No. 10 Lebanon Valley 8, Drexel 3

LVC Starters
Manquen, Reno, Horst, J. Thomas, Thurby, LaBonte

Drexel Starters
Kantner, Meyer, Quigley, Rodriguez, Williams, Hart

How It Happened
Bryan Hovanec scored four goals and Lebanon Valley completed the weekend sweep of Drexel with a convincing 8-3 victory over the Dragons in Philadelphia on Saturday night.

The freshman netted the game's first two scores less than three minutes into the contest. Justin Boyd and Jake Thomas assisted on his first goal.

Drexel cut the deficit in half when Ryan Beneduce scored with less than a minute remaining in the first period but the Flying Dutchmen responded with three straight goals to open the second period. Andy Thurby converted the first and third of the period while Hovanec completed the hat trick 12 minutes into stanza.

The Dragons stopped the bleeding momentarily when Adam Ferrara found the back of the net but LVC put its foot back on the gas as Cody Pessig and Hovanec added scores with less than a minute and a half left in the second period.

Mike Churchvara converted a goal for Drexel early in the third but Ryan Maraldo slammed the door on the Dragons with the game's final score off a Joey LaBonte assist just moments after the ensuing face-off.

Star of the Game
Bryan Hovanec – The freshman wing turned in the best performance of his young career, netting four goals, including the game-winner. He completed the hat trick midway through the second period and now leads the team with nine goals and 11 total points on the season.

Inside the Numbers
- Lebanon Valley extended its season-long win-streak to seven games.
- In addition to Hovanec's goal total, assistant captain Andy Thurby added two scores.
- Joey LaBonte, Mike Straub, and Justin Boyd added two assists apiece, while team captain PJ Hefferin, assistant captain Jake Thomas, Brad Nolan, and Brennan Thompson each had one.
- LVC goaltender Brenden Manquen made 23 saves on the night while Drexel goalie Zach Kantner made 21 stops. Manquen improved to 2-0 on the year.
- The eight goals scored by the Dutchmen was the team's second-highest single-game total of the season.

Who's Next?
LVC gets back to ESCHL play when the team travels to Delaware on Friday night, Nov. 6. The puck drops at 6:15 p.m.