The Lancaster Bible College Women's Soccer team hosted Goucher at home on the Donald H. Funk Field on Thursday night after a reschedule from Tuesday, dominating 4-0 after three goals in the first half. The Chargers improve to 4-3 overall while the Gophers drop to 1-7 on the year.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers controlled the ball early on as they drew a corner kick eight minutes in and senior Leah Perreault put two shots on goal that were saved. LBC drew a foul in the box in the 17th minute that earned a penalty kick, with senior Janae Bergey putting it through for a score to give the Chargers the lead. A little later in the half, sophomore Allie Zuber helped lead a break and found Bergey once again, punching in another goal past the diving Gophers' keeper for a 2-0 Charger lead. The Gophers earned a corner kick at the 30-minute mark and forced a shot on goal, with senior Marcy Foltz making a save. A few minutes later, Bergey had a shot miss left, then junior Isabella Eufemia got the ball on the left side of the box and vaulted it over the goalie for her first score of the season, with junior Annie Hoffman getting the assist. After a pair of offsides for the Chargers, the first half end with a 3-0 LBC lead.
 
Foltz made a pair of saves early in the second half after a Chargers corner kick, then Zuber and junior Zoi Whitsett each had shots before graduate student Jade Weir put a shot on goal off a corner that was saved. After another slew of LBC shots, Bergey broke free again off a pass from sophomore Zoe Beers, knocking another goal in for her third of the game and capping the scoring for the Chargers as they closed out a 4-0 win for their first home victory of the season.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers dominated in shots 20-5 and had six corner kicks to the Gophers' one
- Janae Bergey netted another hat-trick for the Chargers with three goals
- Isabella Eufemia scored her first goal of the season
- Allie Zuber, Annie Hoffman, and Zoe Beers all registered assists
- Marcy Foltz made four saves in goal in her first game of the year
- Nia George made seven saves in goal for the Gophers
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 7-5-1 all-time against Goucher after a 2-2 tie with the Gophers last season on the road. Janae Bergey leads the Chargers this season with eight goals and has back-to-back games with three goals, the first Charger with consecutive hat-tricks since Kendal Ream at the beginning of the 2023 season. Bergey has 23 career goals, putting her in 11th place in Women's Soccer program history and became the 15th player in program history to reach 50 career points, with Isabella Eufemia also hitting the 50-point mark tonight with her goal.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers play on Homecoming weekend this Saturday, September 27 as they host Wilson for their first United East contest of the season at 2:30 p.m.