LVC Starters
Cirucci, Rothert, Carper, Umbrell, Lantz

Albright Starters
Joyce, Thomas, Venturelli, Harris, Bishop

How It Happened
A huge second-half push gave Lebanon Valley its first ECAC championship since 2003, beating Albright 81-56 behind tournament most outstanding player Taylor Umbrell's career-high 22 points.

The Flying Dutchmen (21-9) outscored the Lions (21-8) 47-24 in the second half after a first-half battle gave them a slim 34-32 halftime advantage.

Albright led much of the first half on the back of strong post play, with Kalecia Harris scoring 13 of her 23 points and Emily O'Donnell pouring in nine. But LVC chipped away, and ended the first half with five straight points to take a lead into the locker room.

The Dutchmen began the second half on a 9-2 run to extend the lead, and three straight three-pointers later in the period - two by Umbrell and another from Peyton Carper - put LVC in firm control up 57-42 at the midway point. The lead only grew from there, and LVC ended the game on a 13-2 run while holding Albright to one field goal in the final 5:33 of the game.

Notables
- Umbrell was named MOP with 22 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and three steals a day after scoring nine with eight boards in the semifinal against Washington & Jefferson.
- Peyton Carper pitched in 15 points and seven boards a day after her career-best 21-point outing. Bridget Rothert had a big shot every time LVC needed one, ending with 19 points including an 8-for-8 day at the line.
- After shooting 32.4 percent in the first half, LVC caught fire after the break and drained 15-of-27 tries (55.6 percent) in the second half, including a 5-for-6 rate from beyond the arc. The Lions, meanwhile, were limited to 28.1 percent from the floor in the second half.
- LVC shot 12-for-14 at the line in the second half and 19-for-24 overall. 
- Both team's starting post players ended up in first-half foul trouble as Lantz picked up two in the first four minutes and Albright's Harris and Kadijah Bishop sat the final seven minutes of the first. LVC benefited from big efforts by Rachel Kelly (5 first-half rebounds) and Maureen Fleming (4 pts, 2 rebounds, 1 block in the first) off the bench as a result.
- Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year Kalecia Harris had 23 points, including the first nine for Albright, but she was largely held in check until late in the first half. 
- Albright started the game 0-for-12 from three-point range and was only 2-for-16 for the game; LVC meanwhile built its second-half lead on outside shooting, ending 8-for-17 including Umbrell's 5-for-8 clip.
- LVC held a 46-40 edge on the glass.
- Rothert, with 460 points, ended with the second-highest point total in a season ever for a Dutchman. She averaged 15.9 points per game.
- Umbrell set an LVC record for minutes played at 1,024. Point guard Alyssa Cirucci winds up second at 997.
- The ECAC championship was Lebanon Valley's first since 2002-03. LVC was making its first ECAC final appearance since 2007-08. 
- The game was the rubber match between LVC and Albright; the two split their regular-season meetings, with Albright winning 75-73 at home on Dec. 3 and LVC prevailing 70-60 at Sorrentin Gymnasium on Jan. 31.

They Said It
"She's unbelievable. She's been big for us all year. Defensively and offensively, she's given us big nights all year but she's been our most steady player, defensively, and we kind of go as she goes. If her energy's there and she's intense defensively, it picks everybody else up." - Head Coach Amy Sokaitis on the play of tournament MOP Taylor Umbrell.

"We knew we had to come out strong in the second half. They were going to keep fighting, it's their home court, it's their last shot at a big run so we knew we had to come out stronger than they did." - Umbrell on LVC's second-half surge

Stat of the Game
0:14 - average length of LVC's scoring possession as the Dutchmen pushed the pace in transition and dominated the game with quick guard play.