The Lancaster Bible field hockey team extended their winning streak to three games Saturday night with a 5-0 victory over the Wells College Express. The win comes on a special night for the Chargers as they were able to dedicate and donate the proceeds of the contest to Abbie Keath, a Chargers players' friend and student at Lebanon Valley College, who has been battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma. The Chargers move to 3-6 overall on the year.
 
How It Happened: The Chargers would start the game sending a total of seven shots and three penalty corners. Eight minutes into the first period, sophomore midfielder Sarah Dukeman would put the Chargers on the board for her first goal of the season. The second period would start with Hannah Hoffman scoring the second goal of the game for the Chargers and her fourth of the season 21 minutes into the game. The Chargers would continue to send shots toward the goal but found themselves with a 2-0 lead at the half.
 
Coming out of halftime, the Wells defense would tighten, only allowing two Charger shots. Despite the limited opportunities, the Chargers would pour on the goals in the final period starting on a goal from Rylee Hannon, her first of the season, off a great assist from teammate Alexis Gilbert. Dukeman would score her second goal off a great effort from Amanda Wise and Hannah Hoffman would seal the deal in the 59^th minute with another goal, ending the game with a 5-0 win. 
 
From the Coach: "Overall we had a good performance tonight. We had some really nice passing combinations that lead to good scoring opportunities. I think the 1v1 competition at halftime gave them a little spark. We will come back on Monday and work on getting prepared for a stretch of away games with tough competition. We want to thank everyone that came out to support our Play for a Cure and Abbie Keath. Keep fighting Abbie!" – Head Coach Becky Elliott
 
By the Numbers:

• Hannah Hoffman tallied two goals tonight making it five goals on the season.
• Sarah Dukeman scored her first two goals of the season for the Chargers.
• Rylee Hannon scored her first goal of the season as well.
• The Chargers outshot the Express 25-7 and the penalty corner battle was in favor of LBC 6-3.
• Amanda Hoover had four saves for the night.

 
Information to Know: The win ties the program record for wins in a season since the reboot of the program in 2018.
 
Up Next: The Chargers will head back on the road next week with games at Eastern University on Wednesday, October 5^th and then at Houghton, NY on Saturday, October 8^th.