The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team suffered its second straight loss on Saturday, falling to Wesley, 52-49 at the Hampton Inn Tip-Off Classic at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. The Chargers are now 2-3 overall, while the Wolverines improved to 1-2.
 
Game Recap: The Chargers opened the contest on a 9-2 run, as freshman Hope Hodges knocked down a 3-pointer with 4:25 remaining in the opening quarter to cap the run. After two free throws from Wesley, junior Caitlin Hickey and senior Courtney Goyak hit back-to-back buckets to extend the Chargers' lead to nine.
 
Lancaster Bible would eventually lead by six after 10 minutes of play, and Wesley cut it three early in the second quarter, but the Chargers' stingy defense returned, and allowed just three points over the final 5:36 of the quarter, and led, 25-17 at the break.
 
Wesley cut the Chargers' lead to four early in the third quarter, but three straight buckets by Lancaster Bible restored its 10-point lead thanks to scores from Goyak, Hodges and Mekenzie Smith. The Wolverines hung tough again, and wouldn't let the Chargers run away, as Wesley trimmed its deficit to three, 37-35, with just under two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
 
After leading by four after 30 minutes, Lancaster Bible led by as many as five early in the fourth quarter, but the Chargers' offense went cold, and Wesley used a 9-0 run to take a 48-44 lead with 2:21 to play. The Chargers trailed by five, 52-47, but got a bucket from Hickey to cut the deficit to three, and then forced a Wolverine turnover with six seconds to play.
 
After a timeout, Lancaster Bible found Hickey who attempted a 3-pointer, but missed, and the Chargers fell, 52-49.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 33.9 percent (19-of-56) from the field, but just 14.3 percent (3-of-21) from beyond the arc…The Chargers were also just 8-of-15 from the free throw line…Wesley struggled as well, shooting just 29 percent (20-of-69) from the floor, including 6-of-29 from 3-point range…Goyak finished with 14 points and 18 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting, while Hickey had 13 points and three rebounds…Hodges had nine points and six boards, while Tilton had six points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 0-5 all-time against Wesley…The Chargers are 0-3 away from home this season after going 9-4 away from Horst Athletic Center last season…Goyak has 12 or more rebounds in four of Lancaster Bible's five games this season…Hodges and Hickey have combined for 14 of the team's 15 3-pointers this season.
Up Next: Lancaster Bible is off until after Thanksgiving, but will play its first North Eastern Athletic Conference contest of the season following the break, as the Chargers head to Reading, Pa. on November 28 to face Penn St. Berks at 5:30 p.m.