The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team traveled to Media, Pa. for a road conference matchup with Penn St. Brandywine, cruising to an 80-53 victory for their fifth straight victory. The Chargers improve to 14-6 overall and 9-2 in the United East, while the Lions fall to 4-16 overall and 1-10 in the conference.

How it Happened:
After Brandywine opened the scoring, the Chargers launched 10-0 run and never looked back, with sophomore Connor Storr knocking down a three and junior Nile Austin scoring five in a row with a layup and a three. Freshman Isaac Smalls ended the scoring run with a loud dunk, then sophomore Camden Hurst hit a 3-pointer to build a 13-5 lead for LBC. The Chargers grabbed their first double-digit lead of the game on a layup by Austin, and the lead continued to grow up until the end of the first half when sophomore Daniel King hit a pair of free throws to make it a 19-point game. The Chargers took a 39-22 lead into the halftime break.

The Lions quickly made a pair of buckets in the first minute of the second half to cut the lead to 13, but Hurst responded with a jumper and senior Maureon Tisdale-Couch canned a layup to put the lead back to 17 points. After junior Reaves Hooks knocked down a three, Smalls made a layup in transition the put the Chargers up 22 points. Both teams began to sub in their benches with around five minutes to play, with the lead holding at about 23 points for most of the time. Junior Mark Heidebrecht scored a driving layup and sophomore Tyler Chapman knocked down a pair of threes to cap off the 27-point win for Lancaster Bible over the Lions.

By the Numbers:
- The Chargers shot 43-percent from the field, 31-percent from deep, and 74-percent on free throws, while the Lions shot 39-percent from the field, 38-percent from deep, and 41-percent on free throws
- Lancaster Bible dominated in points off turnovers 25-6 and points in the paint 36-26
- Camden Hurst scored a game-high 15 points for the Chargers
- Nile Austin added a career-high 11 points
- Jordan Praylow had team-highs with five assists and five rebounds
- 12 different players scored tonight for Lancaster Bible
- The Lions were led by Amari Little with nine points and seven rebounds

Information to Know:
Lancaster Bible has clinched a spot in the 2025 United East Playoffs with their victory tonight, marking their 11th straight postseason appearance, the longest active streak for any program at Lancaster Bible. The Chargers are now 5-2 all-time against Penn St. Brandywine and have won their last three games against the Lions. The Chargers now ride a season-best five-game win streak into this weekend and are in second in the United East with a 9-2 conference record.

Up Next:
The Chargers finish the week on the road on Saturday, February 1 for a United East clash with Rosemont at 3:00 p.m.