The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team won its seventh straight game on Saturday, defeating Penn St. Abington, 93-79 at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers improved to 15-4 this season, and are now 10-0 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play. The Nittany Lions dropped to 7-9 overall and 5-4 in conference play.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible had its best start of the season on Saturday, as the Chargers jumped out to a 21-4 lead over the first 6:35 of the game. Senior Jalen Archer drained three 3-pointers during the run, while fellow senior Herbie Brown also knocked down a triple, as well as sophomore Luke Beers, who capped the scoring run with a 3-pointer of his own.
 
A layup from junior Christo Majok with 11:17 to play in the first half, gave Lancaster Bible its largest lead of the half at 27-7, but Penn St. Abington slowly began to chip away at its deficit. Just four minutes later, a 3-pointer from Terrance Reese trimmed the Nittany Lions' deficit to eight, 33-28, but back-to-back buckets from Majok, the second of which was a dunk, restored Lancaster Bible's 12-point lead.
 
Penn St. Abington cut the Chargers' lead to six with just under two minutes to play in the opening half, but Lancaster Bible used a 9-2 run following the basket, and led 48-35 at halftime.
 
Lancaster Bible saw its lead cut to seven early in the second half, but once again, held tough and regained a double-digit advantage. Leading 64-56 with 11:43 to play, Lancaster Bible went on a 10-0 run, as Majok drained two 3-pointer and then junior Quentin Davis put an exclamation point on the run with a thunderous dunk with 9:34 to play.
 
The Chargers' lead stayed in double figures the rest of the way, as Lancaster Bible hit free throws down the stretch and played solid defense.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 35-of-70 (50 percent) from the floor on Saturday, including 12-of-29 from 3-point range…Penn St. Abington was 27-of-56 (48.2 percent) from the field, and 9-of-25 from beyond the arc…Majok finished with 20 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and five steals to lead the Chargers, while Archer had 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting…Davis and Beers each had 14 points, as Beers tied Archer for the team-lead with four 3-pointers…Senior Herbie Brown was the fifth and final player in double figures with 11 points and nine boards…Senior Bill Livezey played a strong game with seven points and four rebounds, while fellow senior Austin Brown played good minutes with six points and four assists…Pernell Ghee had a team-high 16 points for Penn St. Abington.
 
The Coach Says: "We were due for a hot start and got it today," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Zach Filzen said. "We've shot well lately in practice, and when we stay in rhythm and execute, things go well. If we shoot like we did today, we will be tough to beat."
 
On the play of Majok: "He's unbelievable with some of things he can do," Filzen said. "He does so many things to change the game with blocks, deflections, passing, scoring, and then a day like today where he puts them all together. His stat line was great today, and that is one of the better performances I've seen in my time here."
 
On the team's next three games on the road: "We like road games, and the guys like the challenge of trying to win in someone else's gym," Filzen said. "The guys are motivated and we are in the driver's seat as far as postseason play goes, so it is up to us to play to our potential and have a good week."
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 10-5 all-time against Penn St. Abington, and have defeated the Nittany Lions nine straight times…The Chargers are 8-2 at home this season…The 12 3-pointers are a season-high for the Chargers and the third time this season they have connected for double-digit 3-pointers…Prior to Saturday, Lancaster Bible had made just nine 3-pointers in its previous three games combined…Lancaster Bible had a season-high 27 assists.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible begins its three-game road trip with a date in Reading, Pa. on Wednesday night to face Penn St. Berks at 6 p.m.