Lancaster Bible College Athletics

The #3-seed Lancaster Bible College Field Hockey team saw their record-breaking 2026 season come to a close on Saturday afternoon in the United East Semifinals, falling to #2-seed St. Mary's (Md.) by a score of 5-1. The Chargers end their season at 6-10 overall with a Final Four berth while the Seahawks improve to 10-7 overall and will take on #1-seed Penn St. Harrisburg next Saturday for the United East Championship.
 
How it Happened:
The Seahawks drew the first penalty corner of the game about five minutes in a fired a shot on goal, but Amelia Huey (Gr.) made an early save. Several minutes later, St. Mary's (Md.) was assigned a green card, but came down and scored a woman down in the ninth minute to take the lead at home. Huey made another save for LBC as they trailed 1-0 after one quarter.
 
The Seahawks had a corner and three more shots in the first half of quarter two but could not score, then with three minutes to go in the half, Gracie Hoffman (So.) placed the Chargers' first shot on goal as a defensive save was made for St. Mary's (Md.). The Chargers then drew a penalty corner and broke through for a score as Rebekah Hoover (So.) knocked in a goal off an assist from Bailey Simmons (So.), their second connection of the playoffs as the Chargers tied the score at 1-1 heading into halftime.
 
The Chargers fell behind about six minutes into the second half as the Seahawks got another score to retake the lead at 2-1, but Huey made three more saves as the third quarter went on to keep the Chargers in the game as the fourth quarter began with LBC down one.
 
The fourth quarter began in a great way for the Chargers as they fended off several Seahawk attacks including three Huey saves with three more shots blocked. However, a green card on the Chargers in the 52nd minute proved disastrous as St. Mary's (Md.) scored twice in a 30-second span to blow the game open at 4-1. The Seahawks added another a few minutes later to lead by four, then as Riley Danko (Sr.) had a late shot, the deficit was too much as the Seahawks finished off LBC and sent them home to end their playoff run in the Semifinals.
 
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- Shots: Lancaster Bible 3, St. Mary's (Md.) 22
- Shots on Goal: Lancaster Bible 2, St. Mary's (Md.) 14
- Corners: Lancaster Bible 2, St. Mary's (Md.) 6
 
Scoring Summary
9' SMC – Olivia Schwendeman (7) [Emma Mastrangelo (3)]
29' LBC – Rebekah Hoover (5) [Bailey Simmons (6)]
36' SMC – Morgan Knott (2) [Josie Mascolo (2)]
52' SMC – Emma Mastrangelo (5) [Safi Stimely (2)]
53' SMC – Safi Stimely (5)
57' SMC – Olivia Schwendeman (8) [Safi Stimely (3)]
 
Goalkeeping
- Amelia Huey (LBC): 9 Saves, 5 GA, LOSS (5-9)
- Sophia Kent (SMC): 0 Saves, 1 GA, WIN (9-5)
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 0-5 all-time against St. Mary's (Md.) and 0-2 against the Seahawks in the postseason, losing to them last season in the Semifinals as well. Lancaster Bible ends their season with a program-record six victories including five home wins and their first-ever postseason victory this past Tuesday in the First Round over Cedar Crest. The Chargers set a program record with 30 total goals scored this year, averaging 1.88 goals per game with over 10 shots per game as well. Bailey Simmons made history today as she set a new LBC single-season record for assists with her sixth of the year, breaking a tie with Riley Danko (2026) and Macy Balmer (2019) for the new record. Rebekah Hoover became just the tenth player in LBC Division III history with at least five goals in a season and moved up into 5th-Place all-time in total goals scored with eight.
 
Tonight marked the end of the collegiate careers of both Riley Danko and Amelia Huey for the Chargers, each playing their final games in a LBC uniform today. Danko has been a historic offensive talent for the Chargers as she ranks second in program history with 43 points, holding individual program records in both assists (15) and shots (135) and ranking second all-time in goals (14). She also holds the program record for game-winning goals with four and has two career hat-tricks and a career-high four goals against Gwynedd Mercy earlier this season. Huey ends her career among the program's top marks among goalkeepers with five total wins and two total shutouts, both ranking second in the Chargers' Division III history. Amelia set a new single-season program record with five wins this season and finishes her career with the fourth-most saves all-time with 66.
 
This marks the conclusion of the Chargers' 2026 season. Congratulations to the Field Hockey team on a historic and record-breaking 2026 season!