The Lancaster Bible College Women's Soccer team went on the road Saturday afternoon and earned a dominant 7-0 victory at Valley Forge, earning a spot in the United East postseason. The Chargers improve to 9-4 overall and 4-1 in conference while the Patriots fall to 4-9 overall and 1-5 in conference.
 
How it Happened:
It took just three minutes for senior Janae Bergey to find the back of the net for the Chargers as she put a high shot over the goalie off a pass from sophomore Zoe Beers to give LBC an early lead. The Chargers then earned three corner kicks with seven total shots in the next 12 minutes, with shots from Bergey and senior Leah Perreault going on goal for saves. Just past the 15-minute mark, the Chargers drew a foul in the box for a penalty kick, with Bergey lining up and firing a shot good for her second goal of the game. Lancaster Bible kept the shots firing as they had five more before Bergey struck once again, this time off a pass from junior Brooke Graham as she netted the third goal of the game, and after three more LBC corner kicks the half ended with a three-goal cushion for the Chargers.
 
While Bergey was done scoring for the day, the Chargers were far from finished as they scored in the 52nd minute with graduate student Jade Weir netting a goal off an assist from Beers, her first goal since the 2022 season as the Chargers took a 4-0 lead. After two assists, Beers connected on a score of her own later in the half with Bergey on the assisting end, the Chargers' fifth goal of the day. In the final three minutes of the game, Lancaster Bible exploded for two more as both junior Amelia DePaul and freshman Amelia Culp notched goals, with Perreault assisting DePaul and Culp registering her first career goal, ending the game in a 7-0 Charger victory and locking up a postseason spot.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers took a season-high 42 shots with 28 shots on goal, holding the Patriots to just one total shot
- Janae Bergey netted another hat-trick for the Chargers with three goals and added an assist
- Zoe Beers notched another multi-assist game with two and scored a goal
- Jade Weir, Amelia DePaul, and Amelia Culp all added goals
- Brooke Graham and Leah Perreault each added an assist
- Abigail Wood made 21 total saves in goal for the Patriots
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 14-2 all-time against Valley Forge and have won 13 consecutive matchups with the Patriots since 2004. This will be LBC Women's Soccer's third straight appearance in the United East playoffs with the Chargers making the field in 13 out of 14 total seasons in conference play as a NCAA Division III school. The Chargers' 42 shots today were the most since October 16, 2024 when they put up 48 against Keystone. Janae Bergey made history today as the first player in LBC's Division III history to record four 3-goal games in a single season, notching her fourth of the season today with three games remaining in the regular season. Janae also became just the fourth player in program history to score 20 goals in a single season, joining Hannah Gruver (2004), Whitney Heise (2012) and Monica Horning (2012) as the only players in program history to do so. Bergey entered the day ranked tied for third in the nation with 17 goals, netting three more today for 20 on the season.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers are back home for a conference matchup with Penn St. Brandywine on Tuesday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. as they celebrate Senior Day.