The #1-seed Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team hosted their United East Semifinal matchup on Tuesday night as they took on #4-seed Penn St. Harrisburg, falling by a score of 72-57 after a huge second half by the Lions. The Chargers see their postseason run end at 20-7 overall while the Lions improve to 17-10 overall and advance to the United East Championship game where they will take on #3-seed Cairn in Langhorne, Pa. on Saturday for the conference title.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers' Connor Storr (Jr.) began with the first six points of the game, including a fast-break dunk off a turnover to start LBC strong. The Lions hit a pair of threes over the next few minutes before Jacob Lewis (Fr.) answered with a 3-pointer from the corner to put the Chargers up 11-6. The next time up the floor, Camden Hurst (Jr.) pulled up from deep to hit a three, then Storr kept LBC up seven on a pair of free throws. The fouls piled up for both teams and Trey Grube (Jr.) went 4-4 from the line to give LBC a nine-point lead, but Penn St. Harrisburg controlled the next few minutes as they battled back within two at 26-24. Bennett Bowers (So.) then hit a three for some separation, then in the final minute Hurst hit another three before a Lions' three at the buzzer made it a 36-29 game at halftime.
 
Storr began the second half with a driving layup plus a foul for a three-point play, then Penn St. Harrisburg took over the game as they led a massive swing on a 15-point run, holding LBC scoreless for almost six minutes of game time. Hurst had a pair of free throws before the Lions scored another eight straight before Grube knocked down a three on a fast-break to cut the lead to eight and force a Lions timeout. The runs continued for Harrisburg with another eight in a row, then later Grube had another three with just over four minutes to play for an 11-point deficit. The Lions held onto the ball and hit their free throws down the stretch to close out a road win over the Chargers and advance to the United East title game.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers shot a season-low 32-percent from the floor, 35-percent from 3-point range, and shot 74-percent from the free throw line
- The Lions shot 40-percent from the floor, 27-percent from three, and 66-percent on free throws
- Connor Storr led the Chargers with a game-high 18 points on 10-11 from the free throw line
- Trey Grube added 12 points off the bench on 4-4 from the line and 2-4 from deep
- Camden Hurst reached 11 points with a team-high three assists
- The Lions were led by Jordan Spencer and Kevin Lucas Jr. with 12 points each

Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 5-17 all-time against Penn St. Harrisburg and fall to 0-3 all-time against the Lions in the postseason. The Chargers scored a season-low 57 points and shot a season-low 31.7% from the floor, also grabbing just two steals for a season-low. Camden Hurst tied a season-low with just 11 points, reaching double-figures in all 27 games for the Chargers this season. Connor Storr made a career-high 10 free throws from the line on 10-11 overall. Storr also broke a tie for 17th in program history in total rebounds with Jon Bird ('11-'13, '14-'16) with 395 rebounds and now ranks 12th all-time in total steals at 117, breaking a tie with Carl Edwards ('06-'10).
 
Up Next:
The Chargers will be competing in the NCCAA postseason and will await their matchup in the regional playoffs.