Lebanon Valley 13, Widener 8
LVC StartersKelley, Kuntz, Moatz, Mellendick, Maleski, Brewer, Jones, O'Neill, Morris (GK), Stoltzfus, Bingham, Boyce
Widener StartersCiro, Parent, Garvey, Clasing, Scott, Sailey, Baricko, Racioppi, Duscha, Brust, Dreher, Morales (GK)
How It HappenedCHESTER, Pa. – Lebanon Valley won their fourth game in a row and third consecutive MAC Commonwealth game by defeating Widener 13-8 on Wednesday night. With the win, the Dutchmen improved to 7-4 and stayed perfect in conference action at 3-0. The Pride fell to 5-6, 2-2 MAC Commonwealth.
Down 2-1 with 22:17 left in the first, LVC rattled off four consecutive goals from four different goal scorers in
Tori Kuntz,
Emma Jones,
Brenna O'Neill, and
Alyse Bingham, to take a 5-2 advantage. Each team scored again before the half was over, but the Dutchmen went into halftime with a 6-3 lead.
Coming out of the break, LVC scored five goals in a row, including three from Jones, to take a 10-3 lead with 21:09 remaining in the contest. Widener scored the game's final three goals, however the Dutchmen's lead was too big and LVC went on to win 13-8.
Inside the Numbers - Kuntz and Jones paced the offense with four goals apiece, while
Sam Boyce added three.
- Kuntz,
Julia Brewer,
Shelby Morris, and
Brooke Stoltzfus all picked up three ground balls for the Dutchmen.
- Brewer and Stoltzfus caused three turnovers apiece, while Kuntz won a game-high eight draw controls.
Between the Pipes - Morris (7-4) picked up the win and made 11 saves for LVC.
When's the Last Time You Heard It Like This?The Dutchmen are off to a similar start in conference action to last year when LVC began MAC Commonwealth play by winning four straight.
Who's Next?The Dutchmen continue conference action on Saturday when LVC hosts Arcadia at 1 p.m.