Hood 73, Lebanon Valley 67

LVC Starters
Davis, Light, Bugg, Boccanfuso, Orr

Hood Starters
Eversull, Casey, Ruths, Riley, Magnuski

How It Happened
LVC dropped a down-to-the-wire 73-67 decision to a tough Hood squad at BB&T Arena on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10.

The Flying Dutchmen (4-5, 2-3 MAC Commonwealth) played catch up late in the first half and for most of the second but never allowed the hometown Blazers (8-1, 2-1 MAC Commonwealth) breathing room as they mounted a comeback effort down the stretch.

Trailing by as many as 12 points with 11:36 remaining, LVC stormed back and used a 16-5 run over a six-minute span to cut the deficit to 62-61 following a Sam Light three-pointer following Will Boccanfuso's steal on the other end.

Close as they came, however, the Dutchmen were unable to draw even or pull ahead in crunch time. Hood went back up by four at the 3:37 mark but an Andy Orr jumper and a Boccanfuso free throw drew LVC back to within one with 47 seconds left to play.

The Blazers pushed the advantage to five at 69-64 following a Kobe Butler transition layup with 17 seconds remaining but Light's ensuing old-fashioned three-point play made it a one-possession game once again with nine seconds left.

LVC was forced to foul and Hood's Scott Bolen converted a pair from the foul line before a Butler steal with five seconds remaining sealed the slim victory for the home team.

The Dutchmen grabbed their first lead of the day when Light buried a triple in the game's opening moments to make it 6-3 before a 16-4 Hood run gave the Blazers a nine-point advantage midway through the first half.

Lebanon Valley battled back in the final five minutes of the opening half, ending the period on an impressive 16-5 run keyed by treys from Light and Travis Conrad to draw even at 35-35 heading into halftime.

Inside the Numbers
- Hood benefited from strong three-point shooting. The Blazers shot 41.7 percent from beyond the arc.
- The Dutchmen struggled from the charity stripe, finishing 15-25 (60 percent) from the line.
- The Blazer reserves outscored LVC's bench 33-10.
- Sam Light, the MAC Commonwealth's leading scorer, was the game's high-point man, pouring in 27 points and adding a game-high six assists.
- For the third time this season, Andy Orr finished one rebound shy of a double-double (18 points, nine rebounds).
- Will Boccanfuso was the third Dutchman to reach the double-digit scoring mark. The junior netted 12 points to go along with eight rebounds, an assist, a block, and one steal.
- Travis Conrad saw the most time in any game since returning from injury two weeks ago. The senior finished with eight points and three rebounds.
- Four Hood players in Scott Bolen (17), Trevor Magnuski (14), Tanner Ruths (11), and Michael Riley (10) reached the double-digit scoring mark.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen host Cairn for non-conference action at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 17.