The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday, as the Chargers defeated Cazenovia, 66-52 in Cazenovia, N.Y. The Chargers improved to 4-15 overall and 2-8 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Wildcats dropped to 3-13 overall and 2-8 in NEAC action.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible's offense was firing on all cylinders early in the first quarter, as the Chargers got their first five points from senior Courtney Goyak. Caitlin Hickey and Mekenzie Smith added layups later in the quarter, as Lancaster Bible used an 11-0 run to build an eight-point lead. Lancaster Bible would eventually lead by as many as 11 after another layup by Smith, and the visitors led 18-11 after 10 minutes of play.

The Chargers opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run, and led 24-11 almost four minutes into the quarter. The Wildcats fought back and cut their deficit to five, but Lancaster Bible got a late 3-pointer from Becca Lucente, and the Chargers led, 33-23 at halftime.

Lancaster Bible maintained its lead throughout the third quarter, and after trading buckets early in the quarter, a pair of free throws from Hickey with 2:55 remaining gave the Chargers a 17-point advantage. The Chargers led by double digits throughout the fourth quarter as well, and though each team produced a scoring run in the final quarter, Lancaster Bible pulled away and hit its free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 39.4 percent (26-of-66) from the floor, but just 4-of-16 from beyond the arc…The Chargers were 10-of-13 from the free throw line…Cazenovia shot 31.3 percent (20-of-64) from the field, but just 4-of-23 from 3-point range…Hickey led the Chargers with 22 points, and also added six assists and five rebounds…Tilton had 12 points and nine boards, while Goyak added nine points and a team-high 16 rebounds…Leah Steiner, Smith, and Lucente each had six points, and Hope Hodges chipped in with five points and six boards…Alexis Tubbs had a team-high 20 points for the Wildcats.

The Coach Says: "I am really proud of the way we played today," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Katelyn Vanderhoff said. "I thought we put together a complete defensive game, and really owned the boards. Lizzy had a tremendous game, and really set the tempo for us offensively, and we moved the ball around the best we have all season."
 
Information Hodge Podge: The Chargers are now 8-0 all-time against Cazenovia…Lancaster Bible defeated the Wildcats, 83-67 last season in a game that was also in Cazenovia, N.Y…Lancaster Bible is now 2-5 in true road games this season, and 2-7 in all games away from Horst Athletic Center.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts Penn College on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m.