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cc final preview 2014

Women's Basketball by Brian Ludrof

PREVIEW: WBB Eyes Fourth Consecutive CC Title

2014 Commonwealth Conference Women's Basketball Championship
#1 Lebanon Valley vs. #3 Messiah

LVC Gymnasium - March 1, 2014 - 3 p.m.

Lebanon Valley hosts Messiah on Saturday in its seventh straight Commonwealth Conference Championship game appearance. The winner earns an automatic bid into the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Seeding
1. Lebanon Valley (14-4 CC)
2. Elizabethtown (14-4)
3. Messiah (14-4)
4. Stevenson (11-7)
5. Lycoming (10-8)

Bracket
Play-in: (5) Lycoming 54, (4) Stevenson 68 – Box Score
Semifinal: (1) Lebanon Valley 70, (4) Stevenson 60 - Box Score
Semifinal: (3) Messiah 64, (2) Elizabethtown 51 – Box Score
Final: (3) Messiah at (1) Lebanon Valley, Saturday, 3 p.m. - Live Audio (WMSS 91.1 FM) | Live Video | Live Stats
 
Ticketing Information
Game tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors, and $2 for students and children. No passes will be accepted. Children under six are admitted free. Additionally, all LVC students and staff will be admitted free of charge. Students and staff are reminded to sign in at the ticket table in order to earn free admission.
 
How They Got Here
Lebanon Valley
Senior Caitlin Bach and junior Kiely Chaklos posted double-doubles to lead the Valley past Stevenson on Wednesday evening in the CC semifinals, 70-60. Bach posted 15 points and 11 rebounds for her double-double and Chakos tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double of her own.

Messiah
The third-seeded Falcons used 16 points from Chelsea Danel to pull off the upset over second-seeded Elizabethtown on Wednesday. Messiah took a 26-20 halftime lead and stretched it to as many as 19 points in the second half to hold on for the 64-51 victory.
 
A Championship Rivalry
The Dutchmen and Falcons have made meeting in the championship game a regular occurance, doing so for the fifth time in the last seven years. The championship game series is split with two wins apiece in the last four meetings and the Valley took home the title last season with a 46-43 win in Grantham. Additionally, LVC won both meeting in the series this season, coming away with a 66-64 win in Grantham and a 65-51 victory in Annville.
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