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The Lincoln University men’s basketball team, under the leadership of Head Coach Jason Armstrong, will travel to Wilmington, DE to face the Lightning of Goldey-Beacom College host on Wednesday, December 6. Tip-off is set for 6pm at Joseph West Jones Center.
GAME INFO
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Time: 6pm
Live Stream: LU Lions v. GBC Lightning
Live States: Live Stats
Location: Wilmington, DE (Joseph West Jones Center)
Season Records: Lincoln (4-5), Goldey-Beacom (4-3)
SERIES HISTORY
- The LU Lions control the series, 2-3, in their matchup against the Goldey-Beacom Lightning.
- In their last matchup on December 10, 2016, the Lions took a tough 70-67 home loss to the Lightning.
SELF-SCOUT
- The Lions are 4-5 on the season, under the leadership of Head Coach Jason Armstrong.
- On December 1, Lincoln took a huge 88-52 win over the Wolves of Cheyney University.
- The squad currently shoots 48% from the field and is averaging 78.4 points per contest. So far this season, the Lions have knocked down 66.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They look to improve from behind the arc as they shoot just 35-of-113 (31%) from the three-point line.
- LU averages 33.5 rebounds and 16.9 assists per game. They are also averaging 15.1 turnovers per game while allowing opponents to score 16.5 points off of turnovers.
- They have averaged 8.4 steals and 3.1 blocks on the season.
- Bakir Cleveland (Newark, N.J./University) leads the team with 15.4 points per game.
- On the defensive side of the ball, Peter Sorber (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic) controls the Lions boards with 5.8 rebounds per game, while Janaie Coates-Sinues (Newark, N.J./University) is not too far behind with 5.4 boards per game.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEY-BEACOM LIGHTNING
- Goldey-Beacom is 4-3 on the season, after a November 29 win over Holy Family
- The Lightning are averaging 87.9 points per game while allowing 80.6.
- Collectively, they are shooting 49.4% from the field42.3% from three-point range and 66.7% from the foul line.
- Goldey-Beacom averages 38.6 rebounds and 016.4 assists per game. They are also averaging 18.6 turnovers per game while allowing opponents to score 17.4 points off of turnovers.
- They have averaged 7.9 steals and 3.6 blocks on the season.
- Nazim Derry leads the Lightning in scoring with 16.9 points per game, while Zayon Marsh controls their boards, averaging 7.9 rebounds per contest.
