The Lancaster Bible College Women's Basketball team is prepped for their 2026-27 season beginning Friday night, seeing 24 games on their schedule with 12 total United East contests for the season. Head coach Kel Brown (21-31) enters his 3rd Season at the helm of the Women's Basketball team as they look to improve upon an 11-16 2025-26 season that featured the team's first conference postseason victory since 2017 and a trip to the United East Quarterfinals. The Chargers were selected seventh out of 13 teams in Tuesday's United East Preseason Poll voted on by the coaches, earning 80 total points and ranking one spot higher over last year's preseason selections.
 
The Chargers have a group of seven total returning players from last year's roster, including Emily Wilson (So.) who had a standout rookie season for Lancaster Bible in 2025-26. Wilson landed on the United East All-Conference Second Team in her first year as she led the team with 12.0 points per game, reaching double-figure scoring in 19 games and leading the team with 98 total assists as well. Emily led the Chargers with 36 total made 3-pointers and added 6.2 rebounds per game to her fantastic start to her Chargers career. Also returning for the Chargers is Isabella Eufemia (Sr.) for her final season in Lancaster, scoring 9.4 points per game last season including a pair of 25-point performances in conference play with a career-high 28 against Penn St. Harrisburg on February 14. She shot a team-best 29.6% from deep with 24 made threes on the year, adding 130 total rebounds and 62 total assists to her season totals. Another key returner for the Chargers is Shania Stoltzfus (Jr.) with 8.0 points per game and 35 made 3-pointers as well as 26 steals for the year. Lancaster Bible also has seven incoming players for this season with five freshman and two transfers to add depth to a roster of 14 as the season begins.
 
The Chargers open up their season with a road game against Eastern on Friday, November 6, then host their first home game of the year on Monday, November 9 against reigning USCAA Division I champion Bloomfield College at 7:00 p.m. The Chargers then have tough non-conference contests against preseason #8-ranked Johns Hopkins on Friday, November 13 and Franklin & Marshall on Friday, November 20, then after a home game against Stevenson on November 24, LBC has their first United East game of the season against Gallaudet at home on Wednesday, December 2 at 5:00 p.m. After facing Keystone on the road in conference play on December 5, Lancaster Bible has a pair of home games in the non-conference before ending 2026 against Houghton on the road on Saturday, December 19.
 
To begin 2027, the Chargers take on Washington (Md.) on the road on January 4 and host Gordon on January 7, then United East play resumes as the Chargers host Penn St. Berks on Saturday, January 9 at 1:00 p.m. LBC then has back-to-back road games against Notre Dame (Md.) and Penn College, then hosts Cairn for a home conference showdown at 5:00 p.m. on January 19. The next week features a long trip south to St. Mary's (Md.) on Wednesday, January 27 followed by a return home to host Penn St. Harrisburg to wrap up January on the 30th at 1:00 p.m. After their final two road games against Cedar Crest and Penn St. Abington, the Chargers close their regular season at home against both Penn St. Brandywine on February 10 and Wilson on February 13 with the conference postseason on the horizon the following week.
 
Head coach Kel Brown had this to say about his team heading into a new season of competition:
 
"I'm excited for us this year. We have a great group of young women that will bring some more of that electric energy we need on the court. We're preparing the soil and ready to hit the ground running!"
 
The Women's Basketball team kicks off their season this Friday, November 6 on the road against Eastern in St. Davids, Pa. at 7:00 p.m., then hosts their first home game of the season on Monday, November 9 as they take on Bloomfield College in the Horst Athletic Center at 7:00 p.m. For more information on the Women's Basketball team, check the links here for both the Schedule and Roster and follow the Chargers on Instagram at lbcathletics.