The Lancaster Bible College Women's Soccer team tied 2-2 to Penn St. Harrisburg in an away game with an outstanding finish. The Chargers are 9-4-2 overall and 3-2-1 in the United East. The Lions hold an overall record of 8-3-4 and are 3-0-1 standing in conference play.
 
How It Happened: To start out the game, Penn St. Harrisburg got a quick look on the net, but Chargers' goalkeeper Kari Ann Mecke made an early save to keep it at zero. Lancaster Bible answered with some pressure of their own, getting two corner kicks and a shot from Kendal Ream. The tides were not in the Chargers' favor, however, and the Lions scored the first goal of the game in the 22^nd minute. Later in the half, Samantha Perloni got a header for Lancaster Bible's first shot on goal of the game, but it was saved as the team went into halftime down 1-0.
 
Ream started off early in the second half getting a shot in the 48^th minute, but it was just wide of the net. The Lions replied with constant pressure, getting three shots on goal in the span of a minute; the first two were saved by Mecke but the third ended as a goal for Harrisburg. In the 73^rd minute, as the team was pushing for a resurgence, Perloni found Ream for Lancaster Bible's first goal of the match. In outstanding fashion, the Chargers found the back of the net one more time to tie up the match thanks to a goal from Isabella Eufemia. While the team did not come out with a win, the Chargers ended up drawing with the Lions 2-2 as a consequence of their late effort.

From the Coach: "We were resilient tonight even after going down two goals. The girls defended well and gave themselves a chance in the end. Credit to our group for capitalizing on chances. Terrific result for our team." - Head Coach Jake Warren
 
By the Numbers:
-Kendal Ream and Isabella Eufemia each scored a goal
-Samantha Perloni and Madisyn Baine also assisted on these goals, respectively
-Lancaster Bible goalkeeper Kari Ann Mecke recorded six saves on eight shots faced
-Serenity Hill and Kylie Anne Yap scored the two goals for Penn St. Harrisburg
 
Information to Know:
These two teams have a lot of history, but the Lions hold the advantage all-time over the Chargers now with an 11-6-1 record. This was the first tie in the two teams' history, and it snapped the Chargers' 9-game losing streak against the Lions. Freshman Samantha Perloni recorded her first assist in her career as a Charger. Freshman Madisyn Baine also posted her first collegiate assist in the draw.
 
Up Next:
On Saturday, October 21 at 4:00 p.m., the Chargers play in an away match against non-conference Waynesburg.