WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Penn College dropped a 73-50 decision to Lancaster Bible in a United East women's basketball game Tuesday. The Wildcats fell to 6-15 overall, 5-9 United East, while the Chargers improved to 13-11, 10-5.
 
How it happened: Penn College erased a 14-7 first quarter deficit with a 10-0 run to end the first quarter ahead 17-14. Cassi Kuhns led the charger with four points and Rachel Teats and Maci Ilgen both knocked down threes to put the Wildcats ahead after the first.
 
Lancaster Bible opened the second quarter with 9-0 spurt to take a 23-17 lead with 5:07 left in the period.  Penn College got as close as two, 23-21, on an Ilgen layup with 3:54 on the clock but LBC answered with a 12-4 run to head into halftime ahead 35-25.
 
Ilgen's layup with 3:47 left in the third pulled Penn College within five, 40-35, before the Chargers end the third with an 8-4 spurt to take a 48-39 advantage. LBC opened the fourth with a 12-3 run and led by double-digits the remainder of the game.
 
Inside the box: Ilgen, Teats, and Kuhns scored 13 points each to pace Penn College.
 
Jade Eshleman scored a game-high 17 for Lancaster Bible and Sydney Heller added 16.
 
Up next: Penn College wraps up its season Saturday, 3 p.m., at Morrisville.