The Lancaster Bible College Women's Basketball team traveled to Penn St. Harrisburg for a United East Conference matchup with the Lions on Saturday afternoon, falling by a score of 82-57. Following the loss, the Chargers are now 5-11 overall and 3-2 in the conference while the Lions improve to 7-11 overall and 4-1 in conference.
 
How It Happened: It was the Chargers who managed to hit their stride early with a 9-3 run to open the first quarter. The run began with a layup from Jenna Dombach followed by a three-pointer from Alaysha Iwais and back-to-back layups from Hunter Raven to start the run. The Lions, however, didn't lie down as they chipped away to tie the game at 13-13. Finishing the first quarter with a four-point spurt, freshman Rachel Nolt put the Chargers in front 21-20 to end the first quarter.
 
Trading baskets in the first few minutes of the second quarter, it wasn't until the Lions cashed in consecutive three-pointers to take a six-point lead with six minutes to go in the half. That lead only increased as the Lions turned up their pressure generating steals and open shots. The first half ended with the Lions maintaining a 12-point lead, 44-32.
 
Dombach got the Chargers going once again to open the second half bringing the deficit back to within 10, but it wasn't long until the Lions grew their lead to as much as 16-points on one of their 14 three-pointers for the day. The Chargers continued to battle, getting the score to within eight points off two made free throws from Nolt.
 
Looking to put together a rally of their own, the Lions opened the fourth quarter connecting on two more three-pointers to spark a scoring outburst. The Lions went on to hold the Chargers to just four fourth quarter points while scoring 17 of their own leading to an 82-57 loss for the Chargers.
 
By the Numbers: The Chargers shot 35-percent from the field, 15-percent from three, and 61-percent from the line… the Lions shot 37-percent from the floor, 35-percent from three, and 57-percent from the free throw… the Chargers won the points in the paint battle 38-30, but the Lions were able to convert the Chargers' 23 turnovers for 21 points while grabbing 16 offensive rebounds… Nolt led the way for the Chargers with 21 points and three steals, finishing 8-10 from the free throw line… Raven Hunter chipped in a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds… Giahny Correa and Jayla Galbreath led the way for the Lions with 22 and 21 points respectively.
 
Up Next: The Chargers return to the Horst Athletic Center on Wednesday, January 24 for a contest with United East foe Gallaudet at 7:00 p.m.