No. 10 Lebanon Valley 4, Drexel 3

LVC Starters
Healy (G), Reno (D), LaBonte (RW), J. Thomas (LW), Wise (D), Thurby (C)

Drexel Starters
Churchvara (D), Rodrigue (F), Hart (F), R. Williams (F), Mikalic (D), Kantner (G)

How It Happened
No. 10 Lebanon Valley held off a late fury from Drexel and edged the Dragons 4-3 to win its sixth consecutive game on Friday night at Hersheypark Arena.

The first period did not feature much action until Bryan Hovanec got things started with just over five minutes to go when he scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season, unassisted, to put LVC up 1-0. With just over a minute to go in the period, Russell Armbruster added a goal from Jacob Horst and PJ Hefferin to give the Dutchmen a 2-0 advantage at the first intermission.

The Dragons got one back just two and half minutes into the second when Ryan Williams scored from Christopher Rodrigue and Dylan Hart, but at the six minute mark of the period, Cody Pessig went top shelf on Zachary Kantner to put the Dutchmen back up by two at 3-1. Later in the period, Eric Higgins scored a huge insurance goal with assists from Matt McGinley and Brad Nolan, as LVC went into the final period with a three-goal lead.

The third period was very chippy with the checking picking up and the penalty total rising. Four minutes in, Matthew Williams brought Drexel to within two with his power play goal, and three minutes later R. Williams netted his second of the game to make it a 4-3 contest. However, for the remainder of the period, goaltender Matt Healy and the rest of the defense was able to keep the Dragons from lighting the scoreboard, and won their sixth straight game.

Inside the Numbers
 - LVC held the edge in shots on goal at 29-21.
 - Healy stopped 18 of the 21 shots he faced, while Drexel's Kantner made 25 saves on the evening.
 - The Dragons went to the box four times compared to LVC's three.

The Three Stars
Drexel's Ryan Williams was named the third star of the game for his two goals, while Pessig was the second star. Higgins was named the star of the game as his second-period tally proved to be the game-winner.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
LVC's sixth straight win marks their longest win streak since the 2013-14 squad won eight games in a row.

What They're Saying
"Drexel worked extremely hard," said head coach Don Parsons. "We weathered the storm (and) we are happy with the win!"

LVC Looks to Slay Dragons Tomorrow
The Dutchmen finish their home-and-away with Drexel tomorrow night in Phildadelphia. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:45 p.m.