Lancaster Bible College sophomore Courtney Goyak had one of the best games in NCAA Division III this season on Tuesday night as she helped the Chargers defeat St. Elizabeth, 67-57 at Horst Athletic Center. Goyak scored 25 points and pulled down a program-record 32 rebounds as the victory improves the Chargers to 13-5 overall and 12-1 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Eagles fell to 12-8 overall and 10-5 in conference action.

How it Happened: Lancaster Bible began the game on a 7-0 run and didn't allow St. Elizabeth to get on the scoreboard for almost four minutes. Goyak had five of the seven points and also grabbed two rebounds in the early minutes. After St. Elizabeth closed the gap to 9-6 later in the quarter, freshman Kaylee Boger knocked down a 3-pointer and senior Krissy Pennell followed with a layup to give the Chargers a 14-6 lead after 10 minutes of play.

Lancaster Bible increased its lead to 10 in the first 21 seconds of the second quarter as Goyak grabbed an offensive rebound and put home the layup. Midway through the quarter, another layup from Pennell put the Chargers ahead, 24-13, and then it was time for the Caitlin Hickey show, as the freshman scored 11 of the game's next 13 points and put Lancaster Bible up, 35-15 with 1:52 left to play. Hickey drained three 3-pointers during the run as she energized both her team and the crowd and gave the Chargers a big first half lead.

The Chargers led 37-21 at the half, but St. Elizabeth used a 9-2 run over the first 4:05 of the third quarter to get back into the game. Lancaster Bible stood its ground and kept its lead, but St. Elizabeth continued to chip away and cut its deficit to six, 44-38 with a minute to play in the third quarter. 

After Lancaster Bible took an eight point lead into the fourth quarter, St. Elizabeth again cut its deficit to six at 46-40 with 9:23 to play. The Chargers turned up the defensive pressure after that however and used a bucket from Goyak and another 3-pointer from Hickey to open up another double-digit lead with 6:58 remaining. An 8-0 run later in the quarter capped by a jumper from senior Naomi Otis, gave Lancaster Bible a 59-43 lead with 4:30 remaining and St. Elizabeth never threatened again as the Chargers defeated the Eagles for the second time this season.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 43.4 percent (23-of-53) from the field, including 5-of-12 from beyond the arc...St. Elizabeth shot just 28.8 percent (19-of-66) from the floor and 6-of-22 from 3-point range...Goyak had the aforementioned 25 points and 32 rebounds to go with four assists and four steals...Goyak was 9-of-16 from the floor and 7-of-13 from the free throw line...Hickey finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and two assists...Hickey was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc...Freshman Emily Morgan was the third and final player in double figures with 10 points...Pennell had six points and 10 assists as well for the Chargers...Jasmine Poole had 20 points to lead the Eagles.

The Coach Says: "One of our main focuses tonight was rebounding," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Katelyn Vanderhoff said. "Last time we played St. Elizabeth, we allowed 28 offensive boards and we didn't want to give them that many second chance points this time around. Courtney owned the boards and made sure that didn't happen this time."

On the win: "Overall this is a good win for us coming off a tough couple of games this weekend," Vanderhoff said. "Our focus is to keep getting better and improving as we head into another weekend of road games."

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 11-2 all-time against St. Elizabeth...The Chargers lost the first two games they ever played against St. Elizabeth and have now won 11 straight games against the Eagles...Goyak's 32 rebounds are a program-record and are just six off the all-time NCAA Division III mark...Goyak's 32 rebounds are the most in a single game this season in NCAA Division III...St. Elizabeth entered the game averaging 53.8 rebounds per game, but the Chargers outrebounded the Eagles, 46-32 on Tuesday night.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible is on the road again this weekend as the Chargers play Gallaudet on Saturday and Wilson on Sunday...Both games are scheduled for 12 p.m.