Women's Basketball:
Lancaster Bible at Penn St. Berks, 6 p.m., Beaver Community Center
Team Records:
Lancaster Bible: 19-4, 14-2 NEAC
Penn St. Berks: 9-13, 8-8 NEAC
Last Game:
Lancaster Bible: Lauren Heliger had 24 points and six assists to lead the Chargers past Penn St. Abington, 62-34.
Aubrey Folger added 14 points and nine rebounds as the Chargers finished the regular season with a perfect 13-0 home record.
Penn St. Berks: The Nittany Lions two-game winning streak ended as they lost to Penn St. Harrisburg, 90-71. Shanelle Koch had a team-high 22 points, while Nichole Young-Trapp had 10 points and 10 boards for the Nittany Lions who dropped to 9-13.
All-Time Series:
Lancaster Bible leads, 5-2
Last Meeting:
January 26, 2013
Lancaster Bible 67, Penn St. Berks 52
Lauren Heliger had 22 points and seven assists to lead the Chargers who overcame a five-point halftime deficit to defeat the Nittany Lions.
Aubrey Folger had 17 points and 10 rebounds for LBC, while
Sarah Heilenman added seven points and 12 rebounds. Nichole Young-Trapp had 16 points and 12 boards to lead Berks.
For Your Information:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers need a win in their final two games to secure the top spot in the NEAC Playoffs. A loss by Penn St. Harrisburg in its final two games will also get the job done for LBC who will host the NEAC Final Four next weekend should they secure the top spot.
Penn St. Berks: The Nittany Lions are tied with St. Elizabeth for the third and final playoff spot in the NEAC South Division. Both teams play tonight and tomorrow afternoon as the Nittany Lions will take on Gallaudet tomorrow. The Screaming Eagles face Penn St. Abington (also in the playoff hunt) this evening and host Lancaster Bible tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 16.4
PSB: Shanelle Koch, 15.9
Rebounds Per Game:
LBC: Aubrey Folger, 8.8
PSB: Nichole Young-Trapp, 7.1
Assists Per Game:
LBC: Lauren Heliger, 4.1
PSB: Keisha Robinson, 4.2
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 125 att.):
LBC: Sarah Heilenman, 49.1% [80-of-163]
PSB: Shanelle Koch, 42.4% [87-of-205]
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Men's Basketball:
Lancaster Bible at Penn St. Berks, 8 p.m., Beaver Community Center
Team Records:
Lancaster Bible: 4-20, 3-10 NEAC
Penn St. Berks: 11-11, 9-3 NEAC
Last Game:
Lancaster Bible: The Chargers made a late run, but couldn't complete the comeback, falling to Penn St. Abington, 68-59 on Senior Night.
Keith Keltner had a team-high 16 points, while
Dan Karl added 15 points.
Corey Leonard finished with eight points and eight rebounds for the Chargers as they ended the regular season with a home record of 3-8.
Penn St. Berks: The Nittany Lions defeated Penn St. Harrisburg in a high scoring affair, 97-90 in Middletown, Pa. Darren Major had 25 points to lead Penn St. Berks, while Tom Smith added 22 points and seven boards. The win kept Berks a half game behind Penn St. Abington in the NEAC South Division standings.
All-Time Series:
Lancaster Bible leads, 4-3
Last Meeting:
January 26, 2013
Penn St. Berks 71, Lancaster Bible 62
Tom Smith had 13 points and seven boards, while Jeff Schmidt had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Nittany Lions who improved to 8-9.
Corey Leonard had 15 points and seven boards to lead the Chargers.
For Your Information:
Lancaster Bible: Tonight concludes the regular season for the Chargers, but does not end their season. They will host the NCCAA East Region Final next Friday as they await the winner of the East Region Semifinal between Cairn and Valley Forge Christian. A win on Friday night will give LBC its fourth NEAC win of the season, which is also how many games they won last year.
Penn St. Berks: The Nittany Lions and Penn St. Abington are locked in a battle for the top spot in the NEAC South Division. Abington currently holds a half game lead, but has just one game remaining, a road game at Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday. Berks hosts the Chargers tonight and will conclude its season on Saturday at Gallaudet. Should the teams tie, Berks holds the tie-breaker over Abington because they beat SUNYIT, while Abington lost to the Wildcats earlier this season. (SUNYIT is essentially the eighth tie-breaker between the teams. They each have the same record against Harrisburg, Gallaudet, LBC, Morrisville St., Keuka and Wells.)
Statistical Leaders:
Points Per Game:
LBC: Dan Karl, 13.0
PSB: Tom Smith, 13.5
Rebounds Per Game:
LBC: Jon Bird, 5.9
PSB: Jeff Schmidt, 7.1
Assists Per Game:
LBC: Keith Keltner, 3.0
PSB: Jeff Schmidt, 4.4
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 125 att.):
LBC: Jon Bird, 54.1% [80-of-154]
PSB: Tom Smith, 57.1% [120-of-220]