Stevenson 76, Lebanon Valley 73
How It HappenedAndy Orr's last-gasp three-point attempt was knocked loose as time ran out and Stevenson held on for a down-to-the-wire 76-73 victory over Lebanon Valley at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
The Dutchmen trailed 74-69 with 1:10 left to play but drew to within one with eight seconds remaining thanks to four-straight Agnew tallies. Lebanon Valley was forced to foul and Colby Giacubeno converted a pair at the line with six seconds left. Agnew got the ball to Orr with two ticks remaining but it was knocked away by a pair of Mustangs and Giacubeno corralled it as the buzzer sounded.
The Stevenson lead ballooned to as much as 11 midway through the second half but the Dutchmen chipped away and when a slicing
Luke Berguson found Nick Papas for a layup that cut the deficit to 70-69 with 2:32 left, it was anyone's ball game.
LVC fell behind 9-2 to begin the game but claimed its first lead of the day at 20-18. After the Mustangs jumped back in front,
Travis Conrad's three-ball swung the advantage back to the Dutchmen at 27-25 at the 4:30 mark. Stevenson (17-8, 10-6 CC) closed out the first half on a 10-6 run and took a 35-33 lead into intermission.
Notables- Every Lebanon Valley senior,
Kevin Agnew,
Luke Berguson,
Nick Pappas, and
Matt McMonagle, started today's game against Stevenson.
- Berguson (6-3), Pappas (6-7), McMonagle (6-6), and
Andy Orr (6-7) combined to make this afternoon's starting lineup one of the tallest in school history.
- In his last game as a Flying Dutchmen,
Kevin Agnew netted a game-high 27 points to go along with six assists.
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Andy Orr and
Travis Conrad also reached the double-digit scoring mark for LVC (12-13, 6-10 CC) with 12 points each. All of Conrad's points came from beyond the arc.
- Erik Fisher and Justin Kuntz led the way for Stevenson, netting 21 and 20, respectively.
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Nick Pappas and
Luke Berguson were solid in their final games for the Dutchmen. Berguson netted nine and pulled in five rebounds while Pappas added six points and two blocks.
- 12 LVC players saw at least two minutes of time on the court against the Mustangs.
- After shooting 33.3 percent (10-of-30) from the field in the first half, Lebanon Valley upped their percentage to 60.7 (17-of-28) in the final 20 minutes.
Stat of the Game1,560 – The amount of points
Kevin Agnew racked up during his four years at Lebanon Valley College. That number is good enough to rank him ninth all-time in program history.
Senior Day- Kevin AgnewKevin is a business major Mechanicsburg and a two-year team captain. He finished his career with 1,548 points; ninth-best all-time in LVC history. He averaged 16.2 ppg and 2.9 apg during his time as a Dutchmen. He was a 2014 All-American and a Commonwealth First-Team All-Conference selection. With the season now complete, he's won the conference scoring title for the second-straight season.
- Luke BergusonLuke is a physical therapy major from Mansfield. He is one of this season's team captains and has played 68 career games for LVC. For his career, he's averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg.
- Nick PappasNick is a business major from Slatington. He is a four-year player with 55 career appearances. He's averaged 1.3 ppg and 1.4 rpg during his time as a Dutchmen.
- Matt McMonagleMatt is an early childhood education major from Bayonne, N.J. He joined the squad this season and has appeared in eight games off the bench for the Dutchmen this year.
2014-15 SeasonLVC finished its most recent campaign 12-13 overall and 6-10 in Commonwealth Conference play.