Stevenson 55, Lebanon Valley 49

LVC Starters
Yoh, Lehr, Eck, Evans, Lantz

Stevenson Starters
Sanders, Crist, Ward, Tarbert, VanTash

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley attempted a second-half comeback but was denied by Stevenson and fell by a 55-49 score on Wednesday evening at Sorrentino Gymnasium. The Dutchmen slipped to 4-4, 2-1 MACC and the Mustangs improved to 5-2, 2-1 MACC.

In a low-scoring first quarter, Stevenson jumped out to an early 9-2 lead with 5:39 to go in the opening quarter. LVC finished the quarter on a mini 4-2 run and came to within five at 11-6 at the end of the first.
In the second, the Dutchmen began the quarter by scoring four points in a row which included two layups from Becky Evans and Hilary Yoh, to come to within one of the Mustangs at 11-10 with 8:52 left in the second. Stevenson, however, ended the quarter on a 14-5 run and took a 25-15 advantage heading into halftime.

The opening minutes of the third featured the Mustangs building their lead and were ahead by 22 at 37-15 with 5:54 left in the third, but the Dutchmen began to chip away and by the end of the quarter, LVC was down by just 11 at 44-33 going into the game's final quarter.

With 3:52 left in the final quarter, the Dutchmen finally cut the deficit down to single digits at 49-41 thanks to a good layup from Lexie Lantz. Then, with 46 seconds remaining, LVC cut it down to just six points at 51-45 off a good jumper from Jennifer Eck, however Stevenson went 4-for-5 from the charity stripe in the final 40 seconds and held on for the narrow 55-49 win.

Inside the Numbers
 - Yoh led LVC offensively with 13 points and the senior captain added nine rebounds and a pair of assists.
 - Eck ended up with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the double-double and she added three steals.
 - Lantz, who was limited due to early foul trouble, chipped in seven points and assisted on three scores.
 - The Dutchmen outrebounded Stevenson as a team 43-25.
 - LVC's defense kept the reigning MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year and reigning Division III National Player of the Week in check in the first half and held Sara Tarbert to just five points, but Tarbert ended up with a game-high 24 points and 17 boards.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen continue conference action when they travel to Frederick, Md. on Saturday to take on Hood College at 1 p.m. before stepping out of MAC Commonwealth play on Dec. 19 for a date with Marywood University in Scranton at 5 p.m.