Lancaster Bible College Athletics

The Lancaster Bible College men's soccer team dropped to 5-6-1 overall on Wednesday, after losing to Rutgers-Camden, 2-1 in Camden, N.J. The Raptors, winners of eight straight games, improved to 11-3-1 overall.
 
Game Recap: The Raptors recorded a corner kick and a shot in the opening three minutes of the game, but the Chargers answered with two straight corner kicks over the next 4 ½ minutes. Rutgers-Camden took advantage of their next scoring chance at 17:22 however, as Kaito Kitazawa scored his first goal of the season off a cross from Chris Taraska.
 
The Chargers had scoring chances of their own midway through the first half, but the Raptors made it 2-0 at 36:35, after Vergil Douglas scored his first goal of the season, while Michael Buchy and Elliott Cumba picked up assists.
 
Trailing 2-0 at halftime, the Chargers stormed out of the gate in the second half, and cut their deficit in half when Chad Tolson picked up his third goal of the year off a feed from Jared Jordan at 53:25.
 
Lancaster Bible pressed for the equalizer for the final 35 minutes, but couldn't tie the game. Dan Bewersdorff and Kedric Yoder had chances with just over 10 minutes remaining, but Bewersdorff's shot was saved, and Yoder's went high.
 
By the Numbers: Rutgers-Camden outshot the Chargers, 8-6, including 5-3 in shots on goal…The Raptors had six corner kicks, while the Chargers had four…CJ DeMarsico got his first start of the season between the pipes for the Chargers, and made three saves…Jordan's assist was his first of the season.
 
The Coach Says: "We started the game extremely slowly, and on our heels," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Tom Ardt said. "Thankfully, the guys changed their approach, and after the break, we were much more aggressive to step and close them down. We'll need to start strong every game the rest of the season, and we are excited to be playing at home this Saturday in a big conference matchup."
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 0-2 all-time against Rutgers-Camden…The Chargers lost to the Raptors, 7-1 last season in Lancaster…Tolson's three goals this season, match his output from last season…Lancaster Bible is 3-3-1 away from home this season, and now just 1-4-1 in non-conference games with one remaining.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts SUNY Poly on Saturday at Donald H. Funk Field at 3:15 p.m.