Zangari Double-Double Not Enough

LANCASTER, PA - Nicola Zangari´s (Etters, PA/Red Land) fifth career double-double was no match for Lancaster Bible College´s dominating second half performance Wednesday February 3rd, in which the hosting Chargers beat Penn State Harrisburg, 57-50.

Although struggling from the field scoring 21 points on 6-for-27 shooting in the first half, the Lady Lions buckled down on defense holding Lancaster Bible College to only 23 points, 10-for-26 from the field.

Lancaster Bible would open the second half with a 14-4 run to increase their lead to 14 with 12:55 remaining. But the blue and white would turn things around bringing their deficit to one after two free throws from Zangari with 3:22 remaining.

The Chargers would close the half on a 9-3 run to capture the 57-50 victory.

Zangari finished with 20 points, shooting 7-for-15 from the field, adding 10 rebounds and three steals. Stephanie Yetter (Thompsontown, PA/East Juniata) collected 16 points to go along with six rebounds. Brittany Adams (Dillsburg, PA/Northern)finished with a game-high 11 rebounds.

Nicole Karschner led Lancaster Bible with 15 points and eight rebounds. Lacy McClaine contributed 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, 2-for-2 from beyond the arc in the winning effort.

The Lady Lions (8-11) will host North Eastern Athletic Conference opponent Saint Elizabeth College (10-10) Saturday, February 6th. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 PM.

Story by: Adam Welker