cut the LC lead to as few as five-points (32-27), but another strong effort by the LC defense helped the Lady Lynx take a 39-30 lead into the halftime break.

In the second half, Lincoln maintained their strong defensive effort and accurate shooting performance which resulted in double-digit leads for the Lady Lynx throughout most of the half. The game would end with LC leading by eight (75-67).

Lincoln showed off a balanced offensive attack in the win as four players reached double-digits in scoring. Juniors Emoni Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and Hannah Cameron (Lincoln) led the way with 17 points each. Junior guard Nautica Preston (Chicago) was just one point behind Smith and Cameron with 16. Preston also forced a team-high four turnovers and had four assists. Jantia Clark (Indianapolis, IN) was the fourth Lady Lynx to reach double-digits in scoring with 12 points.

Lincoln Coach Deronte Polite was pleased with the way his team performed. “We played with confidence today, and it really showed in our defensive effort,” said Polite. “This was our strongest game of the year so far and one where I can say we played well from start to finish,” he added.

LC will look to build on this win with another home game on Tuesday evening (Dec.4th) when they will host Olivet-Nazarene University. Tip-off is set for 5:30 PM.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]