Arcadia 7, Lebanon Valley 3

LVC Starters
DiMaggio, Steenkamer, Fleisher, Dombroski, Dennis, Youngs, Vulopas, Simon, Arnst, Fox, Gorman

Arcadia Starters
Misner, Brennan, Cyr, Tobey, Hines, Fait, Squicciarni, Stierle, Houser, Sedares, Becker

How It Happened
A big end to the first half lifted Arcadia to a 7-3 victory over Lebanon Valley at Arnold Field on Wednesday night, Oct. 19.

After nearly 20 scoreless minutes, the Knights (5-12, 3-2 MAC Commonwealth) got on the board when Lindsay Tobey netted a goal off an assist by Syndey Cyr at the 15:17 mark. It didn't take long for Arcadia to double its advantage as Gabby Sedares scored the first of her three markers three minutes later. Isabelle Houser converted a penalty stroke at the 9:14 mark and Sedares tallied her second goal of the half with 3:05 remaining before the break.

Hannah Simon injected some life into LVC (9-6, 2-3 MAC Commonwealth) when she gathered a pass from Mikayla Poole and put her shot past Arcadia goalkeeper Anne Becker in the opening moments of the second half.

The Knights had an answer, however, as Tobey netted her second of the game less than two minutes later off a Sedares assist. Allie Hines got into the scoring act in the 42nd minute after making a nice move past a Dutchmen defender and blasting her shot into the back of the net, and Sedares completed the hat trick shortly thereafter to make 7-1 Arcadia with 26 minutes remaining.

Maddie Fox's goal in the 48th minute was a bright spot for Lebanon Valley, as was Casey Dombroski's marker following a penalty corner in the 66th minute that saw Rachel Gorman and Brittany Fleisher record assists, but it proved too little too late as the Dutchmen were unable to pull any closer.

Turning Point
Hannah Simon seemed to spark LVC with a goal just 1:27 into the second half but the Knights responded with three goals over the next 10 minutes. The Dutchmen got scores from Maddie Fox and Casey Dombroski as time ticked away but Arcadia's three markers made it virtually impossible for LVC to mount any sort of comeback.

Inside the Numbers
- Arcadia was incredibly efficient, scoring seven goals on just 10 total shots.
- LVC also managed 10 shots but the Knights held the edge in shots on goal by a 9-6 margin.
- Each team was awarded six penalty corners.
- With her goal Wednesday night, Maddie Fox increased her team-leading points total to 18 on the year.
- Rachel Gorman added a defensive save, increasing her team-high total to four on the fall.
- Arcadia's Gabby Sedares had a big night, scoring three goals and adding an assist to tally seven total points.
- The seven goals surrendered by Lebanon Valley were the most the team has allowed in a game this season.
- Wednesday's contest was LVC's Pink Game. Proceeds from donations and a bake sale will go to FDU-Florham head coach Jenn Noon, who is currently battling stage-four breast cancer.

Who's Next?
It's off to Hood for another MAC Commonwealth contest on Saturday morning. The conference matchup becomes more important as LVC tries to keep its playoff hopes alive down the stretch.