The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team had its three-game win streak snapped on Tuesday night, falling to Penn St. Abington, 65-44 in its final North Eastern Athletic Conference South Division contest of the regular season. The Chargers are now 12-11 overall and 10-4 in NEAC play, and finish the regular season with a 7-3 mark in NEAC South Division games. Penn St. Abington improves to 11-12 overall and 6-8 in NEAC play.
 
The 7-3 record in NEAC South Division play clinches second place in the division for the Chargers, and Lancaster Bible will play Penn College in next Tuesday's NEAC Quarterfinals at Horst Athletic Center. Penn St. Harrisburg has clinched the top spot in the division, and secured a spot in the NEAC Final Four on the weekend of Feb. 28-29.
 
How it Happened: Neither team shot the ball well in the opening minutes of the first half, as Kaleb Murry's layup 5:46 into the contest gave Lancaster Bible a 7-5 lead. The teams continued to struggle offensively, and Jordan Shewbridge's jumper with 11:06 to play in the first half tied the game at 9-9. Lancaster Bible wouldn't score again for over four minutes, and Tyler Norris' layup with 6:52 to play in the opening half cut the Chargers' deficit to six, 17-11.
 
Lancaster Bible cut its deficit to two, 19-17, with 5:41 remaining in the half, but those were the last points of the half for the Chargers, and Lancaster Bible trailed, 25-15 at halftime.
 
Lancaster Bible's offense didn't fare much better in the second half, as the Chargers scored just 13 points in the first 10 minutes of the second frame, and Murry's layup with 10:14 to play trimmed the Chargers' deficit to 45-28.
 
The Chargers trailed by as little as 12 later in the half, but never got to within single digits again, and Penn St. Abington held Lancaster Bible to just five points over the final six minutes of the game, and won by 21.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot just 27.8 percent (15-of-54) from the field, and did not make a 3-pointer all night, going 0-of-15…The Chargers were also 14-of-22 from the free throw line…Penn St. Abington shot 37.3 percent (22-of-59) from the floor, including 5-of-18 from beyond the arc…Penn St. Abington held a 52-32 edge in rebounds, including a 20-12 advantage on the offensive glass, which led to a 16-3 advantage in second-chance points…Shewbridge was the lone player in double figures for the Chargers, scoring 12 points and adding three steals…Luke Beers added nine points, three rebounds, and two steals, while Kaleb Murry also had nine points to go along with two steals…Other than those three players, no Lancaster Bible player scored more than three points.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 13-8 all-time against Penn St. Abington…The Chargers defeated the Nittany Lions, 74-59 on Jan. 18 at Horst Athletic Center…Lancaster Bible is now 3-8 on the road this season…The 27.8 percent shooting is a season-low for the Chargers, and marks the second time this season Lancaster Bible has shot under 30 percent from the floor…The -20 rebounding margin is the second-highest mark of the season for the Chargers…The 44 points scored are also a season-low, and the second time this season the Chargers have scored under 50 points in a contest.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will wrap-up the regular season this weekend in upstate New York, as the Chargers face SUNY Poly on Friday night at 5 p.m., and SUNY Cobleskill on Saturday at 1 p.m.