LANCASTER, Pa. – The Gallaudet University women's basketball team wrapped up its 2025-26 season Wednesday night with a hard-fought 68-63 loss to Lancaster Bible College in the first round of the United East tournament at the Horst Athletic Center.
Gallaudet, the No. 10 seed, and Lancaster Bible, the No. 7 seed, played a tightly contested first quarter that featured four lead changes and three ties. The Chargers took the 23-19 lead into the second quarter with the help of four 3-pointers.
Gallaudet (6-17) struggled, as it committed three turnovers and made just one field goal in the first four minutes, to fall behind by five.
First-year center
Kayla Debrow (Jacksonville, Fla.) scored four points during a six-point run that gave the Bison a one-point lead, 27-26, at the 4:17 mark in the second quarter. Lancaster Bible (11-15) closed the half on a 12-0 run to take a 38-27 lead into halftime.
The Bison opened the second half with momentum, scoring the first eight points, including six from first-year forward/center
Natalie Greene (Houston, Texas). Lancaster Bible ended its scoring drought with a 3-pointer at the 6:42 mark, but the Bison responded with a 6-0 run to tie the game at 41-41. The Chargers answered with a quick 6-2 run over the next minute before the buff and blue closed the third quarter with the lead, 48-47.
GU and LBC remained locked in a tight battle through the first 6:51 of the fourth quarter, with the Bison holding their final lead at 53-51.
The Chargers scored eight straight points, fueled by back-to-back 3-pointers from Shana Stolzfus. The run gave the Chargers control of the game as they held on to secure the five-point victory and dethrone the defending conference champions.
Greene finished with a game-high 23 points, nine rebounds and was a perfect 3-for-3 at the free throw line. Debrow finished the night with her seventh double-double of the season with 14 points and 15 rebounds, plus she added four blocks and two steals. Senior guard
Sunita Schmidjorg (Austin, Texas) finished her career with nine points and passed out a career-high nine assists. Schmidjorg tallied three rebounds and two steals. Schmidjorg concludes her five-year career with 732 points, 272 assists, 270 rebounds and 170 steals in 89 games played (49 starts). Sophomore guard/forward
Mackenzie Schirg (Factoryville, Pa.) scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds. Sophomore forward
Sophia Wascher (Noblesville, Ind.) added four points while grabbed four rebounds and passed for three assists.
The Chargers had four players in double figures led by Stolzfus, who scored 23 points, including seven 3-pointers.
Lancaster Bible advances to Saturday's quarterfinal round where the Chargers will travel to face No. 2 seed Penn College of Technology.
BISON TRACKS
- The Bison scored 46 in the paint.
- GU made 77.8 percent from the free throw line (7 of 9)
- The buff and blue committed 12 turnovers, their fewest of the season
- LBC snapped a four-game losing streak to GU
- The Bison are now 8-18 all-time against the Chargers
- This was the first meeting between the two teams in the playoffs
UP NEXT
This concludes the 2025-26 season for the Gallaudet women's basketball team.
