The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team hopes Act II of the NCCAA East Region Final ends better than Act I did. The Chargers lost in last season's East Region Final to Valley Forge Christian, 65-54, and ended their season on a sour note. Thursday night in Lancaster they can redeem last season's loss and advance to the NCCAA National Tournament for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Standing in their way are the Patriots who have ousted the Chargers from the postseason in three of the past four years.

Women's Basketball
NCCAA East Region Final
Valley Forge Christian at Lancaster Bible - Horst Athletic Center - 7 p.m.
All-Time Series: Lancaster Bible leads, 39-34
Last Meeting: January 30, 2012 - Lancaster Bible 76, Valley Forge Christian 66
The Chargers jumped out to a 12-point halftime lead and never looked back as they held off the Patriots to win by 10 in Phoenixville...The win was LBC's first against VFCC in Phoenixville since the 2007-08 season...Brooklyn Wilson had 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including five 3-pointers...Lauren Heliger added 20 points for the Chargers...Aliyah Carr and Morgan Godwin each had 17 points for the Patriots.
Valley Forge Christian This Season: The Patriots have hit their stride of late, winning three straight games and six of seven...After starting the season 2-7 and hitting a mid-season swoon that saw the Patriots lose six of seven, Valley Forge Christian has rebounded and is now just one game under the .500 mark...Amanda Reich leads the team with 16.6 points per game, while Morgan Godwin averages 11.5...Amanda Compton, the Patriots' inside prescence, averages 9.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game...The Patriots won the East Region last season and finished fourth at the NCCAA National Tournament.
Lancaster Bible This Season: The Chargers are having their best season in 13 years due in large part to the consistent play of each player on the team...Lauren Heliger leads LBC with 17.2 points per game, but Brooklyn Wilson [11.0] and Emily Lloyd [10.9] also average double figures, while freshman forward Sarah Heilenman pulls down 8.9 boards per game...Senior Brittney Becker has provided the right mix of leadership and stats as she averages 4.0 points, 3.5 boards and 3.2 assists per game...The Chargers are still alive in the NEAC playoffs as well as they defeated St. Elizabeth, 65-57 in Tuesday night's NEAC Quarter-Final game...LBC will take on top-seeded SUNYIT in Saturday's NEAC Semi-Final...LBC's lone East Region title came during the 2002-03 season when they defeated Philadelphia Biblical and Baptist Bible on the road to secure the title...LBC was the eighth seed in the NCCAA National Tournament that season and lost all three games at the tournament.

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