The LVC field hockey and volleyball teams have both have incredible runs this season. All that's left is to put the cherry on top with a conference championship.
Both teams will be chasing titles on Saturday, first as the field hockey team visits number-one ranked Messiah at 2 p.m., and then as the volleyball team hosts Elizabethtown at 6 p.m. At stake? Conference crowns and automatic berths to the NCAA tournament.
Tickets to both events are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and $2 for students, and all children under six are free.
Field Hockey
[2] #7 Lebanon Valley (18-2, 4-1 CC) at [1] #1 Messiah (14-1, 5-0 CC)
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 2 p.m. - Anderson Field
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One of the best rivalries in college field hockey will be renewed as #7 Lebanon Valley heads to #1 Messiah for the Commonwealth Conference Championship. In what is fast becoming a November tradition, LVC and Messiah will match up for the title for the fifth consecutive year as LVC hunts for its seventh conference crown. Lebanon Valley advanced out of the semifinals with a 4-0 shutout of #13 Elizabethtown, buoyed by
Jocelyn Novak 's hat trick and a goal by
Lauren Seidenstricker. Messiah, meanwhile, blew out Widener, 7-0, in their semifinal thanks to two goals apiece from Kourtney Ehly and Nikki Bailey. The Falcons won a classic over the Dutchmen in the regular season, coming back late for a 4-3 win after LVC took a 3-2 lead in the second half.
Volleyball
[1] Lebanon Valley (32-2, 6-0 CC) vs. [2] Elizabethtown (16-19, 5-1 CC)
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 6 p.m. - LVC Gymnasium
In a rematch of last year's CC title match, top-seeded Lebanon Valley will host second-seeded Elizabethtown Saturday night at 6 p.m. The Dutchmen are on a remarkable run, having not lost since Sept. 19 - a streak of 21 matches. Lebanon Valley has never won a conference championship in 22 years under Head Coach
Wayne Perry. Sophomore
Joelle Snyder led LVC in a 3-0 semifinal win over Messiah with a blistering .515 hitting percentage with 18 kills, and
Brandi Roth had a match-high 19 digs as she served out the final 13 points of the match. Meanwhile, E-town, the defending champion, had trouble with Widener in their 3-2 semifinal win. Paige Tanner threw down 21 kills for the Blue Jays.
