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Lincoln Men Stay With Hilltoppers, Come up Just Short Down the Stretch

Lincoln's Anthony Welch tallied 15 points against St. Edward's Thursday night.

Brian Kortz, Sports Information Director

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2/5/2010 12:24:15 AM

AUSTIN, TX. – The Lincoln University men’s basketball team stayed with St. Edward’s throughout the entire game, but came up just short in the end, 72-69, Thursday night in Heartland Conference action.

Lincoln (3-17, 1-10 HC) built up a three-point lead for their largest of the first half at the 11:18 mark following a tip-in by junior Michael Dorton giving the Blue Tigers the 14-11 lead.

St. Edward’s (9-12, 4-6 HC) quickly tied the game and after the teams were tied for the third time in the first half, the Hilltoppers finished the half on a 8-4 run to take a 34-30 lead into the locker room.

The Blue Tigers kept the game close in the second half, regaining the lead after freshman Anthony Welch delivered a pair of free throws at the 18:29 mark to give Lincoln the 37-36 advantage.

After the 14^th tie of the game at the 2:11 mark in the second half, St. Edward’s came up with a clutch three-pointer from Jeff Miner to give the Hilltoppers the three-point lead. Lincoln would get within two after senior Lionel Booker hit a pair from the charity stripe, but with just four seconds, St. Edward’s hit one of two free throws allowing the rest of the time to run off the clock.

Dorton led the Blue Tigers with 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Welch added 15 points and eight rebounds and Booker added 14 points.

Miner led the Hilltoppers and all-scorers with 27 points, going 10-for-16 from the field. Lincoln shot well from the field, shooting a shade over 52 percent, going 25-for-48 (52.1), while St. Edward’s went 23-for-53 (43.4) from the field. St. Edward’s also benefited in the turnover department, as the Hilltoppers turned it over 10 times to the Blue Tigers’ 20.

Lincoln will stay on the road as they will play at Texas A&M International Saturday afternoon with tipoff set for 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln University vs St. Edward's

02/04/10 8:00 p.m. at Austin, TX

At Austin, TX

ST. EDWARD'S 72, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 69

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (3-17, 1-10 HC)

Dorton, Michael 7-13 6-9 20; Welch, Anthony 6-11 3-3 15; Booker, Lionel 4-5

5-7 14; Spearman, Ryan 3-6 1-2 8; Gaters, Darrius 2-9 1-1 6; Jones, Eric 2-2

0-0 4; Rodriguez, Cameron 1-1 0-0 2; Brumfield, Donald 0-1 0-0 0; Morris,

Matt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-48 16-22 69.

ST. EDWARD'S (9-12, 4-6 HC)

Jeff Miner 10-16 5-6 27; Jannik Zimmer 3-13 7-9 16; Reggie Shanks 4-10 2-2

10; Cory Griffin 1-1 5-6 7; Bobby Watkins 2-5 0-0 5; Cameron Couball 1-3 1-2

3; Mark Watson 1-1 0-0 2; Patrick Barnes 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 23-53 20-27 72.

Lincoln University............ 30 39 - 69

St. Edward's.................. 34 38 - 72

3-point goals--Lincoln University 3-10 (Gaters, Darrius 1-1; Booker, Lionel

1-2; Spearman, Ryan 1-4; Welch, Anthony 0-3), St. Edward's 6-21 (Jannik

Zimmer 3-8; Jeff Miner 2-4; Bobby Watkins 1-3; Cameron Couball 0-1; Reggie

Shanks 0-5). Fouled out--Lincoln University-Dorton, Michael, St.

Edward's-Bobby Watkins. Rebounds--Lincoln University 36 (Dorton, Michael

12), St. Edward's 23 (Jannik Zimmer 5). Assists--Lincoln University 9

(Booker, Lionel 4), St. Edward's 12 (Jannik Zimmer 4). Total fouls--Lincoln

University 23, St. Edward's 20. Technical fouls--Lincoln University-None,

St. Edward's-None. A-388

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Did You Know...

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

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

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.

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

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.

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Okine Codlyn

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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.

Chris Pfau

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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.