Lady Lynx Pick Up Road Win at CSC

[January 23, 2018] 

On Saturday, the Lincoln College Women’s Basketball team pushed their record to 15-1 with a 75-64 win at Carl Sandburg College.

Lincoln led by four at the end of the first quarter and extended their lead to nine at the half (33-24). In the second half, both teams made offensive adjustments that resulted in a high-scoring quarter. Sandburg was able to score 22 points in the period, but LC kept pace by scoring 24 to further extend their lead. The two teams played evenly in the final quarter of play to seal the win for Lincoln.

Sophomore Erynn Young (Indianapolis) was a force to be reckoned with as she led the Lady Lynx in scoring with 27 points and an incredible total of 20 rebounds. Young also had 3 assists, 4 steals and 6 blocks.

Sophomore point guard Nautica Preston (Chicago) had 16 points, while freshman Allysah Boothe (Chicago) had 14. Freshman forward Kaleia Monteiro (Rockford) turned in a strong performance as well by scoring 8 points and pulling down 8 rebounds.

Lincoln Coach Matt Vavro was impressed with his team’s play. “I liked the way we went after loose balls and on the boards,” said Vavro. “Similarly to the 1st time we played them, we missed a bunch of layups and open shots on the perimeter that allowed them to hang around in the 4th quarter. We were fortunate enough to get some big stops on the defensive end to close it out.”

LC will open up their Region 24 schedule on Wednesday evening as they host Illinois Central College at 5:30 PM.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]