The Lancaster Bible College women's lacrosse team cracked the win column for the first time this season on Saturday afternoon, as the Chargers defeated Wesley, 16-12 at Donald H. Funk Field. The victory propels the Chargers to 1-6 this season, while the Wolverines dropped to 5-3.
 
How it Happened: Seniors Raegan Horst and Hannah Thompson got the Chargers on the board early in the contest, before Wesley scored four straight goals to take a 4-2 lead with 14:13 remaining in the opening half.
 
The Chargers dominated the next seven minutes, as they scored five times, as it was Thompson and Horst filling up the scoresheet. Horst's third goal of the game with 7:04 remaining in the opening frame gave Lancaster Bible a 7-4 advantage. Wesley rebounded with two straight goals, and the teams then split the final two goals of the opening half, and Lancaster Bible held an 8-7 lead after 30 minutes of play.
 
Horst opened the scoring in the second half to give the Chargers a 9-7 edge, but Wesley came back with two goals, and tied the game at 9-9 with 13:42 to play. An offensive burst from the Chargers followed, and Lancaster Bible scored five times over the next seven minutes, and grabbed a 14-9 advantage. Thompson and Horst each scored twice during the run, while Kaylee Boger added the final goal with 5:28 to play.
 
The Wolverines got a goal back, but Hope Privitera and Thompson scored back-to-back goals with under five minutes to play, and effectively put the visitors away.
 
By the Numbers: Wesley outshot the Chargers, 31-28, and held a 28-25 edge in shots on goal, while Lancaster Bible dominated draw controls, 20-10…Thompson finished with eight goals, while Horst had six…Goalie Nicolette Statuti tied a career-high with 16 saves…Horst and Boger each had seven draw controls…Thompson was 2-for-3 in free position shots…Kaila Hindt and Brianna Bacon each had four goals for Wesley.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 2-6 all-time against Wesley…The Chargers other victory over Wesley came in 2017, when they won, 15-14…The 16 goals scored are a season-high for the Chargers…Statuti also made 16 saves on April 22, 2017 at SUNY Poly…The Chargers' win was the first at Donald H. Funk Field…The 25 shots on goal were also a season-high for the Chargers.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will begin a four-game road trip this Wednesday, as the Chargers head to Mahwah, N.J. to face Ramapo at 3:30 p.m….The game is the final non-conference contest of the season for Lancaster Bible.