Lebanon Valley 6, Post University 3

LVC Starters
Hefferin (LW), McKown (C), Acker (RW), Nolan (D), Straub (D), Perhac (G)

Post Starters
Moreschi (LW), Harris (C), Jessman (RW), Petrino (D), Smith (D), Grout (G)

How It Happened
SHELTON, Conn. – Lebanon Valley defeated Post University for the second time in as many days, guided by Nick Skerlick's hat trick and Tyler Perhac's first career start and win between the pipes on Saturday afternoon. The Dutchmen improved to 3-8-2, while the Eagles fell to 0-8.

Post's Matt Moreschi began the scoring this afternoon just 2:47 into the game, but LVC responded with three consecutive goals in the first period, starting Skerlick's first tally of the game from Brennan Thompson and Cody Pessig at 8:18. Later, at 10:46 and LVC on the power play, Brett Johnson found the back of the net off assists from Cole Hepler and Brad Nolan, making it 2-1. Then, at 16:04, Skerlick netted his second of the game from Thompson, giving the Dutchmen a 3-1 lead after one period of action.

The Eagles came to within a goal when Trevor Buchas scored at 11:20 of the second, however LVC's potent power play struck again and this time, Thompson scored from Nolan and Johnson to put the Dutchmen back up by two at 4-2 at 14:00 of the second, which was the score that stood heading into the third.

3:24 into the third period, LVC went up 5-2 when Jared Karas scored another PP goal and later with just 37 seconds to go, Skerlick reached the hat trick when he scored on yes, you guessed it, the power play. Post scored with a second remaining but it was nowhere near enough, as LVC went on to win 6-3.

Inside the Numbers
 - Skerlick finished with three goals on five shots and a +1 rating.
 - Nolan recorded three assists for the second straight game, giving him a team-leading 15 assists for the season.
 - Johnson, Thompson, and Hepler added three assists apiece.
 - Travis Acker went 17-for-23 from the faceoff circle, Karas was 13-for-21, and Hepler was an impressive 11-for-13. LVC won the faceoff battle by a 58-32 margin.
 - Making the first start of his young career, freshman Perhac was solid, making 25 saves in the victory.

Fact of the Day
 - This weekend against Post in two games, LVC scored eight of its 15 goals on the power play.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen hop back into ECAC West action on Tuesday when they head down to Owings Mills, Md. to take on Stevenson at 7:15 p.m. Back on Dec. 2, 2016, these two teams tied 4-4 at Hersheypark Arena.