Final Stats

ELIZABETH CITY, NC- Breona Jones poured in a career and game high 23 points as the Elizabeth City State Lady Vikings steered past The Lincoln University 60-50 Wednesday night at the RL Vaughan Center.

Jones, the reigning CIAA Rookie of the Week, rounded out her career night with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The Lady Vikings collect their second straight victory and earn a season split with the Lady Lions who toppled ECSU 79-54 on January 21st in Lincoln, PA.

The Lady Viking defense held Lincoln, the current Northern Division leader, to just 50 points and 29% shooting.

Lincoln slips to 17-6 overall (CIAA 9-4) and suffers their second division loss of the season, falling to 5-2 in the CIAA North. Dejah Taylor was the only Lady Lion in double figures on the night with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lady Lions trailed the entire contest but rallied from 44-35 second half deficit to tie the game twice down the back stretch. First, Courtney Smith nailed a three pointer to tie the game at 44 with 8:10 remaining in the game. ECSU's Alliyah Floyd and Courtney Lucas exchanged jumpers for the final tie of the contest (46-46) at the 7:33 mark.

Jones capped a 9-2 run with a three point play with 2:45 to go. The Lady Lions would not any closer than 6 points as the time wound down as they were held without a field goal the final 6:16 of the contest.

ECSU exploded out the gates early, opening the game with an 11-0 lead and at the 15:24 mark of the first half held their largest lead (18-2) after a layup by Jadda Jefferies. Despite their quick start, ECSU held a slim 38-24 lead at halftime. Jefferies rounded out ECSU's double figure scorers with 19 points.

ECSU (9-13, CIAA 4-9) will return to action on Saturday at Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA. Game time is scheduled for 1pm.