The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team won its eighth straight game on Saturday afternoon, earning a Senior Day victory over Cazenovia, 69-61 at Horst Athletic Center. The Chargers are now 11-11 overall and 9-4 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while Cazenovia dropped to 7-15 overall and 5-8 in NEAC play.
 
How it Happened: Cazenovia opened up an early 8-2 lead, as the Chargers struggled to shoot from the floor, but Lancaster Bible eventually found its footing, and took an 11-10 lead on a jumper from Adalyn Steiner with 2:54 to play in the opening quarter.
 
The teams were tied at 13-13 after 10 minutes of play, but Cazenovia opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run over the first two minutes of the frame, to take a 19-13 advantage. Lancaster Bible came right back with six points of their own, as Steiner, Caitlin Hickey, and Lizzy Tilton had buckets for the Chargers. The teams went back-and-forth from there, and Tilton's jumper with 14 seconds to play in the half sent the teams to the locker room knotted up at 30-30.
 
Amy Holland gave Cazenovia a 41-37 lead midway through the third quarter, but Lancaster Bible answered with a 7-0 run, as Tilton's 3-pointer gave the Chargers a 42-41 lead, and Hickey's layup in transition extended it to 44-41. The teams traded 3-pointers following Hickey's basket, and Lancaster Bible eventually led, 51-48 after 30 minutes of play.
 
The Chargers led by four, 56-52, after another 3-pointer from Hickey two minutes into the fourth quarter, but Cazenovia wouldn't go away, and took a 61-60 lead with 4:07 to play after free throws from Alexis Tubbs. Hickey hit a big jumper to restore the Chargers' one-point lead, 62-61, and the Lancaster Bible defense was stingy after that, and didn't allow a point in the final four minutes of play. Mikayla Via hit four big free throws down the stretch, and Lancaster Bible secured its eighth straight win.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 35.1 percent (27-of-77) from the floor, including just 6-of-28 from 3-point range…Cazenovia shot 41.4 percent (24-of-58) from the field, and 7-of-22 from 3-point range…Lancaster Bible led 20-9 in points off turnovers, and 6-2 in second-chance points…Hickey finished with a game-high 22 points…Tilton had 20 points, six rebounds, five assists, and five steals…Steiner was the third player in double figures with 13 points, and she also added nine boards, and four steals…Amy Holland had 18 points to lead Cazenovia.
 
The Coach Says: "It was certainly a rough start shooting-wise for us, but we got into a bit of a rhythm late in the first half, and then switching to zone in the second half really helped us get some easy baskets to begin the third quarter," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Katelyn Vanderhoff said. "We showed lots of mental toughness today, and Hickey and Tilton continue to play so well for us, and then we got big games as well from Steiner and Via. Today was just a nice overall team win."
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 9-0 all-time against Cazenovia…The Chargers defeated the Wildcats, 66-52 in Cazenovia, N.Y. last season…The Chargers finish the regular season with a home record of 7-4…Lancaster Bible was 3-11 overall after a Jan. 17 loss to Penn St. Harrisburg, and is now at the .500 mark…This is Lancaster Bible's longest winning streak since the Chargers won 16 straight contests from Jan. 19, 2016 to Feb. 27, 2016.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible can win the NEAC South Division on Wednesday night with a victory at Penn St. Abington…Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.