Lebanon Valley 79, Arcadia 48

LVC Starters
Cirucci, Chaklos, Carper, Troutman, Umbrell

Arcadia Starters
Roseman, Alston, Crenny, Dimuro, Hassinger

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley won its fifth consecutive game on Saturday afternoon at Sorrentino Gymnasium, dominating Arcadia in a 79-48 win. The victory improved the Dutchmen's record to 16-7, 10-4 MAC Commonwealth, while the Knights fell to 9-14, 4-10 MAC Commonwealth.

Early on, Arcadia kept it close as LVC led 7-6 with 7:32 left in the first, but the Knights followed with a jumper to make it 8-7 with 7:06 left in the first. From there, the teams exchanged buckets the Dutchmen held the slight edge at 11-10 with 3:11 left off a good jumper by Lexie Lantz. From there until the end of the first quarter, LVC outscored the Knights 10-5 and took a 21-15 lead heading into the second quarter.

Up by just six, the Dutchmen took off in the second quarter and never looked back. They began the quarter on an 11-0 run and increased the margin to 17 at 21-15 with 6:37 left in the second. LVC went on to outscore Arcadia 26-10 in the second, and took a commanding 47-25 advantage heading into halftime.

The Dutchmen continued its dominating day in the third quarter and never let the Knights get anywhere near them. In the closing seconds of the quarter, a Hilary Yoh layup put LVC up by 34 (69-35), which was the score heading into the fourth. In the final quarter, the Dutchmen maintained its large lead and ended with the 79-48 win.

Top Performers
 - Lantz continued a good week for LVC with 18 points, while adding three blocks.
 - Yoh had one of her best games of the season, going for 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
 - Alyssa Cirucci was also in double figures in points with 10.
 - Kiely Chaklos had a game-high five assists, and the Dutchmen had 20 assists on 31 made field goals as a team.

Inside the Numbers
 - LVC dominated in points off turnovers at 30-8.
 - The Dutchmen bench outscored the Knights' bench by an impressive 49-11 margin.
 - As a team, LVC shot 53.4 percent from the floor, compared to Arcadia's 31 percent.
 - The Dutchmen held the edge in rebounds 37-30.

Playoff Picture
The Dutchmen have clinched a spot in the MAC Commonwealth playoffs, but these final two conference games will determine what seed LVC will be. Albright has already clinched the No. 1 seed.

Who's Next?
LVC travels to Grantham, Pa. on Wednesday to battle Messiah at 6 p.m. before returning home next Saturday to host Lycoming in the regular-season home finale.