The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team hosted their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday evening as they took on Notre Dame (Md.), fighting to a 99-93 victory. The Chargers improve to 18-6 overall and 10-2 in the United East while the Gators finish the regular season at 16-9 overall and 10-3 in conference play.
 
Before the game, LBC Athletics took time to recognize the program's seniors for this season in their final regular season home game, including #2 Luke Rumbaugh (Sr.), #4 Reaves Hooks (Sr.), #13 Nile Austin (Sr.), #21 Daniel King (Jr.), #24 Mark Heidebrecht (Sr.), and #25 Tyshaun Pulley (Sr.).
 
How it Happened:
The Gators began the scoring before Daniel King got the Chargers started on a layup, then Camden Hurst (Jr.) gave LBC their first lead on a score inside. This launched an 11-0 run for the Chargers as they held Notre Dame (Md.) scoreless over three minutes as Tyshaun Pulley scored five including a made 3-pointer and Connor Storr (Jr.) drove for a score. LBC then got the lead out to 11 points after four from Mark Heidebrecht and another Hurst bucket, then the Gators came alive as they launched a big 13-2 scoring run to tie the game at 21-21 at the midway point of the half. The Gators swung back in front before Hurst hit a jumper, then the Gators got five in a row to go up four on LBC at 29-25. A Hurst layup got the Chargers within one, then scores on two straight possessions gave Notre Dame (Md.) their largest lead of the half at six. Nile Austin put LBC back in front with a pair of free throws, then hit a three and Storr hit a layup to swing their lead up to six points. A made three in the final minute by Reaves Hooks put the Chargers up 45-38 over the Gators at halftime.
 
The Gators quickly trimmed the deficit to three to open the second half before Hooks got a layup to go, then Notre Dame (Md.) tied the game at 51 before Storr answered with a made three. The Gators then went on an 8-0 run to take a five-point lead then Storr and Nas Joy (Fr.) got it back to one on free throws before they made it five once again. Down six with under nine to play, Pulley made a layup and Austin knocked down a three to cut it to 67-66, then Bennett Bowers (So.) hit a three to tie it at 69 with seven minutes to play. A three by Hurst and a bucket by Storr got the Chargers up five points, then back-to-back scores by King kept the lead there at 85-80. Bowers helped seal the game down the stretch with 12 made free throws in the final five minutes, earning the Chargers a six-point win at home and their tenth United East win of the year.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers shot 43-percent from the floor, 32-percent from 3-point range, and shot 83-percent from the free throw line
- The Gators shot 52-percent from the floor, 54-percent from three, and 70-percent on free throws
- Camden Hurst led the Chargers with a game-high 25 points, also collecting six assists, three steals, and two blocks
- Connor Storr added 17 points and nine rebounds
- Bennett Bowers finished with 15 points and a perfect 12-12 night from the charity stripe
- Daniel King finished with 12 points on 6-8 from the floor and seven rebounds
- The Gators were led by Marlon Lewis with a team-high 24 points and a game-high four blocks

Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 3-1 against Notre Dame (Md.) all-time with this being a rematch of last season's United East Quarterfinal game where the Gators took down LBC 78-71. The Chargers have won 10 conference games for the 11th consecutive season and currently sit in a four-way tie atop the United East with Cairn, Penn St. Brandywine, and Penn St. Harrisburg at 10-2. Camden Hurst notched his 15th 20-point game of the season and leads the United East in scoring at 21.1 points per game, entering today at 44th in NCAA Division III in points per game. Hurst also now sits just 11 points shy of 1,000 for his career, collecting 54 points at Division II Mansfield University before transferring to Lancaster Bible where he has 935 points in two season. Connor Storr enters the top-20 in program history in total rebounds at 382 after grabbing nine tonight and now ranks 13th all-time in steals with 113, breaking a tie with Quentin Davis (2016-19).
 
Up Next:
The Chargers conclude their regular season on the road on Saturday, February 14 for a big-time matchup with Penn St. Harrisburg at 1:00 p.m.