The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team cruised to its third straight victory on Saturday, as they took a 4-3 lead one minute into the contest and never trailed again, crushing St. Elizabeth, 67-27 at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers are now 15-8 overall and 13-1 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Eagles dropped to 7-15 overall and 4-10 in conference action.

How it Happened: St. Elizabeth's Rakiya Sellers opened the game with a 3-pointer for the Eagles just seven seconds into the game, but Lancaster Bible scored the next 12 points and held St. Elizabeth scoreless for over 6:30 to grab a 12-3 lead. Four different players scored for the Chargers during the run, as sophomore Caitlin Hickey had six of the 12 points.

The Eagles made a bit of a run in the final minutes of the quarter, and the Chargers led just 16-12 after 10 minutes of play. Lancaster Bible's defense held St. Elizabeth to just one point over the first five minutes of the second quarter, and used the solid defensive play to build a 25-13 lead after a three-point play from junior Courtney Goyak.

The Chargers continued to build their lead over the final 3:40 of the second quarter, as Lancaster Bible ended the half on an 11-0 run, as sophomore Emily Morgan and senior Kirsten Webster converted back-to-back three-point plays to give Lancaster Bible a 40-17 halftime lead.

Neither team shot overly well in the third quarter, but Lancaster Bible's defense continued to shine, as they held St. Elizabeth to just six points, and led 52-23 after 30 minutes of play.

The fourth quarter featured several players from each team's bench, but that didn't slow Lancaster Bible down one bit, as junior Sara Bell and sophomore RuthAnn Hostetler had terrific quarters for the Chargers. A layup from Bell and a jumper from Hostetler midway through the quarter gave Lancaster Bible a a 63-26 advantage, and Bell and freshman Leah Steiner knocked down the final baskets of the game as well for the Chargers, who won by 40 points for the first time since Feb. 20, 2016, when Lancaster Bible defeated Wilson, 107-45.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible show 26-of-49 (53.1 percent) from the field, and the Chargers were 12-of-14 from the free throw line as well...St. Elizabeth shot just 10-of-68 (14.7 percent) from the floor, including a 2-of-22 mark from 3-point range...Hickey and Goyak each had 14 points, as Goyak added 11 rebounds, while Hickey had five boards...Webster finished with 10 points, four assists and two steals...Morgan added 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting, and five rebounds, while fellow sophomore Kaylee Boger had nine points and three assists...Bell finished with four points and six rebounds...Rakiya Sellers had 18 points to lead St. Elizabeth.

The Coach Says: "To be able to play everyone good minutes today was big for us," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Katelyn Vanderhoff said. "It gives everyone confidence when they can get minutes on the court and it makes us a more well-rounded team. We need to clean up the turnovers and be stronger with the ball, and continue to be strong defensively and keep our focus on both ends of the floor."

Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 13-2 all-time against St. Elizabeth...The Chargers defeated the Eagles, 57-50 in Morristown, N.J. on Dec. 9...Lancaster Bible had 46 defensive rebounds on Saturday, the second-most of the season...The Chargers had 51 total rebounds, the fourth time this season Lancaster Bible has had 50 or more rebounds in a game...Lancaster Bible is now 7-4 at home this season, and a perfect 7-0 at home in NEAC contests...The 27 points allowed are a season-low for the Chargers, and the fewest since Lancaster Bible defeated Baptist Bible (now Clarks Summit), 91-23 on Nov. 15, 2014.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible heads to Penn St. Abington on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. for its final road game of the regular season.