Lebanon Valley 4, Misericordia 0

LVC Starters
Avery (GK), Dal, Katshir, Alexander, Freeman, Gibbons, Detweiler, Hanosek, Mehl, Prince, McHale

Misericordia Starters
Diliberti, Aigeldinger, Stock, Kabinoff, A. Ippolito, Edkins, D. Ippolito, Wright, Amity, Dean, Hoffman (GK)

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley used three second-half goals to power itself passed Misericordia on Wednesday afternoon in non-conference men's soccer action. The 4-0 shutout moved the Dutchmen to 3-0 on the season, while the Cougars suffered their first lost and fell to 2-1.

In the first half, LVC saw the majority of the scoring chances and eventually broke through when Cam Alexander delivered a good pass to Matt Prince who beat the goalie to give the Dutchmen a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute. LVC was able to hold the Cougars off the scoreboard for the remainder of the half and took a one-goal lead heading into the second.

In the last half, Prince was it at again when John McHale past the ball into the box and Prince was able to get a shot off with his left foot that bent into the back of the net nicely extend the Dutchmen's advantage to 2-0.

Later, in the 63rd minute, Jake Kline received a pass from Gabe Stasyszyn one-touched the ball past Misericordia's keeper to make it a 3-0 game. Then in the 85th minute, Jon Kok put the game out of reach for good with his first tally of the season, as LVC avenged last year's 4-0 loss to the Cougars by beating them this afternoon by that same score.

Inside the Numbers
 - The Dutchmen dominated in shots at 17-10 and shots on goal at 8-1.
 - Misericordia held the edge in corner kicks at 4-1 and saves (4-1).
 - Cam Avery was strong in net once again, making one save to earn his third victory of the season.

Stat of the Day
This is the first season in which LVC has started with a 3-0 record since its 2013 campaign.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen look to keep things rolling when they head to Middletown to battle Penn State Harrisburg on Saturday at 2 p.m.