The Lancaster Bible College women's lacrosse team lost its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday as the Chargers fell to Houghton, 14-9 at Charger Field. The Chargers are now 4-7 this season, while the Highlanders improved to 3-8.

How it Happened: In a game that featured two of the six highest goal scorers in NCAA Division III, Houghton's Jennifer Zacchigna and Lancaster Bible's Alyssa Wesner did not disappoint as the two combined for ten of the 12 first-half goals scored. After Meghan Oswald opened the scoring 3:14 into the contest, Zacchigna scored three straight goals to give the Highlanders a 4-0 lead 5:42 into the game.

Wesner and Chargers fought back over the next 11 minutes as they held Houghton off the scoreboard and tallied three goals to cut the Highlanders' advantage to one with 13:05 remaining in the opening half. Zacchigna added two more goals later in the half, but Wesner netted her fourth of the game 1:47 before halftime and the Chargers went to the break trailing just 6-4.

Lancaster Bible junor Myranda Kemrer scored just 58 seconds into the second half to cut the Chargers' deficit to one, 6-5, but Zacchigna scored four times in the next nine minutes, compared to just one goal for the Chargers, and Houghton took a 10-6 lead with just over 20 minutes remaining.

The Chargers hung around and cut Houghton's lead to 10-7 with 16 minutes remaining on senior Katy Stover's seventh goal of the year, but the Highlanders hung tough and outlasted the Chargers, 14-9.

By the Numbers: Houghton led in shots, 34-27 and shots on goal, 25-18...The Highlanders also had the lead in ground balls, 17-16 and had a 16-9 edge in draw controls...Wesner finished with seven goals for the Chargers...Sophomore Hannah Thompson and senior Naomi Otis added assists for the Chargers...Goalie Nicolette Statuti made 11 saves in the loss...Zacchigna scored a program-record 11 goals to pace the Highlanders.

Information Hodge Podge: This was the first meeting between the two teams...Lancaster Bible finished 3-4 in non-conference games this season...The Chargers are just 2-4 at home this season...Wesner's 6.18 goals per game are the second-most in NCAA Division III.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Friday when the Chargers host Keuka at 12 p.m.