NEWS RELEASE - 11/27/03

Four-point Loss to McKendree

McKendree College JV outscored the Lincoln College Lady Lynx by two points in each half as they posted a 69-65 win here Tuesday night.
 
Erica Ernst led the Lincoln College attack with 20 points and was joined in double figures by Jessica Hamman with 10.   Martz led all scorers with 21 points for McKendree.
 
Lincoln College connected on 24 of 53 shots from the floor while the visitors made 26 of 42 attempts.   The winners also had a slight rebounding advantage, 39-36.   Kristin Rucks led the Lady Lynx on the board with eight.
 
The loss drops the Lincoln College record to 3-6 for the season while McKendree now stands at 2-4.
 
Lincoln College (65) - White 4, Evans 4-1-9, Rodgers 2-5-9, Ingram 3-0-8, Spears 1-0-2, Dearing 1-0-2, Ernst 7-5-19, Hamman 4-2-10, Rucks 1-0-2. Totals - 24-15-65.  Three point goals - Ingram 2.
 
McKendree (69) - Martz 6-6-21, Person 2-0-5, Mitchell 4-0-9, Porter 4-1-9, Mason 3-0-6, Sanders 6-2-14, Schwartz 1-2-4.  Totals - 26-11-69.  Three point goals - Martz 3, Person, Mitchell, Sanders.

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 16:1 and the average class size is 16 students.