The Lancaster Bible College women's soccer team won its fifth straight game on Friday as the Chargers won the battle of North Eastern Athletic Conference unbeatens with a 7-1 victory over SUNY Polytechnic. The Chargers (3-0) and Wildcats (4-0) both entered the game unbeaten in conference play, but the Chargers scored early and often and held a 4-0 lead at halftime before pouring it on in the second half. The win propels the Chargers to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in NEAC play, while the Wildcats fell to 7-2-1 overall and 4-1 in conference action.

How it Happened: Lancaster Bible junior Abi Brady opened the scoring just 5:53 into the game as she took a cross from the right side from Raegan Horst and re-directed the ball off the right post and into the back of the net to give the Chargers a 1-0 lead. Less than eight minutes later, freshman Hannah Bernstein scored her first-ever collegiate goal on a beautiful shot from outside the 18 that beat SUNY Poly goalkeeper Angela Bartlett into the top right corner. 

Just over nine minutes later, fellow freshman Barb Foster scored to give the Chargers a 3-0 lead and freshman Danni DeVinney capped the first-half scoring at the 34:21 mark with her first collegiate goal off a feed from Maggie Arnold and Joy Trumbull. 

Brady and Bernstein added their second goals of the game in the second half and senior Alyssa Wesner scored her third goal of the season as well before SUNY Poly got on the board thanks to NaKeya Stedman at 71:08. 

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible outshot SUNY Poly, 24-2, including 16-2 in shots on goal...The Chargers held the advantage in corner kicks, 6-0...Horst had a career-high three assists...Maddie Dionne added to assists...Kate Spiezio and Caroline Majeski each had an assist and Foster added an assist to go with her first-half goal...Kaitlyn Scheuing earned her fifth win of the season.

Information Hodge Podge: The Chargers are now 5-2 all-time against SUNY Poly...Bartlett made nine saves for the Wildcats...Poly had allowed seven goals in its first nine games prior to Friday...Traveling with just 11 players on Friday, SUNY Poly played the final 85 minutes of the game with 10 players after an injury forced a player from the game...Friday marks the third time since Head Coach Leah Sipe-McDermott took over prior to last season that the Chargers have scored seven or more goals in a game.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts SUNY Cobleskill on Saturday at 12:30 as part of the Lancaster Bible Homecoming festivities.