Susquehanna 1, Lebanon Valley 0

LVC Starters
Sheaffer, Fleisher, Dombroski, Youngs, Poltonavage, Van Leuvan, Arnst, Fox, Gorman, Garman, ByDeLey

SU Starters
Secor, Kemble, Reich, Hasircoglu, Spatz, Cram, Snavely, Novakovich, Millett, Woodring, Rothman

How It Happened
The slimmest of margins was all that stood in the way of Lebanon Valley in the team's hard fought 1-0 loss to Susquehanna at Arnold Field on Wednesday night.

Lauren Cram's putback off a Tessa Woodring attempt with 16:04 left to play proved the difference in the Crusaders' (6-2) fourth straight victory.

A defensive-minded first half saw the Flying Dutchmen (3-5) get off just three shots and SU attempt just two. LVC's best look came late in the period when Rachel Gorman gathered a ball in close and got her shot past Susquehanna goalkeeper Alyssa Rothman but not the stick of another Crusader defender.

The visitors were awarded three penalty corners early in the second half but goalkeeper Victoria ByDeLey turned away SU's lone shot of the sequence.

The Dutchmen looked poised to get on the board in the 45th minute when Rachel Gorman found Kristen Garman on a penalty corner but Gorman's blast was turned away by Rothman, as was Maddie Fox's look from in close moments later.

After ByDeLey made five saves in a four minute span, the Crusaders finally broke through with Cram's rebound in the 57th minute.   

Notable Performance
Victoria ByDeLey – Although it came in a losing effort, the freshman goalkeeper turned in the strongest performance of her young career against the Crusaders. She made a career-high eight saves on the night, including a thrilling sequence that saw her make three straight stops on back-to-back-to-back attempts from SU's Emily Novakovich midway through the second half.

Inside the Numbers
- Tonight's contest was LVC's third of the season that was decided by one score. The Dutchmen won the previous two, a 2-1 win over Drew and a 3-2 overtime victory over Juniata.
- Tonight's was just the second true home game of the season for Lebanon Valley.
- With tonight's victory, Susquehanna improved its recent win streak to four games.
- SU held advantages in total shots (11-to-6), shots on goal (10-to-5), and penalty corners (6-to-4).
- Victoria ByDeLey made eight saves for LVC while Alyssa Rothman turned away four Dutchmen attempts. Each squad made one team save.
- Lauren Cram and Emily Novakovich got off a game-high four shots apiece for Susquehanna.
- Kristen Garman got off a team-high two shots for Lebanon Valley. Lyndee Sheaffer, Brittany Fleisher, Maddie Fox, and Rachel Gorman managed one shot each.
- The Dutchmen defensive unit kept SU leading-scorer Katherine Millett from attempting a shot on Wednesday night.
- A total of five cards were issued during tonight's game; three greens and two yellows. Only one card was assessed to the Crusaders.
- LVC was joined by the Green Mean Fighting Machine, a weed whacker field hockey team comprised of fifth and sixth grade players from Palmyra, for pregame introductions.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen open MAC Commonwealth play when they travel to Arcadia on Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 1 p.m.