The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a loss to SUNY Cobleskill on Saturday afternoon, as the Chargers lost to the Fighting Tigers, 100-76. The Chargers are now 12-13 overall this season, and 10-6 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Fighting Tigers improve to 16-9 overall and 10-6 in conference action.
 
How it Happened: SUNY Cobleskill raced out to a 7-0 lead, and led 12-2 after just 3:27 of play. The Fighting Tigers eventually led, 18-6, but Lancaster Bible slowly began to chip away at its deficit, and trailed just 22-15 with 10:40 to play after a free throw from Kaleb Murry.
 
Lancaster Bible didn't stop there, and trimmed its deficit to three, 27-24, after a 3-pointer from Jordan Shewbridge with 7:14 left in the half. Britton Beachy's layup brought the Chargers to within three again with 6:19 to go in the first half, but that would be as close as the Chargers would get, as SUNY Cobleskill closed the half with a 16-6 scoring run, and led 46-33 after 20 minutes of play.
 
The Chargers moved to within 11 at 53-42 with 14:49 remaining after a layup from Caleb Carpenter, but SUNY Cobleskill broke away again with an 18-3 run over the next 3:42, and led 71-45 after a layup from Daniel Owens.
 
The Fighting Tigers lead reached 32 a couple of times down the stretch, and Lancaster Bible lost to SUNY Cobleskill for the second straight season.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 42.6 percent (29-of-68) from the field, including 5-of-18 from 3-point range…The Chargers were also just 13-of-24 from the free throw line…SUNY Cobleskill shot 50 percent (38-of-76) from the floor, including 15-of-38 from 3-point range…The Fighting Tigers outscored the Chargers, 28-6 in points off turnovers, as Lancaster Bible committed 18 turnovers on Saturday…Shewbridge finished with 15 points and four assists, while Adam Stoltzfus had 13 points and nine rebounds…Carpenter was the third and final player in double figures for the Chargers, as he had 10 points and five boards…Luke Beers had nine points, four assists, and three boards…Jackson Whitt added six points, while Beachy had four points, 10 rebounds, and three assists…Devin Boyle had a game-high 36 points for SUNY Cobleskill.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 7-3 all-time against SUNY Cobleskill…The Chargers lost to the Fighting Tigers, 85-69 last season in Lancaster…Lancaster Bible is now 3-10 on the road this season…Lancaster Bible was 9-of-32 from 3-point range over the weekend…Lancaster Bible's three-game losing streak is the second of the season, as the Chargers lost four straight earlier in the year from Nov. 20 to Dec. 7…Saturday also marked the second time this season the Chargers have allowed 100 or more points in a game.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will now get set for the NEAC Quarterfinals on Tuesday night, as the Chargers host Penn College at 7 p.m.