Lebanon Valley 9, Albright 8

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

Albright Starters
Strayline, Howell, Pastore, Wighard, Aler, Rhoads, Mayer, Read, Cetrone, Lettieri

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley scored five goals in the fourth quarter to complete a 9-8 come-from-behind victory at Albright and clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday night.

Koty Keefer and Brett Kudlak each recorded hat tricks and Matt Torrence netted the game-winner to fuel the Flying Dutchmen (10-5, 5-2 MAC Commonwealth) to a key conference victory over their longtime rivals.

Torrence's tally came with 1:51 left to play and gave LVC a two-goal advantage that proved valuable as the Lions (6-9, 5-3 MAC Commonwealth) were able to sneak one past goalkeeper Cameron Epple with 1:21 remaining.

Trailing 7-5 with less than 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Dutchmen offense roared to life behind scores from Kudlak at with 9:54 remaining, back-to-back markers by Keefer at the 8:55 and 6:04 marks, and Torrence's conversion in the final minutes.

LVC led 4-3 at halftime but Albright scored three straight goals, capped by James Egleston's strike with 2:33 left in the third quarter, to take a 6-4 advantage into the 15 minutes.

Jacques Mercer got Lebanon Valley on the board first when he found the back of the net just 1:02 into the contest. The Lions scored two straight to pull ahead 2-1 but Kudlak and Klayton Garman beat Albright goalkeeper Ryan Aler to put the Dutchmen back in front as the first quarter ended.

Keefer converted his first score of the night early in the second period and LVC wouldn't find twine again until Kudlak recorded a man-up goal 35 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Playoff Positioning
With their most recent victory, the Dutchmen clinched a berth in the upcoming MAC Commonwealth Postseason Tournament. LVC currently sits third in the league standings behind Stevenson and Widener and a half-game ahead of Messiah.

Inside the Numbers
- Tuesday's win was Lebanon Valley's first over Albright since the program's modern era began in 2010.
- LVC outshot Albright 45-39 and held a 25-20 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Lions committed 14 turnovers, while Lebanon Valley only turned it over nine times.
- Both teams were strong on the clear, with the Dutchmen finishing 13-15 and Albright converting 14 of 16 opportunities.
- LVC scooped up 29 ground balls and the Lions picked up 25.
- Koty Keefer and Brett Kudlak tallied four points apiece thanks to three goals and one assist each.
- For Kudlak, it was his fourth hat trick of the season.
- Jeremy Beaver won eight face-offs for LVC and grabbed eight ground balls.
- Jacques Mercer corralled four ground balls and Klayton Garman added three.
- Coleman Wagner had a team-high two caused turnovers for Lebanon Valley.
- Cameron Epple made 12 saves for the Dutchmen and Albright's Ryan Aler had 16 stops.
- Andrew Potter tallied a team-high three points for the Lions with two assists and one score.

Who's Next?
LVC wraps up the regular season at Messiah on Saturday evening.