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How It Happened
Lebanon Valley clinched a Commonwealth Conference Tournament berth despite a loss to Albright in the regular-season finale.

The Dutchmen (8-7, 4-4 CC) got in thanks to wins by Messiah and Widener, locking LVC into the CC's fifth seed and a road quarterfinal on Monday at either Albright, Messiah, or Widener, depending on Saturday's results.

Albright (12-3, 5-2 CC) used a dominating face-off night to win 18-6 and secure a tournament spot of their own. Lebanon Valley had multi-goal games from Matt Lubawski, Alex Bushong, and Cooper Gerus, but couldn't convert enough chances off of 28 shots and 21 Albright turnovers.

On Senior Night, the Lions scored the game's first nine goals before seniors Matt Aldridge and Lubawski hooked up for LVC's first goal late in the second quarter. Bushong and Lubawski scored in the third, and Bushong added a man-up strike from Brett Kudlak to open the fourth before Gerus capped the game with two goals.

Notables
- Before the game, LVC honored seniors Matt Aldridge, Matt Lubawski, Dan Weinel, and manager Matt Maple as they played their final home game.
- It will be LVC's third CC Tournament appearance and first since 2013. The Dutchmen will travel to the fourth seed on Monday.
- Defender Andy Thurby recorded his first career point, feeding Lubawski on a third-quarter goal after a ground ball pickup.
- Jacques Mercer, Matt Aldridge, and Brett Kudlak also added assists.
- Blake Weaver led the defense with three caused turnovers. Zane Brown had four ground balls and two takeaways.
- Sam Peters made his first career start in goal and made seven saves; Kevin Masterson had one stop in the fourth quarter. Nicholas Pisko stopped four in the win for Albright.
- The Albright duo of Philip Potter (4G 5A) and TJ Holston (3G 3A) paced the Lions offense, which generated 37 shots and put 26 of them on goal.
- Albright's Darian Meador was 10-of-13 on faceoffs and James Lettieri was 7-of-11.