Women's Basketball
Lancaster Bible at Elizabethtown, Thompson Gymnasium, 6 p.m.
Team Records:
Lancaster Bible: 14-3, 10-2 NEAC
Elizabethtown: 9-8, 7-5 MAC
Last Game:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers pulled away from Penn St. Berks in the second half as LBC outscored the Nittany Lions, 39-19 in the second half to win, 67-52.
Lauren Heliger had 22 points and seven assists for the Chargers, while
Aubrey Folger added 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Elizabethtown: The Blue Jays saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end as they fell to #15 Lebanon Valley, 65-62. Taylor Kreider had 14 points and 11 assists for E-town, while Kendra Beittel added 11 points, four boards and four assists.
All-Time Series:
Elizabethtown leads, 2-0
Last Meeting:
November 28, 2011
Elizabethtown 55, Lancaster Bible 33
The Blue Jays held the Chargers to just 13 second-half points en route to a 55-33 victory at Horst Athletic Center. Kendra Beittel had 13 points for E-town, while
Lauren Heliger had 11 for the Chargers. Both teams shot just 34 percent from the field.
For Your Information:
Lancaster Bible: With Keuka's thrilling overtime victory over SUNYIT on Saturday, the Chargers now control much of their postseason destiny as a win on Wednesday over Penn St. Harrisburg, will likely earn them the NEAC's top seed for the NEAC Tournament. The top seed is determined by the victor of the game between the North and South Division. Keuka currently holds a one-game lead over SUNYIT and should the Chargers defeat Penn St. Harrisburg on Wednesday, they will hold a one game lead as well. LBC defeated Keuka, 58-50 in January.
Elizabethtown: Last week, E-town defeated fifth-ranked Messiah, 62-57 and nearly knocked off #15 Lebanon Valley on Saturday. The Blue Jays are in fourth place in the Commonwealth Conference standings behind Messiah, Lebanon Valley and Widener.
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 16.2
EC: Taylor Kreider, 16.6
Rebounds Per Game:
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 9.1
EC: Taylor Kreider, 12.2
Assists Per Game:
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 3.7
EC: Nadine Yunginger, 2.4
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 100 attempts):
LBC: Sarah Heilenman, 44.1% [52-of-118]
EC: Taylor Alwine, 44.4% [59-of-133]
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Men's Basketball
Lancaster Bible at Elizabethtown, Thompson Gymnasium, 8 p.m.
Team Records:
Lancaster Bible: 2-16, 2-8 NEAC
Elizabethtown: 6-12, 4-8 MAC
Last Game:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers couldn't keep pace with Penn St. Berks and lost to the Nittany Lions, 71-62.
Corey Leonard had 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead LBC, which lost its third straight game and sixth in seven tries.
Elizabethtown: The Blue Jays snapped a two-game losing streak with a 69-56 triumph over Lebanon Valley. Will Schlosser had a team-high 16 points for Elizabethtown, while Joe Schwalm had 15 points and six rebounds.
All-Time Series:
Elizabethtown leads, 4-0
Last Meeting:
January 24, 2011
Elizabethtown 86, Lancaster Bible 68
Joe Flanagan had 24 points to lead all scorers as the Blue Jays defeated the Chargers at Thompson Gymnasium. Kevin Keltner had 16 points to lead the Chargers who fell to 6-11 with the loss.
For Your Information:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers have just two road games remaining after tonight as they head to Brooklyn, N.Y. on February 9 to take on St. Joseph's [Brooklyn] and finish the regular season on February 16 at Penn St. Berks in Reading, Pa. Lancaster Bible and Elizabethtown are located just 18.6 miles from one another.
Elizabethtown: The Blue Jays are one of five teams tied with a record of 4-8 in the Commonwealth Conference. Along with E-town; Stevenson, Hood, Lebanon Valley and Widener all share the same conference record.
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
LBC: Dan Karl, 13.3
EC: Ben Cable, 13.0
Rebounds Per Game:
LBC: Keith Keltner &
Jon Bird, 5.7
EC: Andrew Mantz, 6.6
Assists Per Game:
LBC: Keith Keltner, 2.7
EC: Joe Renzi, 4.1
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 100 attempts):
LBC: Jon Bird, 54.1% [59-of-109]
EC: Andrew Mantz, 52.1% [61-of-117]
