Lebanon Valley 71, Delaware Valley 52

LVC Starters
Cirucci, Rothert, Carper, Lantz, Umbrell

Del Val Starters
Drozd, Coll, Barlow, Anastasi, Wood

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley's defense, which held Delaware Valley to just 17 points in the second half, has the Flying Dutchmen advancing to the ECAC South semifinals thanks to a 71-52 win over Delaware Valley on Wednesday night.

Alex Lehman's jumper gave LVC its first lead of the game at 12-11 at the 11:06 mark but a 19-7 Del Val run over the next 6:14 gave the Aggies a 29-19 lead, their largest of the night, with 4:52 left in the half. Bridget Rothert's healthy three-ball from just a few steps inside the half court line cut the deficit to four and energized the Dutchmen heading into the break.

After intermission, it was all Lebanon Valley as the Dutchmen netted the half's first ten points and held Delaware Valley scoreless for 6:22. LVC shot 48.3 percent from the field, including 50 percent from distance, in the final 20 minutes and fouled out Aggie leading-scorer Brenna Coll with 8:59 left to play.

Del Val drew even at 42-42 with 12:01 remaining but the Dutchmen responded with a commanding 19-4 run capped by a Maureen Fleming layup off a Rothert assist with 6:27 to go. LVC locked it in down the stretch and held the Aggies to just six points in the final 8:20.

Notables
- Every LVC player to dress scored.
- Bridget Rothert did a little bit of everything and flirted with a triple-double, netting 13, pulling in nine rebounds, and dishing-out six assists.
- Peyton Carper scored a team-high 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. Taylor Umbrell added 13 with nine of her points coming from beyond the arc.
- Alyssa Cirucci and Alex Lehman netted nine points apiece. Cirucci added four assists while Lehman pulled in six boards and swiped three steals.
- Brenna Coll scored a game-high 19 points before fouling out midway through the second half.
- Delaware Valley managed just eight field goals in the final 20 minutes. The Aggies missed their only free throw attempt of the second half.

Quotables
"Apparently that's her new shot. Actually, we do that a lot in practice in goofy drills but she was pretty excited." – LVC head coach Amy Sokaitis on Bridget Rothert's halftime buzzer-beater from a healthy ten feet beyond the arc, her second in as many home games.

Stat of the Game
17-4 – The advantage Lebanon Valley held in the offensive rebounds category.

Next Up
LVC moves on to the ECAC tournament semifinal round. The Dutchmen travel to Albright on Saturday to take on Washington & Jefferson at 4 p.m. The Presidents defeated Waynesburg 83-61 on Wednesday night.