LVC Starters
Burke, Agnew, Conrad, Orr, Mrozek

Widener Starters
Byrd, Nicholson, Smith, Sambo, Lawson

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley led wire-to-wire, scoring the game's first 16 points and holding off a pair of second-half comeback attempts to beat Widener 80-72.

The Dutchmen rattled off an historic free-throw shooting afternoon, sinking 39 of 43 chances (90.7 percent) and draining 7-of-16 from beyond the arc. 

LVC led by as much as 17 in the first half, but Widener got as close as five at the midpoint of the second before a key 7-0 run on buckets by Andy Orr, Kevin Agnew, and Nate Dawson put LVC ahead 62-50. The Dutchmen led by double-digits until the final 30 seconds, when a wild sequence saw Widener score six points in eight seconds to cut LVC's lead to 78-72; Agnew made a pair of free throws to ice the game with five seconds to go.

Notables
- Agnew's 31-point game was his sixth 30+ point performance of the year and 15th of his career. He equaled his career-high with 19 free throws, matching a 19-for-20 game against Hood on Jan. 28.
- Zach Mrozek's 17 points were a career-high as the guard sparked LVC early and went 8-for-8 at the line. Nate Dawson also had a career-best 10 points in 21 minutes of the bench, and he was a key defensive stopper off the bench against Widener big man Jermaine Kamara, who had 15 points and six rebounds.
- LVC's 39 foul shots made trailed only the program record of 40 set against Millersville during the 1993-94 national championship season.
- Agnew surpassed assistant coach Scott Mailen '81 to take over ninth on the LVC scoring list. Mailen has 1,480 points; Agnew now sits at 1,499, and would be the ninth player in program history to reach 1,500 and first since Joe Meehan '12, who is next on the list at 1,604 points.
- The game was LVC's longest of the season, lasting 1:50 with a 49-minute first half that saw a combined 24 fouls and 39 combined free throw attempts. For the game, the teams had a combined 47 fouls (two technicals) and 71 free throws.
- In a battle between potential Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year candidates, Andy Orr scored 10 with five boards despite early foul trouble, and Widener's Sardayah Sambo was limited to two points and one rebound in only 12 minutes before fouling out on a technical late in the second half.
- Widener had five players in double digits led by Kendall Green (17), John Fender (16), and Kamara. 

They Said It
"We've always been a pretty good free-throw shooting team. We've had some great free throw shooters, especially our point guards. When we get into a foul-shooting contest, usually we have a good chance to win." - head coach Brad McAlester on his team's foul shooting performance

The Playoff Push
The win puts LVC a half-game out of the playoffs' fifth and final spot, behind Hood and Alvernia, at 6-7 in the Commonwealth Conference and 12-10 overall. [GoMACSports.com Standings]

Next Up
LVC will get a week off before heading to first-place Lycoming on Saturday for a 3 p.m. tip.