Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Lincoln Memorial Claims First Ever SAC Victory With Win Over PC
CLINTON, S.C. – Lincoln Memorial’s women’s basketball program claimed its first ever South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball victory on Wednesday evening with a 74-68 win over Presbyterian College at the Templeton Center.
Lincoln Memorial improves to 1-3 in league play and 8-6 overall, while Presbyterian loses its fifth straight game to fall to 0-4 in SAC action and 5-10 overall.
Five Lady Railsplitters concluded the victory over PC in double figures.
Andi Hilley (Yorktown, Ind.) had 11 points and 10 boards to finish with a double-double, while Wiseman Alcema (West Palm Beach, Fla.) led LMU in scoring with 14 points and four rebounds.
The Lady Blue Hose were led in the loss by Sharie Hopkins, who in only her second game back in a Presbyterian uniform began to show signs of her 2005-06 form.
Hopkins had a game-high 18 points in the game. The Chesepeake, Va. native was almost perfect from the field in the contest, going 9-for-10.
Hopkins was one of three Lady Blue Hose in double-digits. Bridget Takach (Chapin, S.C.) had 17 points and four assists, while Lea Smith (Marion, N.C) finished the contest with 10 points and two blocks.
Presbyterian will try and obtain its first league win of the season at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 when they play host to Catawba at the Templeton Center in the first game of a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader.