The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team won its third straight game on Wednesday night, defeating Gallaudet, 70-61 at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers are now 4-3 overall this season, and a perfect 3-0 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Bison dropped to 1-7 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
 
Game Recap: Both teams struggled to find the basket in the opening five minutes, as the Chargers took just a 5-2 lead on a 3-pointer from Britton Beachy with 15:27 left to play in the half. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Isaac and Luke Beers gave the Chargers an 11-6 lead, but Gallaudet used an 8-0 run over a four minute span to grab a 14-11 advantage with 10:31 remaining.
 
Lancaster Bible tied the game, and after trailing for a brief moment, took a 17-16 lead after another triple from Luke Beers. Beers would drain another 3-pointer 55 seconds later to build the lead to four, but Gallaudet again fought back and led 25-22 after a three-point play from Ke'Trez Holman.
 
Benny Raymond knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game at 25-25, and a late 6-0 run from the Chargers gave them a 32-27 lead at halftime.
 
Lancaster Bible's Jordan Shewbridge knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to open the second half, as the Chargers led, 38-27 just 35 seconds into the second frame. Shewbridge hit another triple at the 16:09 mark to extend the lead to 12, and then again at 14:39 to make it a 48-38 game in favor of the Chargers.
 
Shewbridge hit his fifth and final 3-pointer of the half at 12:41, while Isaac Beers converted two straight layups, followed by a layup from Alex Whitt, to give the Chargers a 57-39 lead with 11:10 to play.
 
The Bison kept chipping away over the next few minutes, and trailed just 61-55 with 4:23 to play after a layup from Shawn Daniels. Lancaster Bible recovered, and scored the next six points, the final four coming from Luke Beers, to put the game away for good.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 55.6 percent (25-of-45) from the field, including 47.8 percent (11-of-23) from 3-point range…Gallaudet shot 36.8 percent (25-of-68) from the floor, and just 22.7 percent (5-of-22) from beyond the arc…Shewbridge finished with 20 points, three rebounds and three assists…Luke Beers added 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and also had four rebounds and three assists…Beachy had nine points, seven rebounds and seven assists, as he played his second straight all-around game, while Isaac Beers added nine points and four boards…Whitt had nine points and six rebounds, while Raymond finished with five points…Quentin Davis did not score, but had 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals…Steve Valencia-Biskupiak had a team-high 19 points for the Bison.
 
The Coach Says: "Being 3-0 in conference play feels good, but we aren't thrilled with how we played tonight," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Andrew Wingreen said. "We have lots of work to do, and need to be able to find energy more often in games. I thought Benny came in and gave us good minutes tonight, and Jordan's big scoring run early in the second half was a big boost as well. We just need to add consistency to more parts of our game, which I think we will do."
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 9-8 all-time against Gallaudet…The Chargers have won the last three games in the series…Lancaster Bible is 3-0 at Horst Athletic Center this season…The 11 made 3-pointers were the second-most in a game this season for the Chargers, trailing only the 12 triples the Chargers had in their season-opening win over Messiah on November 13…The 55.6 shooting percentage from the floor is a season-high…Since giving up a season-worst 95 points to Wesley on Nov. 20, the Chargers have not allowed their opponents to shoot over 37 percent or score over 61 points…Through seven games this season, the Chargers have scored 245 first-half points, and 250 second-half points.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to non-conference play for two more games prior to Christmas Break, as the Chargers host Centenary (N.J.) on Saturday at 3 p.m., and will then wrap-up the first semester on Thursday, Dec. 13 by hosting Dickinson at 7 p.m.