CHARLOTTE –
Shaniya Jones scored 24 points but the Johnson C. Smith University women's basketball team dropped an 79-71 decision to the Lions of Lincoln (Pa.) University inside Jack S. Brayboy Gymnasium on Monday afternoon.
Aaliyah Bell added 20 points to go along with three rebounds while Jones grabbed five rebounds on the night.
JCSU (4-7, 0-2) lead by two (32-30) at the break.
For the contest, the Golden Bulls shot 35-percent from the floor (24-67), 33-percent from the three-point line (6-18) and nailed only 17-of-22 from the foul line for 77-percent.
The Golden Bulls will look to regroup and take some time off for Christmas. before hosting Francis Marion for a nonconference tilt on Monday, Jan. 2 at 1:00 p.m.