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Women's Basketball:
Penn St. Abington at Lancaster Bible, 6 p.m., Horst Athletic Center
Team Records:
Penn St. Abington: 9-13, 7-8 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 18-4, 13-2 NEAC
Last Game:
Penn St. Abington: The Nittany Lions trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half to Gallaudet, but Jaclyn Vandiver's layup with five seconds to play gave Abington a comeback, 67-65 victory. Vandiver led Abington with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Trish Watson had 18 points and six assists to go with her five steals.
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers crushed Wilson, 69-40 as LBC senior
Lauren Heliger became the all-time leading scorer in LBC women's basketball history with her 1,384
th point. Heliger finished with 26 points and eight assists as the Chargers improved to 12-0 at home this season.
All-Time Series:
Series tied at 4-4
Last Meeting:
January 23, 2013
Lancaster Bible 68, Penn St. Abington 51
Aubrey Folger had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead the Chargers, while
Lauren Heliger added 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Trish Watson had 21 points to pace Abington, while Jessica Schmidt added 13 points and seven rebounds.
For Your Information:
Penn St. Abington: The Nittany Lions are locked in a battle with Penn St. Berks and St. Elizabeth for the third and final playoff spot in the NEAC South Division. Abington is 7-8 with a game-in-hand on St. Elizabeth who is 8-8, while they have played the same amount of conference games as Berks, who is 8-7. They will face St. Elizabeth on Friday and Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday.
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers will play a large role in who earns the final playoff spot in the NEAC South Division as their final three games are against the three teams fighting for the final spot. After tonight, LBC will face Penn St. Berks on Friday and St. Elizabeth on Saturday. The Chargers have defeated all three of the teams previously this season. With Penn St. Harrisburg's loss to St. Elizabeth on Sunday, the Chargers have a two-game lead over the Nittany Lions with three games to play. Should Harrisburg lost to Berks on Wednesday night and LBC win, the Chargers will not only clinch the top spot in the NEAC South Division, but also the number one seed for the NEAC Playoffs. Keuka has already clinched the NEAC North Division and the top seed is determined by the winner of the game between the division winners. LBC defeated Keuka, 58-50 in January.
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
PSA: Trish Watson, 19.0
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 16.1
Rebounds Per Game:
PSA: Jessica Schmidt, 9.8
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 8.8
Assists Per Game:
PSA: Trish Watson, 5.1
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 4.0
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 125 att.):
PSA: Jessica Schmidt, 50.8% [126-of-248]
LBC: Sarah Heilenman, 48.1% [75-of-156]
Men's Basketball:
Penn St. Abington at Lancaster Bible, 8 p.m., Horst Athletic Center
Team Records:
Penn St. Abington: 11-12, 9-3 NEAC
Lancaster Bible: 4-19, 3-9 NEAC
Last Game:
Penn St. Abington: The Nittany Lions won their sixth straight game with an 85-74 victory over Gallaudet. Mike Colacci had 20 points to lead Abington while RJ Handy and Avery Barnes each had 16 points. Max Alton chipped in with 17 points and three assists as Abington moved into first place in the NEAC South Division.
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers two-game winning streak came to end as they lost to St. Joseph's Brooklyn, 73-61.
Keith Keltner had a team-high 15 points and six rebounds to pace LBC, while
Dondre Perry added 12 points and five assists.
All-Time Series:
Penn St. Abington leads, 4-1
Last Meeting:
January 23, 2013
Penn St. Abington 78, Lancaster Bible 66
Mike Marvin had a game-high 22 points and Max Alton added 17 points as the Nittany Lions scored 39 points in each half to defeat the Chargers.
Corey Leonard had 15 points for the Chargers, while
Jon Bird added 10 points and 10 boards.
For Your Information:
Penn St. Abington: The Nittany Lions have a half-game lead over Penn St. Berks in the race for the top spot in the NEAC South Division. After tonight, Abington will have one NEAC game left, a showdown with Penn St. Harrisburg (two games back) on Saturday. Berks has Harrisburg, Lancaster Bible and Gallaudet remaining on its schedule.
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers, out of the NEAC playoff race, will look to gain momentum from their final two regular season games for the NCCAA East Region Playoffs as they await the winner of the Cairn/Valley Forge Christian semifinal in the East Region Final. The East Region Final will be played at LBC on Friday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
PSA: Mike Marvin, 19.2
LBC: Dan Karl, 13.0
Rebounds Per Game:
PSA: Mike Marvin, 12.8
LBC: Jon Bird, 6.0
Assists Per Game:
PSA: Darien Mitchell, 5.1
LBC: Keith Keltner, 3.0
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 125 att.):
PSA: Avery Barnes, 54.5% [108-of-198]
LBC: Jon Bird, 55.0% [77-of-140]