The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team suffered a home defeat on Thursday night, losing 80-59 to Elizabethtown. The Chargers are now 3-6 overall and 1-1 in the United East, while the Blue Jays improve to 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the Landmark.
 
How it Happened:
The Blue Jays scored on their first possession, then the Chargers responded as Maureon Tisdale-Couch scored off an offensive rebound to tie it up. The game went bucket-for-bucket early as Grant Sareyka and Daniel King scored, then Tisdale-Couch hit a long jumper and Seth Beers knocked down a 3-pointer to give LBC an 11-7 lead. Freshman Connor Storr hit a three to give the Chargers their largest lead of the game at eight points, but the Blue Jays quickly turned it around, taking a 22-20 lead halfway through the period. Sareyka finished an and-one layup and King hit a pair of free throws to slow the momentum, but the Chargers entered halftime down nine at 41-32.
 
The Chargers found themselves in a hole early in the second half as E-Town scored eight straight points to extend the lead to 17. Nile Austin and Beers hit threes to cut the lead to 13, but the Blue Jays went on another big run with 13 in a row to put the game out of reach with a 66-40 lead. Jalen Glasgow and Trey Grube knocked down shots in the late minutes of the game, but the Chargers ultimately fell by a score of 59-80.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers had 21 turnovers to the Blue Jays' 17 and got out-rebounded 42-31
- Lancaster Bible shot 20-62 (32.3%) from the field and 12-17 (70.6%) on free throws, while the Blue Jays shot 33-70 (47.1%) overall and 8-11 (72.7%) from the line
- Freshman Trey Grube led the Chargers in scoring with a career-high nine points, going 3-6 from the field and 2-3 from 3-point range
- Seth Beers added seven points and four assists
- Junior Jalen Glasgow had season-highs with seven points and five rebounds
- The Blue Jays were led by Austin Finarelli with a game-high 22 points and four steals
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 3-8 all-time against Elizabethtown and have lost two straight to the Blue Jays, with their last win coming at home on January 4, 2022. This marks the third time this season that the Chargers' bench has outscored their starters, occurring previously in both conference games this season at Gallaudet (win) and St. Mary's (Md.) (loss). Senior Seth Beers knocked down his 100^th career 3-pointer in the first half, making him the 15^th player in program history to reach that mark.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have one final home game in 2023 as they host the Highlanders of Cairn University on Saturday, December 16 at 3:00 p.m.