Lebanon Valley 3, Misericordia 0

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

MU Starters
Kaschak, Lerch, Vogl, Eldridge, Gruber, Meckling, McEwen, Klunk, Galasso, Halesey, Campbell

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley earned it second consecutive shutout victory thanks to a pair of goals from Rachel Youngs and an impressive defensive effort in the team's 3-0 win over Misericordia at Arnold Field on Wednesday night, Sept. 28.

Youngs scored twice in a span of 2:09 midway through the first half, giving the Flying Dutchmen (8-2) a lead it wouldn't surrender. Her first score was a blast from the right side of the circle off a Maddie Fox find following a penalty corner in the 21st minute. Fox again hooked up with Youngs off a penalty-corner insertion from Rachel Gorman, this time with 11:05 remaining in the half.

The second half proved a defensive struggle for much of its duration, as neither team was able to add a marker until Fox was dragged down inside the circle while making a move towards the MU net. LVC was awarded a penalty stroke that Gorman converted with 7:16 left to play.



Dominant Defense
The Dutchmen defense was strong on Wednesday night, allowing the Cougars (1-9) to get off just one shot on goal, of which goalkeeper Sarah DiMaggio dispatched. The group of Alida Steenkamer, Tasia Dennis, Rachel Gorman, and Casey Dombroski led the way for a unit that turned in one of its best performances of the season against MU.

Stat of the Night
18-2 – The advantage held by LVC in penalty corners. The Dutchmen were aggressive inside the circle and were awarded an impressive number of corners, including 14 in the first half, compared to just a pair for Misericordia. Both of Lebanon Valley's non-penalty stroke scores came as a result of penalty corners.

Inside the Numbers
- Wednesday's victory was LVC's third shutout win of the season. By comparison, the Dutchmen recorded three shutout victories during the entirety of the 2015 campaign.
- Lebanon Valley held final advantages in both shots (17-1) and shots on goal (9-1).
- Misericordia goalkeeper Katelyn Campbell made six saves on the night. LVC keeper Sarah DiMaggio needed to make just one to preserve her third shutout win of the year.
- The Cougars' Colby Eldridge recorded the team's lone shot of the evening.
- For Rachel Youngs, Wednesday's scores were her second and third of the fall, respectively.
- Rachel Gorman's score was her second penalty stroke conversion of the season. Her first came at Susquehanna last week.
- Thanks to her pair of assists, Maddie Fox now leads LVC with 13 total points on the year.
- The Dutchmen have just one non-conference contest remaining on their schedule – game at FDU-Florham on Oct. 12.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen face a ranked opponent for the third time this season when they travel to No. 20 Alvernia on Saturday afternoon.