The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team traveled to Morrisville, New York on Friday to compete against the Morrisville St. Mustangs in a United East Conference game in which they won 91-79 to make it their sixth straight win. The Chargers move to 13-7 overall and 10-1 in conference while the Mustangs are 10-10 overall and 6-5 in the conference.
 
How It Happened: The Mustangs were the first to find the scoreboard tonight, which would end up being their only lead of the night. A good three-point field goal from graduate student Jordan Shewbridge got the Chargers going. Shewbridge went on to score 10 of the Chargers first 16 points in just five minutes of the game. The Mustangs cut the lead to within two points at the 14-minute mark when a three-point field goal from Ty Erisman started a 9-0 run, increasing the Charger lead to 25-14.
 
The Chargers kept the lead around eight to 12 points consistently for the first half, stopping any potential Mustang run with baskets of their own. The biggest lead of the first half came with just 19 seconds left to play when junior Seth Beers got out in transition and made a fantastic finish for an and-one, giving the Chargers a 16-point advantage. The Chargers headed to halftime winning 52-38.
 
Shewbridge didn't waste any time in the second half coming off his 20 points in the first half with another three off a Stoltzfus assist. Adam Stoltzfus added two more layups and junior Grant Sareyka got out in transition to bring the lead to 61-44. Sareyka continued to pour on the attack offensively with a layup and back-to-back three pointers to bring the lead to as much as 25 points. Between the guard play of Sareyka, Beers, and Shewbridge and the big-man dominance of Stoltzfus and Zentner, the Chargers managed to keep the lead in double digits the entire second half, helping them cruise to their sixth straight win and an important road win in conference play.
 
By the Numbers: The Chargers shot 48.5 percent (32-66) from the floor and 45.8 percent from the three-point line (11-24)… the Mustangs shot 40 percent (27-66) from the field and 44 percent (8-18) from beyond the arc… the Chargers managed to dish out 20 assists tonight and score 34 points in the paint… Jordan Shewbridge had a season-high 32 points and seven made three point field goals… Adam Stoltzfus had a monster 21 points and three assists… Andrew Zentner scored nine points and grabbed 16 rebounds… Tron Smith led the Mustangs with 15 points.
 
Information to Know: This was the sixth straight win for the Chargers this season… their 52 first half points were their most in a first half this season… the Chargers currently sit in first place in the United East with a 10-1 conference record... Grant Sareyka surpassed 900 career points tonight and now has 907 total points as a junior.
 
Up Next: The Chargers will complete their New York trip tomorrow, February 4^th with a matchup against Wells at 3:00 p.m.