The Lancaster Bible College Women's Basketball team battled with conference rival Gallaudet on Wednesday night, losing a close game 68-61. The Chargers drop to 5-13 overall and 3-4 in conference, while the Bison improve to 13-6 overall and 6-1 in United East play.
 
How it Happened:
Jenna Dombach got a layup to go 10 seconds in for the first score, then hit a three just minutes later to tie it up at 7-7. Several different Gallaudet players led a big 12-point scoring run, then back-to-back buckets from Raven Hunter and a jumper from Alaysha Iwais helped the Chargers close the first quarter with eight straight points to trail by just four after ten minutes.
 
The Bison built up another lead through the first half of quarter number two, then a 3-pointer from Isabella Eufemia and layups from Hunter and Dombach quickly brought the game back to a tie at 26-26. LBC traded buckets with Gallaudet as Natalie Wenger kept the game tied with a layup, then a big 3-pointer from Shelby Gard put the Chargers up three late in the half. Gallaudet got another quick bucket to give the Chargers a 31-30 lead at halftime.
 
It was Hunter that started the scoring for the Chargers in the second half to put them up three, then a few quick scores from the Bison saw LBC fall behind 37-33. The third quarter remained close as Iwais hit a three to cut the deficit to two, then the Bison matched to go up four. A layup from Hunter made it a two-point game, then Wenger converted a Bison turnover to send the game into the fourth quarter tied up at 44.
 
The teams battled early in the fourth as Hunter and Rachel Nolt connected on jumpers to keep the score knotted up. Hunter gave the Chargers a 52-50 lead on a layup to force a Gallaudet timeout, then the Bison surged ahead despite baskets from Hunter and Dombach. It became a fouling game as the Chargers desperately tried to convert, but the Bison wrapped up the game 68-61 and handed LBC a crushing home loss.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers led in points off turnovers (20-19) and fast-break points (12-6), but the Bison prevailed in second-chance points (22-5)
- The Chargers shot 26-66 (39.4%) from the field and 5-16 (31.3%) from 3-point range, while the Bison shot 28-69 (40.6%) for the game and 2-13 (15.4%) from behind the arc
- Raven Hunter led the Chargers with 23 points, seven rebounds, and five blocks
- Jenna Dombach and Alaysha Iwais both had a game-high four steals, adding 12 and 10 points respectively
- The Bison had three players with double-doubles, with Rajena Guettler leading the scoring with 17 points and 13 boards
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 17-7 all-time against Gallaudet, losing the last three contests with the Bison. 68 points is the fewest the Chargers have allowed to the Bison since beating Gallaudet 65-56 on January 14, 2023. Sophomore Raven Hunter tied her career-high tonight with five blocks and has already moved into 6^th in program history with a whopping 42 blocks in her first season. Hunter's 42 blocks also cements her in history as she now holds the women's single-season record for blocks. Senior Jenna Dombach passed Lauren Heliger ('13) for the 7^th-most made 3-pointers in program history with two tonight. Senior Alaysha Iwais surpassed 750 career points with 10 in tonight's game and also reached 75 made 3-pointers on her career.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers are on the road on Saturday, January 27 as they take on Penn St. Abington at 3:00 p.m.