LVC Starters
Yoh, Lehr, Eck, Evans, Lantz

MU Starters
Carroll, Hajec, Croasdale, Seely, Carmody

ANNVILLE, Pa. - Lebanon Valley erased a first-half deficit and held Misericordia under its season-scoring average in the team's 74-63 victory at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 26.

Misericordia jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead, only to see it vanish after a layup from Anne Lehr put LVC ahead 8-7 with 4:59 remaining in the opening quarter. The Dutchmen then opened up a six-point advantage at 20-14 with 1:20 left thanks to a bucket from Lexie Lantz, however the Cougars kept it close and scored the quarter's final six points to tie the game at 20-20 after one quarter of action.

The second quarter was a back-and-forth affair that featured several mini runs. Misericordia opened up a five-point lead after Shannon Croasdale hit a jumper to put the Cougars ahead 29-24 at 6:05, but LVC came to within one after Lehr knocked down another jumper with 1:18 to go, making the score 30-29. With Misericordia up 32-29 with 21 seconds to go, Rebecca Evans made a layup and Jasmine Copeland later stole the ball and Evans hit a jumper as time expired to give the Dutchmen a 33-32 advantage heading into halftime.

LVC kept the momentum going into the third quarter and extended its one-point lead to a seven-point advantage at 48-41 with 1:15 left in the third. At the end of the third, two good free throws from Hilary Yoh put the Dutchmen up by eight at 50-43, their largest lead of the game at that point, going into the game's final quarter.

The Cougars came crawling back, however, and used an 8-1 run that spanned over two and a half minutes to take another lead at 52-51. A resilient LVC squad answered yet again and Lantz stopped Misericordia's spurt with a good layup to put the Dutchmen ahead 53-52 and LVC never looked back. For the rest of the quarter, Misericordia would come to within a few points, but the Dutchmen always responded with a bucket and never relinquished the lead en route to the 74-63 win.

Inside the Numbers
 - Evans lead all scorers with 21 points, a new career high in just her fourth-ever game, and the junior transfer added a game-high five assists.
 - Yoh was one rebound shy of a double-double and went for 16 points and nine boards, while adding two steals. The senior was 5-of-7 shooting and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
 - Jennifer Eck and Lantz were also in double figures in points with 13 and 12, respectively.
 - LVC outshot Misercordia 42.2 percent to 41 percent.
 - The Dutchmen turned 26 Cougars' turnovers into 28 points.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen look to keep the momentum going tomorrow when they make the short trip to battle York (Pa.) at 2 p.m.