The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team traveled to New York City, N.Y. to take on (RV) NYU for a non-conference contest, losing by a score of 95-83 against last year's national Runner-Up. The Chargers drop to 6-2 overall and 1-0 in the United East while the Violets improve to 8-1 overall.
 
How it Happened:
The Violets began with the first five points before sophomore Bennett Bowers scored for the Chargers two minutes in, then after a layup by junior Daniel King NYU launched an eight-point run to take a 16-4 lead. Freshman Jacob Lewis scored the next five for the Chargers on a made 3-pointer and a fast-break jumper, then juniors Connor Storr and Camden Hurst strung together six points to cut the lead to nine. Senior Luke Rumbaugh later had a bucket, then the Violets tacked on another run of six points and got the lead up to 19 points before back-to-back threes from Bowers and junior Trey Grube. Bowers and Grube both had another bucket in the final minute, cutting the lead to a dozen at halftime down 49-37.
 
NYU had the first five of the second half before Hurst and Rumbaugh strung six points together to drop the deficit to 11. Rumbaugh and Storr added more points, then senior Reaves Hooks completed an and-one layup for the three-point play to make the deficit single-digits at 61-53. This, however, was the closest the Chargers would get in the second half as NYU built their lead back up and held on despite consistent LBC scoring from Hurst down the stretch. The Chargers had six made threes in the second half, but the Violets held on and won by 12 at home for the Chargers' second loss of the season.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers shot 48-percent from the floor, 39-percent from 3-point range, and shot 65-percent from the free throw line
- The Violets shot 55-percent from the floor, 36-percent from three, and 60-percent on free throws
- Camden Hurst led the Chargers with 23 points, five assists, and five rebounds
- Bennett Bowers and Luke Rumbaugh each added 13 points
- The Violets were led by Bryan Moussako with 22 points on 6-10 from 3-point range

Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 1-1 all-time against NYU as they met in the NCAA First Round back in 2023 where the Chargers defeated the Violets 67-64 for their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. The Chargers' 6-2 record matches their best eight-game start to the season since 2020-21 where they finished 13-4 in a shortened season. Trey Grube surpassed 100 career points today with five while Camden Hurst tallied his 100th career assist as he had five. Bennett Bowers' 13 points today were a career-high, also setting new highs in made field goals with four and made 3-pointers with three.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have one more home game in the 2025 calendar year as they host Eastern Mennonite on Monday, December 15 at 3:30 p.m. in the Horst Athletic Center.