The Lancaster Bible field hockey team traveled to La Plume, Pa. on Saturday afternoon to compete against conference foe the Keystone College Giants in their final game of the 2022 season. The Chargers fell 9-0 and finished their season with a 3-13 record, 1-4 in CSAC conference play. The Giants moved to 9-8 overall, and 5-1 in CSAC conference play.
 
How It Happened: The Chargers would come out pushing the offensive tempo securing two corner kicks in the fourth minute. Keystone would return the favor and continue to attack the offensive side of the field finding their first goal in the eighth minute of the game. Keystone would add just one more before finishing the first period with a 2-0 lead.
 
The Chargers defense would hang tough in the majority of the second period withstanding the barrage of Keystone attacks. But the Giants offense would prove to be too much as they added another two goals in the 26^th and 29^th minutes of the game.
 
Coming out of halftime down 4-0 the Chargers would look to bounce back but Keystone would respond with three goals in the third period pushing the Keystone lead to 7-0. Despite Keystone dominating the majority of the first three periods, the Chargers would display some resilience and hope in the first few minutes of the fourth period including three shots, two of which were on goal, and a penalty corner. The Chargers would add one more shot and penalty corner in the fourth period, but the Giants offense would strike again twice ending the game with a 9-0 Keystone win.
 
From the Coach: "The game was a test of our resilience and composure. We started strong and had an offensive push in the beginning, getting corners and chances before they did. The score is not indicative of how well the team and especially our defense played. Looking forward to building on a strong core of players." – Head Coach Becky Elliott
 
By the Numbers: The Giants outshot the Chargers 44-4… The Chargers tallied a total of 19 saves in the contest… the penalty corner contest went in favor of Keystone 16-4.
 
The Chargers finished out their 2022 season Saturday afternoon with a 3-13 overall record and 1-4 in conference. The three wins in 2022 actually came all in a matter of one week when the Chargers beat Southern Virginia, Bryn Athyn, and Wells keeping all three teams scoreless.