The Lancaster Bible College women's soccer team moved back to the .500 mark in North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon, as the Chargers defeated SUNY Cobleskill, 4-0 at the Donald H. Funk Field. Lancaster Bible is now 8-7 overall and 4-4 in conference play, while the Fighting Tigers dropped to 3-11-1 overall and 1-6-1 in NEAC action.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible opened the scoring 2:37 into the contest, as senior Maggie Arnold took a pass from Megan Rogers, and gave the Chargers a 1-0 lead. The Chargers controlled play throughout the entire first half, and made it 2-0 with 4:43 remaining, as Karissa Akselsen gathered a loose ball in the box and scored her first goal of the season, and the first since Oct. 4, 2017 during her freshman season.
 
The Chargers didn't waste any time in the second half expanding the lead, as Rogers scored 2:28 into the half off a pass from Samantha Koons. Just 1:20 later, Lancaster Bible capped the scoring, as Bryanna Hoover took a pass from Rogers, and drilled a shot into the lower left-hand corner for her fourth goal of the season.
 
The Chargers continued to dominate possession time in the second half, and easily won their eighth game of the season.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible outshot the Fighting Tigers, 15-0, including 11-0 in shots on goal…Lancaster Bible also held a 6-0 edge in corner kicks…SUNY Cobleskill goalkeeper Abigail Wetsel made seven saves for the Fighting Tigers…Lancaster Bible played four different goalkeepers on Saturday, as Erin Mikula, Rheeana Miles, Hannah Leib, and Kendra Brown saw action.
 
The Coach Says: "I thought we did a good job of scoring early in each half, and dictating play for the whole game," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Ally Long said. "We got to play everyone, and are learning to do things well each game. We have another week of practice to get better, and look forward to playing SUNY Poly next Saturday."
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 8-0 all-time against SUNY Cobleskill…In those eight games Lancaster Bible has outscored the Fighting Tigers, 37-3…The Chargers are now 4-3 at home this season…Lancaster Bible has rotated wins and losses over its past eight games…Lancaster Bible has more than seven wins in a season for the first time since the 2016 campaign when the Chargers went 16-7 and appeared in the NEAC Final…Seven of Lancaster Bible's eight wins this season have come via a shutout.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible is back in action next Saturday, October 26 at SUNY Poly, as the Chargers play their final road contest of the regular season...The game in Utica, N.Y. is scheduled for 2 p.m.