The Lancaster Bible women's basketball team capped off the season with a win against Penn St. Abington, 63-48. This brings their final record to 14-10 overall and 9-7 in conference play. Abington finishes their season 7-17 overall and 5-11 in the United East.
 
How It Happened: Lancaster Bible came into its season finale with a high motor. Junior guard Alaysha Iwais started off hot after making her first two baskets, getting the Chargers five of their first six points two minutes into the first quarter. Abington would crawl back and take the lead, but after her third steal, Sydney Heller nailed a three to bring the Chargers back, only trailing by one point with four minutes remaining in the first. Iwais kept rolling to hit another three with one minute left in the quarter, and Lancaster Bible was able to finish the first quarter with a 14-12 lead.
 
In the second quarter, the Chargers kept fighting as senior Mikayla Via drilled a three to give the team a 20-17 lead just over two minutes into the second. Lancaster Bible showed off some grit in the second quarter getting to the free throw line and finishing some contested layups as they went on an 8-2 run in a span of just over four minutes, six of those points coming from Heller. To cap off a great second quarter from the Chargers, Via nailed another three with a minute left, and Lancaster Bible would go on to have a 31-25 lead going into halftime.
 
Lancaster Bible started the second half off on a strong 5-0 run in the first minute behind a three from Jenna Dombach. The Chargers fought hard on the defensive side of the ball, allowing only two points to Abington over six minutes into the third quarter. With only eight seconds left in the third, Via hit her third three-pointer of the game as the Chargers finished the quarter with a 48-36 lead over the Lions.
 
With seven minutes of play remaining, Dombach made a layup to get herself into double digits off a steal from junior forward Faith Hammond and bring Lancaster Bible a 50-39 lead. Heller was able to get to the free-throw line for the eighth time, and after making a pair of shots, the Chargers had an 11-point lead halfway through the final quarter. Via capped off her final performance of the year with an and-one to bring her total to 15 and Lancaster Bible their largest lead of the game, leading by 17 with just under two minutes of play left. At the final buzzer, the Chargers reigned victorious over the Lions with a 63-48 win.
 
By the Numbers:
The Chargers had three players finish with double-digit points… Mikayla Via and Jenna Dombach both had 15, and Sydney Heller put up 14… Lancaster Bible had a solid defensive showing, finishing with 13 team steals, their third highest this year… Angela Sanders had a game-high 22 for the Lions.
 
Information to Know:
Lancaster Bible has now won seven straight against Penn St. Abington. This also brings their home record against Abington to 13-1. Senior Adalyn Steiner finishes her Charger career with 627 total points. Mikayla Via finishes her career with 381 points. Jenna Dombach just reached 200 career rebounds after her two this game. Steiner also finished the season leading the Chargers in points with 239 total. Alaysha Iwais finishes the season with 112 assists, the highest mark in the United East and sixth-most in a season in program history.