Box Score Lebanon Valley 59, No. 9 Montclair St. 50

LVC Starters
Cirucci, Chaklos, Rothert, Troutman, Umbrell

Montclair St. Starters
Krauss, Ceballos, Sire, Tobie, Bennett

How It Happened
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Lebanon Valley knocked off No. 9 Montclair St. 59-50 at Coliseo Ruben Zayas, Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico in their first of two games in Puerto Rico on Monday afternoon. Today's win was the Dutchmen's second of the season over an opponent who was ranked in the top-15 of the D3Hoops.com poll, as LVC defeated No. 14 FDU-Florham in the championship game of the Rinso Marquette Tournament on Nov. 22.

LVC was led this afternoon by Peyton Carper, who came off the bench and exploded for a career-high 24 points. She was 6-for-8 from the floor and a perfect 12-for-12 from the charity stripe in 28 minutes of action.

The Dutchmen's largest lead (12 points) came in the closing minutes of the third quarter, and LVC held the advantage for most of the game. Up by three at 24-21 at the half, the Dutchmen came out in the third quarter and pulled away, scoring 16 points in the quarter compared to Montclair's seven to take a 40-28 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Red Hawks outscored LVC 22-19 in the final period, but the Dutchmen were able to hold off Montclair and preserve the victory.

Kiely Chaklos was in double-digits in points with 11 and was 3-for-4 from the field to go along with a 5-for-6 mark from the free throw line. As a team, LVC was 21-for-26 (81 percent) from the charity stripe. Bridget Rothert finished with nine points, while Taylor Troutman recorded five steals.

The Dutchmen outshot the Red Hawks 45.2-33.3 percent as a team from the floor and LVC had 20 points off 22 Montclair St. turnovers.

Puerto Rico Trip Finishes Up Tomorrow
The Dutchmen's Puerto Rico trip wraps up tomorrow when LVC takes on Simpson College (Indianola, Iowa).