Lebanon Valley 2, Haverford 1

LVC Starters
DiMaggio, Stevens, Steenkamer, Fleisher, Dombroski, Dennis, Youngs, Simon, Arnst, Fox, Gorman

Haverford Starters
Carson, Leslie, Witte, Wakai, Tortolani, Veale, Terrell, McNulty, Gordon, Aronowitz, Rette

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley scored two half goals and held on in crunch time to earn a 2-1 victory over Haverford at Arnold Field on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 10.

It took the Flying Dutchmen (2-1) a matter of moments to strike first, when Caity Stevens redirected a Maddie Fox blast from outside the circle into the back of the box just 1:11 into the contest.

Rachel Youngs netted her first goal of the young season in the 26th minute when she gathered a rebounded ball in front and sniped her attempt past Haverford goalkeeper Danielle Rette to give LVC a two-score cushion heading into halftime.

The Fords (2-2) made a game of it when Lucy Tortolani corralled a loose ball in traffic in front of the Lebanon Valley goal and pushed her shot across the goal line with 3:48 left to play.
It proved too little, too late as the Dutchmen defense clamped down when it mattered to preserve the team's home-opening victory.

Inside the Numbers
- All three of LVC's 2016 victories have come by 2-1 decisions.
- Both Caity Stevens and Rachel Youngs notched their first goals of the season in the victory.
- Haverford outshot the Dutchmen 9-6, while both teams recorded the same amount of shots on target with five apiece.
- The Fords earned twice as many penalty corners as Lebanon Valley at a 6-3 margin.
- LVC goalkeeper Sarah DiMaggio made a season-high four saves in the win. Haverford goalkeepers combined to make three stops.
- The Dutchmen have won their last four home openers dating back to 2012.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen head south to take on Lynchburg on Tuesday night. The game will be played on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University at 7:30 p.m.