The Lancaster Bible College Men's Soccer team traveled north to La Plume, Pa. for a United East match against Keystone, earning a 2-0 shutout win on the road. The Chargers improve to 6-7-1 overall and 4-1 in the United East while the Giants drop to 5-8-1 overall and 3-3 in the United East.
How it Happened:
The Chargers had the first three corner kicks as
Luke Richardson (Jr.) had two shots that missed to the right, then Keystone had a shot that missed high. The Giants had the first shot on goal just past the 36-minute mark as
Chris Jackson (Sr.) made the save, then both
Jacob Melleby (Fr.) and
Ethan Buss (Fr.) put shots on goal as the half wound down with both teams remaining scoreless heading into the halftime break.
Each team mounted an attack in the first five minutes of the second half with Jackson making a save and the Giants' keeper making two. The Chargers then drew a foul as
Silas Dellaperute (Jr.) lined up for the free kick, drilling the shot to the upper right corner to break through in the 56th minute for a 1-0 LBC advantage. About seven minutes later,
Jacob Garrett (Fr.) gathered the ball off a defensive breakdown by Keystone and dribbled a low shot into the back of the net, extending the lead to 2-0 on the road. Each team had several more shots and the Giants drew three corner kicks in the final ten minutes, but the defense held for LBC as they closed out a 2-0 win in conference play for their third straight shutout victory.
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Shots:
Lancaster Bible 14, Keystone 7
- Shots on Goal:
Lancaster Bible 7, Keystone 3
- Corner Kicks: Lancaster Bible 5, Keystone 5
Scoring Summary
56' LBC –
Silas Dellaperute (2)
63' LBC –
Jacob Garrett (3)
Goalkeeping
-
Chris Jackson (LBC): 3 Saves, 0 GA, WIN (4-2-1), SHO (2)
- James Kallens (KEY): 4 Saves, 2 GA, LOSS (3-7-1)
Information to Know:
This was the Chargers' 3rd time facing Keystone all-time, remaining unbeaten against the Giants at 2-0-1 overall and earning their first win against Keystone since 2010. The Chargers have won three straight games for the first time since the 2023 season from October 21-28, with all three wins coming in shutout fashion in United East victories over Gallaudet, Penn St. Brandywine, and Keystone. The Chargers have already matched their conference win total from last season with four and have their best conference start through five games (4-1) since the 2021 season when they began 3-0-2.
Silas Dellaperute is now tied for the lead among active players in goals scored with six and leads all active players in total points with 19 (6 goals, 7 assists).
Up Next:
The Chargers have a home matchup with Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday, October 17 in Lancaster, Pa. at 2:30 p.m.
