The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team traveled to Chambersburg, Pa. to take on Wilson for their first game of February, suffering a 94-89 defeat on the road for their second consecutive loss. The Chargers drop to 16-6 overall and 8-2 in the United East while the Phoenix improve to 8-14 overall and 4-6 in the United East.
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers scored on the first possession as Camden Hurst (Jr.) made a layup, then Daniel King (Jr.) had a pair of scores in the first two minutes. A minute later Nile Austin (Sr.) drained a 3-pointer for an 11-6 Chargers lead, then Wilson swung ahead by four with a nine-point run before Tyshaun Pulley (Sr.) ended it with a jumper. The Phoenix then held LBC scoreless for over four minutes as they scored 13 unanswered points, then Trey Grube (Jr.) hit back-to-back threes to quickly get the lead back down to nine. Wilson then answered with two 3-pointers, then with under eight minutes left Hurst hit a three to make the deficit a dozen. The lead stayed over double-digits for the Phoenix as the Chargers had several turnovers that led to points and empty possessions, seeing a game-high 19-point deficit at halftime at 54-35.
 
The Chargers' defense stepped up to begin the second half as Connor Storr (Jr.) got a pair of buckets to go inside, helping trim down the deficit. Storr added a few more scores and Pulley made two from the line, then Mark Heidebrecht (Sr.) put back an offensive rebound to make it 13 straight points to begin the half for the Chargers as they lead got all the way down to six, keeping Wilson off the scoreboard for the first 5:43 of the half. Wilson ended their drought and quickly put seven in a row on the board to get the lead back to 13 before Pulley made a layup, then the Phoenix built it to 15 points with about 10 minutes to go. Hurst and Storr each powered LBC with scores in the coming minutes, helping the Chargers get within two on an 11-0 LBC run before Wilson got it back to an 11-point edge under four minutes to go. Bennett Bowers (So.) hit a late three to cut it to four, then two free throws from Pulley made it 88-86 in the final minute as the Chargers pushed. The Phoenix however, were able to hold on down the stretch and snag a five-point home win over the Chargers.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers shot 49-percent from the floor, 32-percent from 3-point range, and shot 73-percent from the free throw line
- The Phoenix shot 56-percent from the floor, 30-percent from three, and 80-percent on free throws
- Connor Storr led the Chargers with 22 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, and two steals
- Camden Hurst added 19 points on 9-12 from the field and eight rebounds, but committed a season-high nine turnovers
- Daniel King and Tyshaun Pulley each added 10 points
- The Phoenix were led by Jalen Pierce with a game-high 25 points on 10-12 shooting

Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 8-2 against Wilson all-time and have lost back-to-back conference games for the first time since the 2019-20 season. This was the first game this season that the Chargers have given up 50+ points in the first half and their two United East losses have come by a combined nine points.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday, February 10 as they host Notre Dame (Md.) at 5:00 p.m. where the team will be celebrating Senior Night as well.