The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team tipped off their 2025-26 season in dramatic fashion on Saturday night, using a double-digit comeback in the second half to defeat Washington & Jefferson at home 92-88. The Chargers begin their season 1-0 overall while the Presidents start at 0-1 overall for the year.
 
How it Happened:
After over a minute scoreless, the Presidents got on the board first with a jumper, then junior Daniel King scored the Chargers' first points on a pair of free throws over two and a half minutes in. After some more free throws for the Chargers, senior Tyshaun Pulley had the first field goal of the game for LBC on a pull-up jumper, then Washington & Jefferson got out to a 16-9 lead at the eight-minute mark. Sophomore Bennett Bowers knocked down a three-pointer for his first Charger points, then layups from junior Camden Hurst and Pulley quickly swung the Chargers into the lead and Bowers added one for a 19-16 lead. The Presidents retook the lead over the next few minutes, but Hurst got LBC back in front with back-to-back threes to make it 32-29 LBC. The Presidents were able to take the lead back and enter halftime up two points on the Chargers 42-40 after 20 minutes.
 
Senior Reaves Hooks tied the game at 42 right out of the half with a fast-break layup, then junior Connor Storr put LBC in front 48-47 on a layup. The Presidents began to surge from there, taking the lead back and going on a 15-4 run to lead by nine points with under 14 minutes to play. Hooks and King each had buckets for the Chargers, but Washington & Jefferson kept building as they boosted the lead all the way to 14 points at 75-61 with 10:22 remaining in the game. Sophomore Doug Adiok ended their run with a layup, then Hurst made an and-one layup and hit the free throw to get the lead back down to seven. This began a Chargers surge as senior Luke Rumbaugh made a tight floater and Storr knocked down an and-one layup, then Storr had another layup off a fast-break to tie the game up at 75-75 and erase a 14-point deficit in just three minutes of game time. The Presidents went back up by four, but free throws from Rumbaugh and a layup by Hurst tied it back up at 83 with under four minutes to go. Storr scored the next seven points for the Chargers as they pulled ahead 90-87 with 35 seconds remaining, then some missed free throws by W&J and good shooting from the line by the Chargers helped seal the comeback win in their season opener as they took down the Presidents 92-88 in front of a roaring HAC crowd.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers shot 50-percent from the floor, went 3-9 from 3-point range, and shot 71-percent from the free throw line
- The Presidents shot 44-percent from the floor and 35-percent from three, but just 55-percent on free throws
- Camden Hurst led the Chargers with 22 points and five rebounds
- Daniel King notched his first career double-double with career-highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds and shot 8-11 from the free throw line
- Connor Storr added 20 points, nine rebounds, and four steals
- Luke Rumbaugh led all bench scorers with 10 points and 8-10 on free throws
- The Presidents were led by Michael Plasko with a game-high 23 points off the bench

Information to Know:
This was the Chargers' first-ever matchup with Washington & Jefferson. The Chargers have won their first season-opening game since 2023 and scored 90 points in a home opener for the first time since 2020.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers play on the road for the first time this season on Friday, November 14 as they travel to play in the Geneva Classic, taking on host Geneva (Pa.) at 7:30 p.m.