Lebanon Valley 12, Alvernia 6

LVC Starters
Keefer, Brown, Garman, Mercer, Kudlak, Bushong, Wagner, Campbell, Epple, Torrence

Alvernia Starters
Whaley, Gardels, Gondeck, Saxon, Duggan, Warwick, O'Donnell, Ritchie, Chambers, Manning

How It Happened
It was all Lebanon Valley in the team's 12-6 victory over MAC Commonwealth foe Alvernia at Arnold Field on Sunday afternoon.

The Flying Dutchmen (7-3, 2-0 MAC Commonwealth) never trailed and used goals from 11 different players to win their third straight outing and remain undefeated in conference play.

It took Nick Mowry just 21 seconds to give LVC the lead as he connected on an unassisted strike moments after Jeremy Beaver won the opening faceoff. Jacques Mercer doubled the advantage with a marker off a Koty Keefer assist with 4:19 remaining in the first period before Alvernia's Jarrett Abernethy cut the deficit in half with a score at the 2:25 mark. Mason Hoff answered for the Dutchmen by finding the back of the net with 15 seconds left in the quarter.

Lebanon Valley blew the game open when it tallied four of the second period's five goals, with Matt Torrence, Max Warmingham, Alex Bushong, and Austin Farwell all finding twine. Tyler McDonell kept Alvernia (3-8, 0-3 MAC Commonwealth) from being blanked in the quarter with a goal at the 4:49 mark.

After entering the break with a 7-2 advantage, the Dutchmen continued the onslaught by netting the first three goals of the third period. Hoff scored his second of the afternoon off a Warmingham find at the 11:10 mark, Klayton Garman connected off a Cooper Gerus assist, and Brett Kudlak made it 10-2 LVC after Bushong found him for a score with 5:29 left in the quarter.

The Dutchmen struck again just eight seconds into the fourth when Beaver won the faceoff and made one pass to Kyle Robins who roped his attempt past Crusader goalkeeper Kyle Augustine. Alvernia put a nice run together and scored three in a row as the quarter wound down but Kevin Beaver put an exclamation point on the scoring when he completed a clear, drove to net, and fired one into the twine with 2:44 left to play.

Inside the Numbers
- The Dutchmen held advantages in both shots (44-34) and shots on goal (30-19).
- The Crusaders managed the only man-up goal of the contest in the fourth quarter.
- LVC won the faceoff battle 15-7, with Jeremy Beaver accounting for 14 midfield wins.
- Lebanon Valley scooped up 44 ground balls on the day compared to just 25 for Alvernia.
- Both teams were nearly perfect on clear attempts. Each squad recorded just one failed clear.
- Mason Hoff was the only LVC player to record a multi-goal game with two scores.
- Alex Bushong racked up a team-high three points thanks to his goal and pair of assists.
- Faceoff man Jeremy Beaver recorded a team-best six ground balls, while Chris Bergeron, Zane Brown, and Austin Minnich had four each.
- Bergeron and Coleman Wagner each had two caused turnovers for the Dutchmen.
- Kevin Beaver recorded the first goal of his career on Saturday.
- Cameron Epple made 13 stops in net for LVC, while Crusader goalies Jacob O'Donnell and Kyle Augustine combined to make 18 saves.
- Alvernia's Andrew Ritchie tallied a game-high four assists.

Crosse Out Cancer
Sunday's game was LVC's fourth-annual Crosse Out Cancer contest. The Dutchmen wore unique purple jerseys adorned with the number 13 and a special patch in honor of Pat Cullinan '79 who lost his battle with cancer in October of 2015. Cullinan was a four-year starter and two-time team captain for LVC in the 1970s. A jersey auction, t-shirt sale, and bake sale were held at Arnold Field with proceeds being donated to the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen are back at Arnold Field on Wednesday afternoon when they host MAC Commonwealth foe Widener at 4 p.m.