Women's Basketball
St. Elizabeth at Lancaster Bible, Horst Athletic Center, 7 p.m.
Team Records:
St. Elizabeth: 6-6, 4-2 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 10-2, 6-1 NEAC
Last Game:
St. Elizabeth: The Screaming Eagles saw their four-game winning streak end with a 94-56 loss at SUNYIT. Kelly O'Dell had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead St. Elizabeth.
Lancaster Bible: Freshman
Aubrey Folger had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the Chargers to a season-high fifth straight victory. Senior
Lauren Heliger added 12 points and eight boards for LBC.
All-Time Series:
St. Elizabeth leads, 2-1
Last Meeting:
February 21, 2012
Lancaster Bible 65, St. Elizabeth 57
After dropping two regular season meetings to the Screaming Eagles, the Chargers exacted their revenge in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Quarterfinals by ending St. Elizabeth's season.
Lauren Heliger had a game-high 22 points and added 10 rebounds as the Chargers won on St. Elizabeth's home floor.
Sarah Heilenman added 11 points and 15 boards as well for LBC.
For Your Information:
St. Elizabeth: The Screaming Eagles are 6-6 overall and 4-2 in NEAC play, but their six losses are by an average margin of 29.7 points. The College of St. Elizabeth was closed for two weeks in early November due to Hurricane Sandy.
Lancaster Bible: LBC's win on Saturday, coupled with losses by Penn St. Harrisburg over the weekend, moved the Chargers into first place in the NEAC South Division. The women's basketball team is just the second team at LBC to ever hold sole possession of first place. The women's soccer team is the other LBC squad to hold sole possession of first place as they went wire-to-wire atop the standings in 2011.
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
CSE: Ashley Pledger, 15.1
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 14.3
Rebounds Per Game:
CSE: Kelly O'Dell, 8.5
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 8.3
Assists Per Game:
CSE: Kelly O'Dell, 3.5
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 3.5
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 70 attempts):
CSE: Ashley Pledger, 48.5% [65-of-134]
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 44.5% [69-of-155]