How It Happened
Stevenson flipped things around in the second half and stopped a Lebanon Valley comeback to win 14-10 in a hard-fought Commonwealth Conference battle on Senior Day.

The Dutchmen (9-6, 5-2 CC) led 4-1 early after Anna Pagels scored two of her four goals and Emma Jones and Sam Boyce added markers, but a 3-0 Stevenson run tied the game before Boyce hit at the end of the half to give LVC a 5-4 lead at the break.

The second half completely flipped Stevenson's way, however, as they won the first four draw controls and scored each time to lead 8-5. Pagels finally ended the run at 25:41, but the Mustangs went on to score four of the next five goals and blow the lead to 12-7.

A three-goal spurt by LVC gave them life, however, all of them keyed by Jenny Simensky. The senior scored at 8:35, then fed Pagels' fourth a moment later before dishing it to Tori Kuntz to cut the lead to 12-10 with 4:45 to go. Stevenson, however, finished it off with two goals and held possession to kill the clock.

Notables
- It was a tale of two halves as LVC led 5-4 at the break, but the Mustangs outshot them 24-8 in the second half and 34-20 for the game. It started at the circle, where LVC led 8-2 on draw controls in the first half but Stevenson snagged 13 of 16 in the second.
- Anna Pagels continued her hot offensive play with four goals, while Jenny Simensky scored twice with two assists and Sam Boyce had two scores. Bailey Benz handed out a game-high four assists.
- Olivia Monteiro led Stevenson with four goals, and Tori Wagner had a hat trick.
- Shelby Morris did all she could with 12 saves; Leanne Bittner stopped eight for SU.
- The very physical game saw a combined 59 fouls and six cards, three for each team.
- Bailey Benz became LVC's all-time leader with her 68th career game started.
- Before the game, LVC honored seniors Bailey Benz, Morgan Heller, Anna Pagels, and Jenny Simensky. Combined, the quartet started 260 games with a record of 47-23. They've recorded 273 goals, 188 assists, 515 ground balls, and 297 caused turnovers combined in their impressive careers.

Quote of the Day
"Yes!" - senior defender Morgan Heller's answer to team manager Lyle German's post-game question of, "Will you marry me?" German posed as The Dutchman and, with some help from Heller's teammates, proposed at midfield after the game.
 


Next Up
LVC ends the regular-season Wednesday night against Albright, at Wilson High School in West Lawn. First draw is scheduled for 7 p.m.