Lancaster Bible 104, Penn St. Berks 34
 
Penn St. Berks Starters
Motze, Hagenbush, Ackley, Zelonka & Davis
 
LBC Starters
Sydney Heller, Alaysha Iwais, Adalyn Steiner, Jade Eshelman & Jenna Dombach
 
How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College women's basketball team scored 100 points for the first time since 2016, defeating Penn St. Berks by a score of 104-34 on Wednesday, February 9.
 
Lancaster Bible (11-11 Overall, 8-5 United East) snatched the momentum early in the first quarter opening the game on a 6-0 run powered by a pair of layups from Jade Eshelman. After Penn St. Berks (0-19 Overall, 0-12 United East) got on the board with a 3-pointer, Sydney Heller swished LBC's first 3-pointer of the game to make the score 9-3. Alaysha Iwais extended the lead, swiping a steal and finishing a layup in transition. Jenna Dombach and Heller each added a layup, giving the Chargers a 15-5 advantage midway through the quarter. Later in the quarter, Hope Hodges drilled a 3-pointer, giving the Chargers a 13-point lead. Kenzie Baughman, Faith Hammond and Lizzy Tilton each hit a jump shot, giving LBC a 26-12 advantage heading into the second quarter.
 
Eshelman started the scoring for LBC in the second half, finishing a layup off a pass from Iwais. Adalyn Steiner scored back-to-back baskets off passes from Iwais, extending the lead to 20 points. Iwais scored back-to-back layups to close out a 14-0 run for the Chargers. LBC continued to push the advantage, taking a 51-20 lead into the half. The Chargers matched their first half season-high for points scored.
 
Dombach drilled a 3-pointer to open scoring in the second half. Heller followed with her second 3-pointer of the game, making the score 57-23. Iwais swiped back-to-back steals leading to easy transition layups for LBC. Later in the quarter, Eshelman converted a layup off a great pass from Dombach, giving the Chargers a 45-point lead. Penn St. Berks cut into the deficit going on a 6-0 run until Tilton finished a layup. Hodges then converted a three-point play making the score 74-29. LBC closed the quarter on a 9-0 run capped off by a layup from Grace Martin, giving the Chargers an 80-29 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Chargers continued to roll in the fourth quarter, with Hodges hitting another 3-pointer to put LBC up by 53 points. Faith Hammond scored eight points in the final frame, helping the Chargers pick up the 104-34 victory. This is the first time LBC has scored 100 points in game since they scored 107 against Wilson College in 2016. The 104 points are the fourth most scored in a single game in school-history.
 
Inside The Numbers
- Faith Hammond led the Chargers in scoring, netting a career-high 16 points and pulling in six rebounds
- Lizzy Tilton filled the stat sheet scoring 14 points, gathering nine rebounds and dishing four assists
- Hope Hodges scored 12 points hitting twice from 3-point range
- Jenna Dombach posted 11 points gathering in six rebounds
- Sydney Heller reached double figures, scoring 11 points
- Adalyn Steiner posted 10 points, pulling in seven rebounds
- Jade Eshelman led the team in rebounds, gathering in 15 boards
- Penn St. Berks was led by Abby Ackley who scored 12 points
- This is the first time LBC has scored 100 points in game since 2016
- The 104 points are the fourth most scored in a single game in school-history
 
Coaching Points
"Overall, I thought we played excellent team basketball on the offensive side tonight but could have done a better job getting stops defensively," said head coach Joy Tharrington. "I loved our energy and enjoyed watching all ten players contribute and step up in big ways."
 
Who's Next
The women's basketball team will return home for a critical United East showdown with St. Mary's College of Maryland on Saturday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m.
 
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