Basketball Recap: Lincoln Falls Despite Big Games from Aisha Alassani and Oshalaya Davis

If Lincoln was riding high fresh off their 43-21 takedown of DMLK last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lincoln Lancers took a hard 42-26 fall against the DSST: Montview Knights on Wednesday. The Lancers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2016.

Aisha Alassani

Rebounds (Career)

02/12/25 @ DSST: Montview	14
01/23/25 vs Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	11
02/10/25 vs DMLK	9
01/14/25 @ Bruce Randolph	9
12/20/24 @ Lake County	9

Lincoln's loss came despite strong showings from Oshalaya Davis and Aisha Alassani. Davis posted eight points along with six rebounds and five steals, while Alassani had seven points and 14 boards. Those 14 boards gave Alassani a new career-high. Amina Abdikadir was another key player, putting up four points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DSST: Montview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mykah Rimpson, who earned ten points in addition to eight rebounds and eight steals. DSST: Montview is 12-2 when Rimpson posts five or more steals, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmie Kouyate, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 17 boards.

Lincoln has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-6 record this season. As for DSST: Montview, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.

Lincoln has already played their next contest, a 53-28 loss against DSST: Cedar on the 14th. As for DSST: Montview, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-12 win against DSST: Green Valley Ranch on the 14th.