The Lancaster Bible women's lacrosse team was back in action at Charger Field after four straight road games. The Chargers were happy to be back home and took full advantage of being at home. The game was tight all the way through, but the Chargers were able to find just enough energy at the end to pull out a win and beat the Nittany Lions by a score of 13-12. The win moves the Chargers to 7-5 overall and 3-2 in conference play, while Penn St. Abington drops to 2-7 overall and 1-3 in conference play. With their seventh win today the Chargers have set a new program record with seven wins in a season and they look to continue to add wins with four games remaining.

How it Happened: The Chargers came out with a fire and passion to win this game. It was evident as they scored the first two goals. The first was scored by Rebekah Kelley at the 27:09 mark, and the next scored by Katherine Moran at the 20:53 mark in the first half. Myranda Kemrer picked up an assist on both goals. The Nittany Lions would cut into the Chargers lead as they were able to get on the board at the 17:30 mark, but the Chargers came roaring right back as Kemrer got her first goal of the game to give the Chargers a two goal lead again. It then became a back and forth game as the Nittany Lions scored, and then the Chargers were able to score two of their own. However, the Nittany Lions came right back and scored two more to cut the Chargers' lead to one with 6:49 left in the first half. The Chargers were not satisfied with only a one goal lead and were able to put another goal on the board with Hannah Thompson scoring at the 6:49 mark. Just as it was all first half with the scoring, the Nittany Lions got another goal after the Chargers. No teams scored in the last four minutes of the half as the Chargers took a one goal lead into halftime.

After a halftime talk and a little rest for the Chargers, they were back up and ready to go for the second half. Not even a minute into the second half and the Chargers were already on the board with a beautiful pass from Amber Moore to Kemrer which gave the Chargers their two goal lead back. Kemrer would get another one for the Chargers before the Nittany Lions found some chemistry and were able to score four goals in a row to lead the Chargers by one with 9:22 left in the game. After that run by the Nittany Lions, the Chargers used a timeout to regain their composure and energy to go all out for the last nine minutes. The talk and time to catch their breath during the timeout really helped the Chargers as Thompson was able to even the score at ten just 19 seconds after the Nittany Lions goal. The Nittany Lions however, would be the team to get the next goal and regain their one goal lead with 7:57 remaining in the game. Seeing the Nittany Lions go back up by one really lit a fire in the Chargers as they were able to rattle off four goals in a row with Thompson scoring two, and Kemrer and Kelley each scoring one. The Nittany Lions were not ready to go away just yet, as they were able to score two goals to cut the Chargers lead to one. However, with just two seconds on the clock, the Chargers were able to celebrate a hard fought victory over the Nittany Lions.

By the Numbers: The Chargers attempted shot numbers were a little down today, but they were able to register 24 shots and 20 shots on goal....With 20 out of 24 shots being on goal the Chargers had an amazing .833 shots on goal percentage...The Chargers were perfect in clears as they were 24 for 24...The Chargers won the battle in ground balls as well as draw controls, they had 37 ground balls and 18 draw controls...Nicolette Statuti was miraculous for the Chargers today as she had 13 saves...Kemrer lead the way for the Chargers as she had as she had five goals, three assists, and seven draw controls...Thompson was all around the field today as she had four goals and seven ground balls...Moran and Kelley each had two goals in the game...With the assist, Moore was able to pick up her first collegiate point...The Nittany Lions were led by Michaela Mast with five goals...With the win today the Chargers now have seven wins on the season which is a program record and today was the second time ever that the Chargers allowed 12 goals or more and were victorious. 

Up Next: The Chargers will travel to Morristown, N.J. to take on the College of Saint Elizabeth at 1 p.m. on Saturday.