The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team kicked off their 2026-27 season on the road on Saturday night against (RV) Washington & Jefferson, dominating their way to a 105-69 victory to open the season. The Chargers begin the season at 1-0 overall while the Presidents start at 0-1 overall.
How it Happened:
The Chargers got off to a hot start as
Timmy Hambright (Fr.) hit a corner 3-pointer on the first possession for his first points, followed by a three from
Connor Storr (Sr.) for a quick 6-0 start. That run continued as the Chargers held the Presidents without a point for almost four minutes, racing out to a 16-0 lead on the road as several Chargers had assisted layups. After Washington & Jefferson got on the board,
Jacob Lewis (So.) hit a 3-pointer for a 19-2 lead, then
Chase Hurst (Fr.) had his first career points on a pull-up jumper for a 21-2 advantage. The Presidents got back into the game quickly with a 13-0 run to cut the deficit to just eight points, but the run was ended by a jumper from Storr. W&J came within five before a layup by
Micah Washington (So.) for his first career score, then the lead stretched back to double-figures as
Bennett Bowers (Jr.) made a pair of free throws to make the score 31-20.
Camden Hurst (Sr.) hit a three from the top of the key later on to extend the lead to 12, then another three by
Camden Hurst extended the lead back up to 19 points at 47-28 with under three to play. A layup by Lewis capped a 16-0 scoring run for the Chargers late in the half as Lancaster Bible took their largest lead of the half at 52-32 into the halftime break.
Storr got the second half started for LBC with a made three to put them up by 21, then as the Presidents powered back to within 12 points, Lewis knocked down a step-back three to boost it to 15. With under 13 minutes to go,
Trey Grube (Sr.) pulled up and knocked down a 3-pointer to get the lead back to 20 points for the Chargers, then a layup off a steal by
Chase Hurst gave LBC a 22-point lead. Grube hit another three and
Camden Hurst got a fast-break layup as the lead stretched to 27 points for the Chargers, then a three-point play from
Camden Hurst and a corner three by Lewis quickly put LBC up by 33 points on a 15-0 run with ten minutes to play. The Chargers maintained the lead as
Silas Leonard (Fr.) had buckets and Lewis made several tough shots, keeping the lead around 30 points for most of the second half. Washington got the Chargers past the century-mark with a layup, then Lancaster Bible closed out the game to take a 36-point victory in their season opener on the road against a team in the national preseason poll.
By the Numbers:
Team Stats
- FG %:
Lancaster Bible 55.8% (43-77), Washington & Jefferson 33.3% (24-72)
- 3PT %:
Lancaster Bible 54.5% (12-22), Washington & Jefferson 27.3% (6-22)
- FT %:
Lancaster Bible 70.0% (7-10), Washington & Jefferson 57.7% (15-26)
- Points in Paint:
Lancaster Bible 56, Washington & Jefferson 36
- Points off TOs:
Lancaster Bible 27, Washington & Jefferson 26
- Bench Points:
Lancaster Bible 54, Washington & Jefferson 23
Key Performances
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Jacob Lewis: 24 Points
(career-high), 10-16 FGs
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Trey Grube: 12 Points, 5-5 FGs, 2-2 3PTs
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Connor Storr: 12 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Blocks
(T-career-high)
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Timmy Hambright: 11 Points, 3-6 3PTs, 8 Assists (game-high), 3 Steals
- Nathan Plotner (W&J): 13 Points, 12 Rebounds (game-high), 2 Blocks
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Double-Double (1)
- Matthew Carte (W&J): 11 Points, 5 Assists, 4 Rebounds
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 2-0 all-time against Washington & Jefferson as they defeated the Presidents to open last season on November 8, 2025. This is the Chargers' largest season-opening win since 1982 and their highest-scoring season opener since 2023 in an overtime game. The Chargers now have a win over a team in the D3hoops.com National Poll for a second straight season, defeating (RV) Drew on December 29, 2025 and dominating the (RV) Presidents tonight. 11 different players entered the scoring column for the Chargers with six different players reaching double-figures for the night. Over half of the Chargers' points came from their bench tonight with 54, including two 10+ point scorers and a career-high 24 points by
Jacob Lewis.
Up Next:
The Chargers will play their first home game of the season on Friday, November 13 as they host the FCA Proven Classic for the weekend, beginning with a matchup against Geneva (Pa.) at 7:00 p.m. as the Chargers host Ring Night to celebrate their 2026 NCCAA Division I National Championship before the game.
