Stevenson 61, Lebanon Valley 58

LVC Starters
Cirucci, Chaklos, Rothert, Troutman, Umbrell

Stevenson Starters
Sanders, Martinez, Curry, Tarbert, Roy

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley returned to Annville for the first time in over a month and was edged by the defending MAC Commonwealth champs, Stevenson, by a 61-58 score on Wednesday evening. The Dutchmen, who went 1-1 on their two-game road trip in San Juan, Puerto Rico, fell to 9-4, 3-2 MAC COM, while the Mustangs improved to 5-6, 2-3 MAC COM.

Tied at 56-56 with 3:50 remaining in the contest, Stevenson's Sara Tarbert made a layup to put the Mustangs ahead 58-56. With 3:03 to go, Lexie Lantz drilled a jumper to tie the game for the seventh time at 58-58. With just over two minutes to go, Caitlin Roy got a good pass from Tarbert and an open look from behind the arc and nailed the triple to put Stevenson ahead 61-58.

For the rest of the game, neither team was able to score, as Peyton Carper's trey barely missed at the buzzer, giving the Mustangs the three-point victory.

LVC jumped out to a 14-4 lead to begin the game, including 12 consecutive points. Stevenson cut the Dutchmen's advantage to eight, but LVC still led 16-8 after one quarter of action. At the 7:57 mark of the second quarter, Taylor Umbrell's second free throw gave the Dutchmen a 22-12 lead, however Stevenson scored the game's next 13 points to take a 25-22 lead with 4:47 left in the second. The contest stayed close for the remainder of the period and the Mustangs took a 29-28 lead at the break.

Stevenson came out in the third on a 9-4 spurt to take a 39-33 advantage with 4:02 to go, but the Dutchmen came storming back with a 14-5 run to end the quarter, giving them a 47-44 lead heading into the final quarter. The fourth featured back-and-forth action and the game was tied on three separate occasions before Roy made the three-pointer that put the Mustangs up for good.

Inside the Numbers
 - Kiely Chaklos paced LVC with 14 points, while Umbrell added 12 and Lantz chipped in 10.
 - Hilary Yoh had a game-high three blocks, and Taylor Troutman notched a team-high nine rebounds.
 - Tarbert, the MAC Commonwealth's leading scorer, had 28 points and added 13 boards.
 - LVC's bench out scored Stevenson's 18-9.

Tough Test on Sunday
The Dutchmen head to Massachusetts on Sunday at 1 p.m. to battle Amherst, the country's No. 2 team.