The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team got back into the win column on Sunday, as the Chargers downed Keuka, 80-63 in Keuka Park, N.Y. Lancaster Bible shot well all day long, and improved to 14-9 overall, and 11-3 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Wolves dropped to 9-12 overall and 6-8 in NEAC action.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible led 5-4 in the early going, but used a 13-2 run to build an 18-6 lead just 5:34 into the contest. Benny Raymond, Luke Beers and Jordan Shewbridge hit back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers over the course of 57 seconds to cap the scoring run.
 
Keuka worked its way back into the contest, and trailed just 19-14 with 12:07 remaining in the half, but Beers hit another 3-pointer to extend the lead back to eight, 22-14. The Wolves cut their deficit to four shortly after, but a layup from Quentin Davis and another 3-pointer from Raymond gave Lancaster Bible a 27-18 advantage with 8:28 to play.
 
Lancaster Bible maintained its lead for a couple of minutes, and then extended it again thanks to Alex Whitt and Tyler Norris who combined for eight straight points, as the Chargers took a 39-21 lead on Whitt's jumper with 3:14 left in the half. A thunderous dunk from Davis moved the lead to 20, but Keuka ended the half on a 10-0 run, and the Chargers led just 41-31 at the break.
 
The Wolves scored the first bucket of the second half, but Lancaster Bible went on a 10-0 run immediately afterwards, and led 51-33 after a 3-pointer from Shewbridge with 15:03 remaining. The Chargers' lead remained near 20 for much of the second half, but the Wolves made one more run, and cut the Lancaster Bible lead to 65-54 with 3:37 to play. Whitt converted a layup the next time down the floor for the Chargers, and Beers added another layup quickly after, and put the Wolves away for good.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible 53.4 percent (31-of-58) from the floor, including 11-of-28 from 3-point range…Keuka shot 39.1 percent (25-of-64) from the field, but just 2-of-13 from beyond the arc…Davis was efficient from the floor again, as he had 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and also added 14 rebounds and two assists…Raymond added 14 points, and had four of the Chargers' 11 3-pointers…Beers and Shewbridge each had 13 points, while Shewbridge added five assists, and Beers had four rebounds…Whitt was the fifth and final player in double figures with 10 points, and also had eight rebounds…Britton Beach had five points, 10 boards and seven assists…David Oliveras had a team-best 15 points for Keuka.
 
The Coach Says: "I was happy to see our guys take pride in the defensive end again," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Andrew Wingreen said. "We lost that for a couple of games, but thought we played with an urgent sense of energy and enthusiasm today."
 
On the Play of Quentin Davis: "Q was really good again, and opens up a lot of opportunities for us on offense," Wingreen said.
 
Looking Ahead: "We need to continue to get better though if we want to be playing at the level necessary to make a postseason run," Wingreen said.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 7-3 all-time against Keuka…The Chargers defeated the Wolves, 69-59 last season in Lancaster…Lancaster Bible is now 6-4 in true road games this season, and 6-6 in all games away from Horst Athletic Center…The Chargers are outscoring opponents, 839-773 in the first half of games this season…Lancaster Bible is 9-2 this season when the team hits 10 or more 3-pointers in a game…Sunday's 38 defensive rebounds were the most in a game this season for the Chargers.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will play its final road game of the regular season on Wednesday, as the Chargers head to Washington, D.C. to battle Gallaudet at 7 p.m.