The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team won its sixth straight game on Friday night as the Chargers defeated Morrisville State, 68-61 at Horst Athletic Center. The victory moves the Chargers to 10-4 overall and 9-0 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Mustangs dropped to 8-4, 3-2 NEAC. 

How it Happened: The first quarter proved to be the reciepe for the entire game as the teams matched basket for basket. The Chargers opened a 9-4 lead six minutes into the game after a three-pointer from Caitlin Hickey and a jumper from fellow freshman Emily Morgan. Lancaster Bible would eventually lead 13-11 after one quarter, but saw that lead disappear in the first nine seconds of the second quarter as Haley Kilmartin completed a 3-point play to give the Mustangs a 14-13 advantage.

Neither team had a lead of more than three points in the second quarter and the Chargers retook the lead late in the half after a free throw from Courtney Goyak and another jumper from Morgan. A late layup from Morrisville State's Jordan Anderson cut the Chargers' lead to one, which they held through halftime, 30-29. Goyak owned the first half as she had 13 points and 11 rebounds to guide the Chargers to a halftime lead.

The back-and-forth affair continued into the third quarter, but Morrisville State took its biggest lead of the game, 44-39, with 3:10 remaining after Anderson completed a three-point play. Baskets from Morgan and Hickey trimmed Lancaster Bible's deficit to one, but Anderson was back at it again and converted another layup with 2:20 left. The Chargers finally tied it after a free throw from Kaylee Boger, but Anderson hit a jumper with 17 seconds to play and gave the Mustangs a 48-46 lead after three quarters.

After Goyak tied the game at 51-51 with a pair of free throws with 7:28 remaining, Boger and Hickey hit 3-pointers 1:20 apart and gave Lancaster Bible a 57-51 lead with 5:37 left to play. Another layup from Anderson almost two minutes later cut Lancaster Bible's lead to one, 58-57, but senior Krissy Pennell answered with a 3-pointer and Morgan followed with a pair of free throws a minute later to restore the Chargers' six-point lead. Morrisville State tried to stay in the game, but Lancaster Bible scored on each of its last three possessions and won by seven.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 43.6 percent (24-of-45) from the floor and 75 percent (15-of-20) from the free throw line...Morrisville State shot 43.9 percent (25-of-57) from the field, but was just 7-of-11 from the free throw line...Goyak finished with 22 points and 26 rebounds for the Chargers, while Hickey and Morgan each had 14 points...Pennell added eight points and 10 assists and Boger chipped in with seven points...Anderson had a game-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting for the Mustangs.

The Coach Says: "Tonight was a great team win," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Katelyn Vanderhoff said. "I loved our defensive effort. Morrisville is a very solid team and it was great to see our team handle their pressure and be able to finish the game strong."

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 6-2 all-time against Morrisville State...This was the first game between the team since the Chargers defeated the Mustangs, 74-58 in last season's NEAC Semifinals...Goyak's 26 rebounds are a career-high and it was her fifth straight 20-point, 20-rebound game and her seventh of the season...Pennell topped double-digit assists for the fourth straight game and fifth time this season.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible is right back in action on Saturday as the Chargers host Cazenovia at 1 p.m.