The Lancaster Bible women's basketball team saw its four-game winning streak and unbeaten North Eastern Athletic Conference record come to an end on Saturday as the Chargers squandered a late lead in regulation and lost in overtime to Morrisville State, 77-70. The Chargers are now 7-3 overall and 5-1 in conference play.

How it Happened: Both teams struggled to score in the early minutes as Morrisville State led just 6-4 after five minutes of play. The Chargers found their footing and outscored the Mustangs, 11-4 over the next four minutes to grab a 15-10 lead with just over a minute to play. Morrisville State converted 3-of-4 free throws in the final 90 seconds to close the gap to 15-13 at the end of one quarter of play.

Lancaster Bible opened its biggest lead of the game with 4:22 remaining in the second quarter as senior Katy Stover knocked down back-to-back free throws to give the Chargers a 25-18 lead. The teams once again went cold from the field and the visitors took a 27-21 lead into halftime.

The Mustangs stormed out of halftime on a 6-0 run over the first 1:17 to tie the game at 27-27, but Lancaster Bible withstood the charge and used a 10-2 run to grab a 37-29 advantage with 6:16 to play in the third quarter. Morrisville State would once again battle back and tied the game at 39-39 with 2:23 to play in the third, but the Chargers scored the final four points of the quarter to take a 43-39 lead into the fourth quarter.

Lancaster Bible took its biggest lead of the game with 6:41 to play as Krissy Pennell converted a layup to give the Chargers a 50-41 lead. The game slowed down due to fouls and the Chargers found themselves in foul trouble late in the quarter. Despite that, the Chargers still led 59-53 after a layup from Aubrey Folger with 4:05 to play. Four free throws and a layup by Morrisville over the next 1:30 tied the game at 59-59 with 2:31 to play. Folger's two free throws gave the Chargers a late lead, but Morrisville State's Jordan Anderson hit a jumper with 33 seconds to play to tie the game. Lancaster Bible worked the ball around in the final seconds, but a shot with four seconds to play wouldn't go and the Chargers couldn't get off another shot prior to the horn sounding.

In overtime the teams traded early baskets, but then didn't score until midway through the five-minute extra period. Pennell's layup with 2:35 to play tied the game at 65-65, but Morrisville State scored the game's next six points to take a 71-65 lead with 45 seconds to play. Lancaster Bible would eventually cut the deficit to three at 73-70 thanks to a 3-pointer from Stover, but would not get any closer as the Mustangs hit their free throws to ice the game.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 25-of-59 (42.4 percent) from the floor, but just 15-of-22 (68.2 percent) from the free throw line...Senior Aubrey Folger scored just one point in the first half, but finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting...Stover finished with 18 points...Junior Krissy Pennell had 12 points, 11 assists and six rebounds...It was Pennell's fourth game with 10+ assists and her third straight...Senior Shanice Smith had 14 points and 11 boards, while Marisa Jo Abts and Molly Arnold each added two points...The Chargers turned the ball over 23 times...Morrisville State was led by Hayley Kilmartin who had 30 points.

The Coach Says: "I thought we played well defensively today," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Katelyn Vanderhoff said. "Our team is really starting to implement what we have been teaching. In the end, it's hard to win a game when you turn it over 23 times. We need to take better care of the ball going forward, but you've got to give credit to Morrisville State, they took advantage of our mistakes and turned them into points."

Extra! Extra!: Lancaster Bible is now 4-2 all-time against Morrisville State, but has lost the last two meetings, including last year's NEAC Semifinal contest...Folger continues to lead the NEAC in scoring with 21.7 points per game...The men's leader in scoring in the NEAC is also from Lancaster Bible as Bryce Williams is averaging 20.3 points per game...Pennell leads the NEAC with 8.0 assists per game and is averaging 2.4 more assists per game than the next highest person in the NEAC...Pennell's 80 assists this season are already the 13th most in program history for a single season.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible plays its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday as the Chargers head to Phoenixville, Pa. to face Valley Forge at 7 p.m.