Lebanon Valley 1, Albright 0
LVC StartersSheaffer, Fleisher, Dombroski, Youngs, Poltonavage, Van Leuvan, Arnst, Fox, Gorman, Garman, ByDeLey
Albright StartersSmith, Snyder, Barrow, Faight, Delgado, Neiderer, Chichearo, Hollinger, Leonardis, Cahill, Taylor
How It HappenedLebanon Valley scored an early goal and held off Albright the rest of the way to earn a 1-0 road victory over the Lions on Saturday afternoon and remain perfect in MAC Commonwealth play.
Brittany Fleisher netted the game's lone score just four minutes into the contest off an assist from
Lyndee Sheaffer and her goal proved to be all the Flying Dutchmen (9-5, 4-0 MAC Commonwealth) needed to earn their sixth consecutive victory.
LVC outshot Albright (9-5, 2-2 MAC Commonwealth) 8-to-4 in the first half, including a
Kristen Garman attempt that hit the post at the 7:18 mark and shots from
Molly Van Leuvan,
Rachel Youngs, Sheaffer, and
Kelsey Heck that were stopped by Lions' goalkeeper Aileen Taylor.
Dutchmen goalkeeper
Victoria ByDeLey made four saves during a crucial stretch early in the second half that saw Albright get off shots following three straight penalty corners over the span of 3:02.
The Lions' last-ditch effort to net the equalizer was thwarted when Jessie Leonardis' attempt was blocked with less than 45 seconds remaining.
Notable PerformersVictoria ByDeLey,
Brittany Fleisher –
Victoria ByDeLey continues to impress during her freshman campaign thanks to her first career shutout victory. The goalkeeper made eight crucial saves during the final 60 minutes following LVC's go-ahead goal to preserve the team's slim advantage.
Brittany Fleisher continued her season-long offensive dominance by scoring her fourth game-winner of the fall. The junior forward upped her team-leading goals scored total to double-digits at 10.
Inside the Numbers- LVC's current six-game win-streak is the team's longest since the Dutchmen began the 2014 season 9-0.
- Saturday's win over Albright was LVC's third shutout victory of the season.
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Victoria ByDeLey's eight saves matched a career-high. She also made eight stops against Susquehanna earlier this fall.
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Brittany Fleisher's team-leading goals scored and total points totals now stand at 10 and 21, respectively. Her four game-winners are tops in the MAC Commonwealth.
- The Lebanon Valley defense held Amanda Smith and Tracy Snyder, the Lions' top-scorers, scoreless despite their seven shots-on-goals.
- The Dutchmen held advantages in shots (16-to-13) and shots-on-goal (10-to-8) while Albright won the penalty corner battle 9-to-5.
- The game's lone caution, a green card, was issued to LVC.
Who's Next?The Dutchmen face another test when they travel to Messiah to take on the no. 17 Falcons on Wednesday night, Oct. 21. Game time is set for 7 p.m.