Lebanon Valley 89, Albright 72

LVC Starters
Light, Orr, Conrad, Mrozek, Boccanfuso

Albright Starters
Ward, Gantz, Ringgold, Smith, Lombardi

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley dominated Albright on Saturday afternoon as the Flying Dutchmen defeated their longtime rivals 89-72 at Sorrentino Gymnasium to remain unbeaten in MAC Commonwealth play.

Sam Light poured in a game-high 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting from the floor and swiped four steals. Andy Orr posted another 20-point performance, reaching the scoring total to go along with his six rebounds and two blocks. Travis Conrad grabbed a game-best eight boards and netted 11.

Albright (2-4, 1-1 MAC Commonwealth) led 4-2 at the 18:30 mark but Conrad connected from beyond the arc on the next Lebanon Valley (5-3, 2-0 MAC Commonwealth) possession. The Dutchmen never trailed again.

Light scored seven straight for LVC midway through the first half to increase LVC's advantage to 21-17 at the 9:56 mark. The Lions cut the deficit to 32-29 with 3:41 left in the half but the Dutchmen used a 9-4 run capped by a Kyler Burke jumper to take a 41-33 lead into the break.

It was all Lebanon Valley to begin the second half as a layup by Will Boccanfuso, a Mrozek 3-ball, and an Andy Orr jumper on back-to-back-to-back possessions force Albright to burn a timeout trailing 50-35 with 16:41 left to play.

The Dutchmen advantage ballooned to 22 when Orr drained a 3-pointer to make it 68-46 and LVC took its largest lead of the afternoon at 76-48 when Caleb Barwin drained a 3-ball of his own with 7:58 remaining.

Notable Performers
Sam Light, Andy Orr – Light had his best game since joining the Dutchmen, going 8-of-9 from the field, draining all three of his 3-point attempts, and converting 2-of-4 free throws. The sophomore guard added a game-high four swipes, corralled three rebounds, and dished out three assists. Orr's strong sophomore campaign continued as he netted 20 and gathered in six boards to go along with his game-best two blocks.

Inside the Numbers
- LVC shot a season-high 60.4 percent (29-of-48) from the field. It was the third straight in which the team posted a shooting percentage of 50 percent or better.
- The Dutchmen were stellar from distance, shooting 68.8 percent from 3-point land as a team, including an outstanding 80 percent (8-for-10) in the second half. Light (three), Orr (two), Travis Conrad (three), Zach Mrozek (one), and Caleb Barwin (two) all connected from beyond the arc.
- Orr scored 14 of his 20 points and grabbed four of his six rebounds in the second half.
- Will Boccanfuso, Zach Mrozek, and Caleb Barwin each netted eight points. Collin Moore chipped in with a season-high six tallies.
- Evan Ward scored a team-high 18 points for Albright. Calvert Gantz added 14 and Omari Ringgold finished with 11.
- Both teams' reserves played well as Albright's bench scored 23 points and LVC's group totaled 21.
- The Dutchmen outrebounded the Lions 32-to-26. Lebanon Valley also swiped 10 steals.
- Saturday's win snapped a two-game losing streak against Albright for LVC dating back to last year.
- Lebanon Valley is 2-0 to begin MAC Commonwealth play for the second consecutive season.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen host Marymount (Va.) for non-conference action on Wednesday night in the team's final home game of 2015.