The Lancaster Bible College women's soccer team lost its second straight game to begin the 2019 season on Tuesday, as the Chargers lost to Alvernia, 4-0 in Reading, Pa. The loss drops the Chargers to 0-2 this season, while the Golden Wolves improved to 1-1.
 
How it Happened: Alvernia opened the scoring in the first five minutes, as Alison Hyde took a pass from Taylor Gough and gave the Golden Wolves a 1-0 lead at the 4:16 mark.
 
The Golden Wolves continued to control the play for most of the first half, but the Chargers earned three straight shots in the final six minutes of the opening half, two of which were saved by Alvernia goalkeeper Lily Sankey.
 
Alvernia doubled its lead at 55:40 when Hyde scored again off a feed from Breanna Dukehart, and Hyde completed the hat trick just six minutes later to give the home team a 3-0 advantage.
 
Lancaster Bible had a corner kick and two more shots that were saved by Alvernia midway through the second half, but Lauren Gough's goal at 80:12 ended any hope of a comeback, and the Chargers lost their first road game of the season, 4-0.
 
Statistically Speaking: Alvernia led in shots, 12-11, including 10-6 in shots on goal…The Golden Wolves also led in corner kicks, 8-1…Lancaster Bible goalkeeper Erin Mikula made six saves for the Chargers, while sophomore Kayla Hubbard led Lancaster Bible with four shots…Junior Karissa Akselsen also had two shots for the Chargers.
 
The Coach Says: "I thought we played better in some areas than we did on Friday, but made some mistakes that led to Alvernia goals," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Ally Long said. "We had some chances to score, but need to put all of the phases together to pick up a win. This team continues to grow, and we look forward to another chance on Friday."
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 0-10 all-time against Alvernia…This was the first meeting between the two teams since Sept. 6, 2017, when Alvernia defeated the Chargers, 2-1 in Reading, Pa…This is the third straight season the Chargers have been held scoreless in their first two games of the season…Mikula has 11 saves through the first two games of the season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts long-time rival Cairn on Friday night at 6 p.m.