Albright College 74, Lebanon Valley 57

LVC Starters
Yoh, Lantz, Eck, Lehr, Evans

Albright Starters
Thomas, Lofton, Mazzarelli, Joyce, Horka

How It Happened
Albright pulled away late to down Lebanon Valley 74-57 on Saturday afternoon in women's basketball MAC Commonwealth action. The Lions jumped to 10-3, 5-0 MACC and the Dutchmen fell to 6-9, 3-3 MACC.

With LVC up 29-28 with 8:57 remaining in the third quarter, Albright began a 20-10 run that spanned eight minutes, resulting in a 48-39 advantage with 52 seconds left. The Lions held a lead at 50-43 heading into the fourth. At 7:47 of the final quarter, two good free throws by Lexie Lantz brought LVC to within five at 52-47, however a quick 12-3 spurt put Albright's lead back into double digits at 64-50 with 4:51 remaining. The Dutchmen were unable to stop the Lions and Albright went on to win 74-57.

LVC began the game on a 10-3 run, capped off by a Jennifer Eck layup. A quick four points brought the Lions to within four at 10-7, but the Dutchmen responded with a 6-0 run to go up 16-7. A quarter of runs saw one more, this time from Albright as the Lions scored the quarter's final six points and LVC held the 16-13 lead after one period of action.

The Dutchmen started the second by scoring the first six points to increase its lead to nine at 22-13 with 9:06 to go, however the Lions responded by netting nine in a row to tie things up at 22-22 with 6:51 remaining. The score remained close until Morgan Bamberger knocked down a 3-pointer with 42 seconds to go, giving LVC a 29-24 lead heading into halftime.

Inside the Numbers
 - Jasmine Copeland scored a career-high 14 points to lead LVC. She went 6-for-8 from the floor and added five rebounds.
 - Hilary Yoh was in double digits in points again with 12 and Lantz chipped in 10.
 - Albright's Shannon Thomas (17), Nina Mazzarelli (16), Alysha Lofton (16) and Jane Joyce (14) were in double digits in points. Lofton added 13 boards for the double-double.
 - The Lions led in total rebound at 37-32 and Albright shot 46-percent from the field compared to LVC's 41.7-percent.

Who's Next?
MAC Commonwealth action continues for LVC on Wednesday when the Dutchmen head to Glenside for a 6 p.m. matchup with Arcadia.