The Lancaster Bible College Women's Basketball team raced to a dominant 79-46 United East win over Rosemont at home on Saturday afternoon behind four 10-point scorers. The Chargers improve to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in conference, while the Ravens fall to 0-10 overall and 0-3 in conference.
How it Happened:
The Chargers came out of the gate firing as fifth year
Jenna Dombach hit 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions and senior
Serene Calderon scored four early points. The Chargers limited Rosemont to just six first-quarter points as sophomore
Rachel Nolt dished four assists in the quarter, with LBC leading 27-6 after 10 minutes.
The Ravens played a competitive second quarter, almost winning it at 18-16 Chargers, but the quarter belonged to sophomore
Natalie Wenger as she went off for seven points for 11 total in the first half. Nolt finished off the first half with a near double-double at nine points and eight rebounds, and the Chargers took a 45-22 lead into the half.
Dombach scored the first five points of the second half as the Chargers continued to pour it on at 50-22. Second-half standouts included sophomore
Katie Lewis with four made 3-pointers and 14 total points and freshman
Natane White in her first game of the season, racking up 11 points without a single miss from the field. Lancaster Bible led by as many as 37 points in the second half as they rolled to a 33-point victory and their third straight home win.
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers shot 43-percent from the floor, 41-percent from 3-point range, and 75-percent from the free throw line
- The Ravens shot 35-percent from the floor, 40-percent from three, and 40-percent on free throws
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Natalie Wenger tied her career-highs with 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the Chargers
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Jenna Dombach and
Katie Lewis each scored 14 points and
Natane White scored 11 points in her first career game
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Rachel Nolt had nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds
- The Ravens were led by Lakay Holloway with a game-high 28 points on 11-19 shooting from the field
Information to Know:
The Chargers improve to 3-5 all-time against Rosemont in the first matchup between the two schools since 2014, and LBC has now won three straight home games for the first time since Dec. 9 through Jan. 10 of last season. The Chargers improve to 2-2 in United East play for the second straight season and had four players record double-digit points for the fourth time this season. Fifth year guard
Jenna Dombach reached 11th-place all-time in scoring for the Chargers in the first quarter, sitting at 1,056 points after today's game and just 15 points away from the top-10 in Women's Basketball history. Sophomore forward
Rachel Nolt grabbed her 300th career rebound today, averaging over 10 rebounds per game this season and 12 points as well.
Up Next:
The Chargers have some time off before they finish their home slate for 2024 in non-conference play against Eastern Mennonite at 2:00 p.m.