Lincoln University, PA – Fayetteville State women's basketball will return to action for its first game of the 2023 year with a road game at Lincoln University (PA). The cross-divisional Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) matchup will tip at 5:30 pm in the Lions' Manuel Rivero Gymnasium on Thursday, January 5th. It has been two weeks and three days (17 days total) since both teams played.
Lincoln University is 7-5 overall and 2-1 in the CIAA. Kania Pollock and Anyssa Fields led the Lions with 16.5 points and 15.6 points, respectively. LUPA is averaging 72.2 points (3.2 better than its opponents) and has a 7.9 rebounding advantage.
FSU is currently 7-4 overall and 3-0 in conference play behind
Aniylah Bryant's 12.9 points per game and
London Thompson's 7.5 rebounds per game. The Broncos are outscoring opponents by a 2.4 scoring margin and 59.7 points per game. FSU is scoring 19.4 points off turnovers from its opponent's 19.8 turnover average.
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Last Time Out
Kania Pollock and Anyssa Fields combined for 44 points in Lincoln's 79-71 victory over Johnson C. Smith University (4-7 overall, 0-2 CIAA) in Charlotte, NC. The Lions scored 23 points with second-chance opportunities after out-rebounding JCSU 48-41. With an 11-3 run and a 14-point advantage in the top half of the fourth quarter, Lincoln (Pa.) made 8-of-12 free throws to hold on to the victory.
Fayetteville State had four players score in double figures to defeat Elizabeth City State 75-63. Led by
Aniylah Bryant, who had 13 points,
Morgan Graham added 12 points and
Amina Miles chipped in with 11 points. FSU outrebounded the Vikings 38-34 and scored 29 points from ECSU's 23 turnovers.
Last Time against Lincoln University
On January 31, 2022, Fayetteville State defeated LUPA 80-73 inside Capel Arena. The Broncos improve to 10-8 overall and 7-3 in the conference standings. The Lions fall to 14-6 and 7-3.
Rasheka Simmons improved her career-best in scoring with a game-high 27 points.
Keayna McLaughlin also had a personal best of 19 points and
Aniylah Bryant contributed 16 points.
Bryanna Brown led Lincoln (Pa.) with 20 points, making 4-of-7 three-pointers. She gave the Lions a two-point lead (62-60) with 5:36 remaining in the game.
With the game sitting tied (63-63) with 4:33 left, Bryant netted a three-ball and Simmons tipped in her own missed shot for a 68-63 lead. In the final minute and sixteen seconds, Fayetteville State made 12-of-14 free throws to secure the victory.
Up Next
Fayetteville State will stay on the road in CIAA cross-divisional play with a match-up against Virginia Union on Saturday in Richmond, Virginia at 2 pm.
Lincoln University will host Saint Augustine's on Saturday.
