The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team played a nationally-ranked opponent for the second time this season and like the first go-round, the Chargers lost, this time to 14th-ranked Susquehanna, 87-66 in Selinsgrove, Pa. The loss drops the Chargers to 2-7, while the River Hawks have now won 11 straight games and improved to 11-1.

How it Happened: Lancaster Bible started slowly for the second time in three nights as the Chargers trailed, 8-0 just 2:51 into the contest. Sophomore Alex Whitt finally got the Chargers on the board 3:05 into the game with the first of his six buckets, but Lancaster Bible continued to struggle from the floor and trailed 17-7 almost seven minutes into the game. 

The River Hawks continued to extend their lead in the middle minutes of the first half and eventually took a 26-13 lead with 8:30 to play. Lancaster Bible's offense finally woke up and the Chargers used a 7-0 run to cut their deficit to six, 26-20. Sophomore Austin Brown knocked down a 3-pointer during the run that was capped by a Herbie Brown dunk.

Susquehanna kept its lead and extended it back to nine over the final minutes of the half, but another 3-pointer from Austin Brown slashed Susquehanna's lead to six, 40-34, at halftime.

Unlike Tuesday at Juniata where the Chargers started the second half slow as well, Lancaster Bible came out firing on Thursday and used a 6-2 run to cut its deficit to two, 42-40. It would be as close as the Chargers would get however as the River Hawks showed why they are nationally ranked and used a 19-1 run over the next 5:07 to take a 61-41 lead with 13:23 remaining. 

Lancaster Bible cut the deficit to 15 at one point later in the half, but Susquehanna pulled away again and led by as many as 26, before winning by 21. 

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 43.8 percent (28-of-64) from the floor, but were just 8-of-28 from beyond the arc...Susquehanna shot 47.5 percent (29-of-61) from the field and were 11-of-26 from 3-point range...The River Hawks had the advantage at the free throw line as they were 18-of-27, while the Chargers were just 2-of-6...Herbie Brown led Lancaster Bible with 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while Whitt finished with 13 points...Austin Brown added 12 points and a team-high three assists...Luke Beers added seven points, while Javon Cole, Jared Steiner, Austin Feaster and Bryce Reed each had three points...Steven Weidlich had a game-high 29 points for Susquehanna.

Information Hodge Podge: This was the first meeting between the two schools...The six free throw attempts by the Chargers are a season low...Herbie Brown had double-digit points for the eighth time in nine games this season.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Sunday as the Chargers face Bryn Athyn at 5 p.m. in Bryn Athyn, Pa.