Lincoln University Athletics - Women's Basketball To Open Season At Central State

Women's Basketball To Open Season At Central State

Brian Kortz, Sports Information Director

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11/13/2009 5:07:21 PM

WILBERFORCE, OH. – The Lincoln University women’s basketball team will open the season without an exhibition contest, jumping into regular season play this Sunday on the road at Central State.

Lincoln returns their top two scorers from a season ago in Ashley Norris and Paris Campbell. Norris led the team in scoring (15.9) and minutes (34.9) per game. In addition, Norris tallied 36 steals, 23 assists and averaged six rebounds for the Blue Tigers. Campbell wasn’t far behind Norris, as she was second on the team in scoring per game (10.0), and minutes (29.5), while adding 4.7 rebounds per game, 24 steals, 34 assists and 18 blocks.

Central State will also open their season against Lincoln on Sunday, as the Marauders return two of their top players from a season ago in Linda Ubadigbo and Brooklyn Morrow.

The Blue Tigers will tangle with Central State this Sunday with tipoff set for 2 p.m. CST. Fans can follow the game live via Central State’s radio broadcast streamed on the internet, follow the link below and look for the listen now icon at the top of the page to listen live to the game.

http://www.wcsufm.org

A new addition to the Blue Tiger website will also be unveiled throughout the basketball season, including the men’s game this Saturday against Langston at 3 p.m. For the first time, Lincoln will now have live stats available for all home basketball games, along with select road games throughout the season. To access the live stats, look for the “Blue Tiger Live Stats” link on the top right side of the home page or off of any of the team home pages or simply follow the link below, then click on the desired basketball team to watch live.

http://www.lubluetigers.com/sports/2009/10/27/MBB_1027091816.aspx?id=13

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Did You Know...

8 time Pro Bowler Lemar Parrish, played football at Lincoln University.

Running Back Leo Lewis, who was nicknamed the Lincoln Locomotive and the Minnesota Express for the Vikings, holds the school records for touchdowns in a season with 22.

Lincoln will be returning to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in the fall of 2010 after an 11-year absence

Lincoln University competes in the Heartland Conference and the Great Lakes Football Conference.

Lincoln University was founded in 1866 by the men of the 62^nd and 65^th United States Colored Infantries.

that the men's basketball team claimed four Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association conference championships (1972, 75, 77, 81)

Athletes of the Week

Chris Pfau

Baseball

Chris Pfau (LHP, So., Columbia, MO) was named Heartland Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday for his performance this past weekend against Texas A&M International.

Pfau dominated on the mound in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, limiting Texas A&M International to just six hits in recording the complete game shutout, while also striking out six and walking one. The sophomore left-hander also delivered at the plate, coming through with an RBI groundout in the third inning for the only run scored in Lincoln’s 1-0 victory.

Pfau also started the other three games in the series in centerfield and combined with his pitching performance, posted eight putouts, two assists and no errors as the Blue Tigers took three of four from the Dustdevils.

So far on the season, Pfau has played in all 11 games, starting three on the mound and playing in the other eight games at centerfield and at designated hitter. The Blue Tiger leadoff man holds a .286 batting average, 10 hits, two RBI and three stolen bases, while compiling 19.1 innings pitched, a 2.79 ERA, 17 strikeouts and six walks to record a 1-1 mark on the bump.

Okine Codlyn

Women's Track and Field

Okine Codlyn (Sr., Kingston, St. Andrew, Jamaica) took home the pentathlon overall title this past Friday at the Alumni Classic on the campus of Illinois College. Codlyn took first in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.41 seconds, first in the long jump with a jump of 5.60m, tied for first with teammate Sheri Kaye Campbell in the high jump and then completed the pentathlon with a first place in the shot put with a throw of 9.91m to take the overall title with 3,428 points.

Codlyn also came close in the long jump outside of the pentathlon, placing second with a jump of 5.22m, while teammate Racquel Anderson won the event with a jump of 5.54m.