Men's Basketball:
Lancaster Bible at Alvernia, Physical Education Center, 7 p.m.
Team Records:
Lancaster Bible: 0-5
Alvernia: 2-1
Last Game:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers lost to Baptist Bible, 74-69, ending their four-game winning streak over the Defenders...
Dan Karl had a team-high 24 points, while
Keith Keltner added 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists...The Chargers cut an 11-point second half deficit to four with 2:32 to play, but couldn't get a stop on the defensive end as BBC hit shot after shot to ice the game.
Alvernia: Kahlil Bennett led three scorers in double figures with 20 points as the Crusaders won their Commonwealth Conference opener over Albright, 74-68...Brian Parker added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Crusaders who handed Albright (5-1) its first loss of the season.
Last Meeting:
First-ever meeting between two schools, despite being separated by just 27.6 miles.
For Your Information:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers play three times this week as they will take on Penn St. Harrisburg on Thursday and Gallaudet on Saturday...Thursday's game against Penn St. Harrisburg will be LBC's North Eastern Athletic Conference opener.
Alvernia: The Crusaders have two Lancaster County natives on their team...Sophomore Kirby Turner attended Elizabethtown High School, while Adam Siegrist is a 6'3" freshman from Garden Spot...Alvernia and Lancaster Bible have just one like-opponent in 2012-13 as both teams will play Elizabethtown.
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
LBC: Dan Karl, 13.4
AU: Kahlil Bennett, 19.7
Rebounds Per Game:
LBC: Corey Leonard, 6.2
AU: Brian Parker, 12.0
Assists Per Game:
LBC: Keith Keltner /
Corey Leonard, 2.2
AU: Chris Davis, 7.7
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 30 attempts):
LBC: Jon Bird, 61.3% (19-of-31)
AU: Kahlil Bennet, 50.0% (20-of-40)