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Men's Basketball Zach Freeman

Game Preview: Penn St. Berks at Lancaster Bible

Women's Basketball
Penn St. Berks at Lancaster Bible, Horst Athletic Center, 1 p.m.

Team Records:
Penn St. Berks: 6-10, 5-5 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 13-3, 9-2 NEAC

Last Game:
Penn St. Berks: The Nittany Lions scored 59 second-half points to help them defeat St. Elizabeth, 87-65. Kellie Wilson had 24 points to lead all scorers and was a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw line. Berks as a team was 34-of-43 from the charity stripe.
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers responded to their first loss of 2013 with a 68-51 victory over Penn St. Abington on Wednesday night. Aubrey Folger had 24 points for LBC, while Lauren Heliger added 21 points and eight rebounds.

All-Time Series:
Lancaster Bible leads, 4-2

Last Meeting:
February 18, 2012
Lancaster Bible 73, Penn St. Berks 49
After losing by six to the Nittany Lions just three weeks prior, the Chargers raced out to a 41-23 halftime lead and never looked back as Lauren Heliger led all scorers with 24 points.

For Your Information:
Penn St. Berks: Berks has five players currently averaging double-digit points per game. Their 61.8 points per game is seventh in the NEAC.
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers are currently ranked 13th in NCAA Division III field-goal percentage defense at 31.1%. Their 50.6 points allowed per game ranks them 33rd. Five of LBC's next six games will take place at Horst Athletic Center. Monday's game against Lancaster County foe Elizabethtown will begin at 6 p.m. The Blue Jays knocked off the fifth-ranked team in the country on Wednesday in Messiah. The Blue Jays won, 62, 57.

Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:

PSB: Shanelle Koch, 14.9
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 15.8

Rebounds Per Game:
PSB: Sherrie Satchel, 9.1
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 9.0

Assists Per Game:
PSB: Keisha Robinson, 4.1
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 3.5

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 90 attempts):
PSB: Sherrie Satchel, 49.2% [61-of-124]
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 45.1% [97-of-215]

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Men's Basketball
Penn St. Berks at Lancaster Bible, Horst Athletic Center, 3 p.m.

Team Records:
Penn St. Berks: 7-9, 6-2 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 2-15, 2-7 NEAC

Last Game:
Penn St. Berks: The Nittany Lions saw their six-game winning streak come to an end as they lost to Morrisville State, 89-71. Morrisville built a 20-point halftime lead thanks to a 53-point outburst in the first 20 minutes. The Nittany Lions outscored the Mustangs in the second half, but it was not enough. Mike Porter had a team-high 17 points to lead Penn St. Berks.
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers fell to 2-15 this season as they lost to Penn St. Abington, 78-68. Corey Leonard led LBC with 15 points, while fellow sophomore Jon Bird added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

All-Time Series:
The series is tied at 3-3

Last Meeting:
February 18, 2012
Penn St. Berks 79, Lancaster Bible 73
The Nittany Lions' Tom Smith was a perfect 10-of-10 from the field en route to 22 points as Berks defeated the Chargers by six. Berks was up 20 points at halftime, 46-26 and kept the score out of reach for much of the second half, before the Chargers made it closer in the final minutes. Keith Keltner had 17 points to lead the Chargers.

For Your Information:
Penn St. Berks: The Nittany Lions began the season 0-7 and have since gone, 7-2. Berks' 74.8 points per game rank them third in the NEAC. They have two players from Lancaster County as Grant Mankin and Evan Belczyk hail from Quarryville, Pa. Both attended Solanco as well.
Lancaster Bible: Four of the next five LBC games are at home, while the only road game is also in Lancaster as the Chargers face Elizabethtown on Monday night at 8 p.m.

Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:

PSB: Tom Smith, 12.5
LBC: Dan Karl, 13.7

Rebounds Per Game:
PSB: Jeff Schmidt, 6.7
LBC: Keith Keltner, 5.8

Assists Per Game:
PSB: Jeff Schmidt, 4.8
LBC: Keith Keltner, 2.7

Field Goal Percentage (Min. 90 attempts):
PSB: Tom Smith, 58.8% [80-of-136]
LBC: Jon Bird, 54.5% [55-of-101]
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