The Lancaster Bible College field hockey team capped its 2018 season with a 1-0 loss to Sweet Briar on Saturday at Donald H. Funk Field. The Chargers, back after a 33-year absence, ended their year with an 0-13 record, while Sweet Briar ended its year with a record of 4-8.
 
Game Recap: For the second straight day, Lancaster Bible and Sweet Briar battled for 70 minutes, but unlike Friday afternoon, the Charges asserted themselves offensively, and had two shots and a penalty corner in the opening three minutes. Nicole DeKok's first shot went wide, while the second was saved by Sweet Briar goalie Rosemary Austin.
 
The Vixens got on the board at 15:26, as Roxana Cubias scored her first goal of the year to give Sweet Briar a 1-0 advantage. Lancaster Bible had a late penalty corner and a shot off the corner by Brooke Sareyka, but the shot went wide, and the Chargers trailed by one at halftime.
 
Lancaster Bible came out strong again for the second straight half, and fired three shots in the opening seven minutes, but again couldn't find the back of the net.
 
The Chargers pressed for the equalizer in the final 10 minutes, but Austin, as well as her teammates, made save-after-save, and wouldn't allow Lancaster Bible to tie the game.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible outshot Sweet Briar, 16-5, including a 9-2 edge in shots on goal…The Chargers outshot the Vixens, 12-2 in the second half…The Vixens made nine saves…Lancaster Bible held an 8-4 edge in penalty corners…DeKok led the Chargers with seven shots, including five on goal, while Blessing Bowman had four shots, and Nina Statuti and Sareyka each had two…Cassidy Snedeker also added a shot on goal, while Anne VanBuskirk made one save.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 0-3 all-time against Sweet Briar, with all three losses coming this season…The Chargers finished with an 0-6 record at home…Lancaster Bible finished 0-8 in 1985, the team's final season before the sport was dropped for women's volleyball, and thus have not won a game since the 1984 season when they defeated Wesley, 1-0…DeKok finished with the team-lead in shots this season with 11, while Bowman had nine.