Stevenson 13, Lebanon Valley 5

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

Stevenson Starters
Banick, D'Onofrio, Skeen, Pritchett, Williams, DeFazio, Morgan, Tompkins, Young, Korvin

How It Happened

Stevenson got off to a fast start and never let up in the team's 13-5 win over Lebanon Valley at Arnold Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Mustangs (12-4, 7-0 MAC Commonwealth) jumped out to a 4-0 first quarter lead and the Flying Dutchmen (9-5, 4-2 MAC Commonwealth) were forced to play catch up the rest of the way.

Trailing 6-0 early in the second period, LVC got on the board when a Stevenson turnover led to an Alex Bushong strike on the other end off an assist by Max Warmingham at the 10:47 mark.

The Mustangs pushed their advantage back to six by netting the next two markers but Brett Kudlak's man-up goal off Koty Keefer's find following a Jeremy Beaver face-off win gave the Dutchmen some life heading into the break.

Lebanon Valley came out hot to start the second half, scoring the first two goals of the third quarter. Keefer cut the deficit to 8-3 when he charged toward net and finished at point-blank range at the 11:40 mark before Kudlak made a nice pass to Klayton Garman who converted his attempt on the team's next possession.

LVC couldn't take advantage of a Stevenson un-releasable two-minute penalty midway through the quarter and the Mustangs swung the momentum back in their favor by scoring the last two goals of the period to take a 10-4 advantage into the final 15 minutes.

Jacques Mercer capped the game's scoring when he sniped a shot past Stevenson goalkeeper Tyler Steinberg off a Koty Keefer look with less than a minute remaining.

Inside the Numbers
- Stevenson held the edge in shots (58-21) and shots on goal (37-14).
- The Mustangs set the tone in the midfield, winning 15 of the game's 21 face-offs.
- LVC converted 20 of 29 clear attempts, while Stevenson was nearly perfect, converting all but two opportunities.
- The Mustangs grabbed 40 ground balls and Lebanon Valley scooped up 29.
- Cameron Epple made a career-high 24 saves in net for the Dutchmen.
- Koty Keefer tallied a team-high three points on a goal and two assists.
- Brett Kudlak added two points thanks to netting his team-leading 24th goal and recording an assist.
- Coleman Wagner and Austin Minnich grabbed three ground balls apiece for the Dutchmen.
- Barrett Campbell caused a team-high three turnovers, while Wagner and Bobby Doughty added two each.  
- Stephen Banick and Matt Tompkins led the way for Stevenson with each player recording a hat trick.
- Mustang goalkeeper Connor Skeen made eight stops on the day.

Senior Day
Prior to Saturday's contest, LVC honored the men's lacrosse class of 2016, comprised of team captains Zane Brown and Chris Bergeron, as well as Jacques Mercer, Jeremy Beaver, Kyle Robins, and Bobby Doughty.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen travel to Albright to take on their longtime rivals in a key MAC Commonwealth matchup on Tuesday night.