The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team earned its first win of the season on Wednesday night as the Chargers defeated Penn College, 114-86 in Williamsport, Pa. The Chargers are now 1-2 overall and 1-0 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Wildcats dropped to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in NEAC action.

How it Happened: Both teams had scoring runs and dry spells throughout the opening 20 minutes and it was the Chargers who finally broke the game open a bit midway through the first half as a pair of Herbie Brown free throws gave Lancaster Bible a 30-20 lead with 9:33 remaining. Lancaster Bible hit a dry spell following the free throws as the Chargers did not score again until the 5:38 mark on a layup by Alex Whitt. 

Back-to-back layups from Luke Beers and Brett Cataudella a minute after Whitt's layup gave Lancaster Bible its 10-point lead back at 38-28 and it was all Chargers for the final four minutes of the half. The Chargers finished the half on a 14-6 run, with 12 of the points coming off layups. Lancaster Bible was able to break Penn College's press time and time again, which led to easy baskets on the offensive end and helped the Chargers to a 52-34 halftime advantage.

The Chargers, led by Micah Brown, opened the second half on a 13-4 run in which Brown figured in four of the five baskets, either scoring the bucket or assisting on it. Herbie Brown's layup at 17:09 gave Lancaster Bible its biggest lead to that point at 65-38 and the Chargers extended their advantage to 74-44 just minutes later when Jason Kuntzelman added a fastbreak layup on another assist by Micah Brown.

Penn College would trim its deficit to 18 points with 4:33 to play, but Lancaster Bible put the pedal on the floor again and led by 30, 114-84 with under a minute to play, before the Wildcats scored with two seconds remaining to produce the 28-point final margin.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot a season-best 57.7 percent (45-of-78) from the floor, and scored 72 points in the paint...Penn College shot 33.7 percent (33-of-98) from the floor, with 48 of their 98 attempts coming from 3-point range...Lancaster Bible held a 59-46 rebounding edge...Micah Brown had a game-high 22 points and added six assists...Whitt had 18 points in 17 minutes of play...Herbie Brown had 13 points, 14 rebounds and four assists, while Kuntzelman had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists...Cataudella chipped in with 12 points, while Bill Livezey was the final person in double figures with 10 points and he also added six boards and three assists...Tyree Vidal had 11 points to pace Penn College.

The Coach Says: "It's good to get the first win, especially a road win," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Zach Filzen said. "Tonight was such a unique game with how Penn College plays. They pressure like crazy and it was hard to run much of anything because everything was so up and down."

On How the Team Handled Penn College: "I was pleased with how the guys handled the pressure and we were able to complete the passes we needed to," Filzen said. "I'm excited that we moved the ball and found teammates who were open, something we've talked a lot recently. Our ability to move the ball was much better than it was two weeks ago."

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 8-0 all-time against Penn College...The 114 points scored are the sixth-most in program history and the most since the Chargers scored 121 points against Davis College on Jan. 15, 2005...The Chargers scored 113 points last season in a 113-103 win over Penn St. Berks...Lancaster Bible held a 28-6 advantage in fastbreak points.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts its first game of the season on Friday as the Chargers welcome Gallaudet to Horst Athletic Center...Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.