Box Score Women's Basketball
Lebanon Valley College 50, Stevenson University 36

ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley clinched the top seed in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament with a 50-36 win over Stevenson on Saturday afternoon inside LVC Gymnasium.

On her Senior Day, Caitlin Bach excelled, leading the squad in scoring with 12 points on the day. Bach also ripped down five rebounds in the win, as she was honored with classmate Lauren Ruhl before the game. The senior class has gone 99-16 over four years, with three CC titles to their credit.

The Dutchmen will play the winner of the Stevenson/Lycoming play-in game in the semifinals of the CC Tournament on Wednesday evening in Annville. Tip is tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. The winner of the semifinal will meet the Messiah/Elizabethtown victor at the higher remaining seed.

As per usual, the Valley were dominant on the glass, holding a 45-32 advantage. Sophomore Peyton Carper led all rebounders with a career-high 12 boards and freshman Lexie Lantz chipped in with six rebounds to go along with her eight points on the day.

LVC held Stevenson to just 16-of-52 shooting from the floor (30.8%) in the contest and the Mustangs knocked down just three of their 15 attempts from long distance. Additionally, the Dutchmen refused to give up easy points from the free-throw line as Stevenson took just two free throws, making one.

After a small deficit to open the game, sophomore Bridget Rothert's free throws at the 10:46 mark opened the flood gates for the LVC side as they continued to extend their lead throughout the first half, going into the break ahead, 21-14.

The Valley knocked in six of the first eight points of the second half to take a 12-point advantage at the 16:53 mark, part of a larger 17-2 run, and then scored eight straight from the 15:28 mark to the 13:03 mark to extend the lead to 20.

Stevenson would never get closer than 14 points from that point forward and the Dutchmen earned the right to host throughout the CC Tournament with a 50-36 victory.