The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team dropped a non-conference contest to York (Pa.), 93-71 on Wednesday night in the next county over, as the Chargers fell to 1-3 overall this season, while the Spartans improved to 3-1.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible raced out to a 5-0 lead in the first 46 seconds of the contest thanks to back-to-back buckets from Jordan Shewbridge, but it didn't last long, as York went on a 14-2 over the next three minutes to take a 14-7 with 16:48 to play in the opening half.
 
The Spartans led by 10 midway through the half at 26-16, but Shewbridge was at it again for the Chargers, and connected on two straight 3-pointers and a layup in transition to pull Lancaster Bible to within two at 26-24 with 8:18 remaining in the first half. The eight straight points from Shewbridge gave him 19 of Lancaster Bible's 24 points at the time.
 
Lancaster Bible kept its deficit in single digits for the next four minutes, but a layup from York's Zach Novick with 4:08 to play in the first half grew the Spartans' lead to 11 at 37-26, and the home team eventually led, 46-35 after 20 minutes of play.
 
The Chargers could never get back into the contest in the second half, as York drained nine 3-pointers in the final 20 minutes, and took several 20-point leads, eventually securing the victory by 22 points.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible shot 44.6 percent (25-of-56) from the field, , including 42.9 percent (6-of-14) from 3-point range…York shot 50.7 percent (35-of-69) from the floor, and was 14-of-36 from beyond the arc…Shewbridge led the Chargers with 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting…William Afoakwah added 18 points, eight rebounds, and four steals, as he and Shewbridge were the only Lancaster Bible players in double figures…Tyler Hilton and Luke Beers each had six points, and Kobe Devine had five points and three assists…Novick led five York players in double figures with 14 points.
 
News & Notes: Despite being just 31 miles away from one another, Wednesday night marked the first-ever meeting between Lancaster Bible and York (Pa.) …Lancaster Bible is now 0-2 on the road this season, and 1-2 in all games away from Horst Athletic Center…Wednesday's game is the only time during the regular season the Chargers will play an opponent from the Capital Athletic Conference…The York bench outscored Lancaster Bible's bench, 52-21…Shewbridge scored 20 or more points for the fifth time in 31 career collegiate games.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible takes on longtime rival Cairn on Monday night at 7 p.m. in Langhorne, Pa.