Lebanon Valley 3, Alvernia 0
(25-17, 25-21, 25-19)
LVC Starters
Leese, Sides, Burnheimer, Mentzer, Attieh, Class, Barnhart (L)
AU Starters
Wachowicz, Smith, McKee (L), Baker, O'Donnell, Achenbach, Sipling
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley made quick work of Alvernia in MAC Commonwealth action thanks to three-set victory at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Tuesday night, Oct. 10. The Flying Dutchmen earned set-score wins of 25-17, 25-21, and 25-19.
The first set was tight through the middle portion, with the Golden Wolves (13-8, 3-3 MAC Commonwealth) leading 10-8 before LVC (13-9, 4-1 MAC Commonwealth) scored nine of the next 10 points to create some breathing room down the stretch. Alvernia burned a timeout while trailing 22-14 but
Amber Deshong and
Nina Mentzer kept things rolling with assisted blocks out of the break before a service error by the visitors gave Lebanon Valley the opening-set victory.
AU led for much of the opening portion of the second game, with the team's largest lead coming at 9-5. Just like the first set, however, LVC roared back during the middle section and eventually grabbed the lead thanks to an
Abbey Barnhart service ace. Things were close the rest of the way, with the Golden Wolves cutting the deficit to 23-20 in crunch time, but Deshong answered and sealed the win with a kill off a
Jensen Burnheimer assist.
Set three appeared to be going Alvernia's way, as the visitors held a 16-14 edge late in the game. Head coach Wayne Perry called for time and the Dutchmen came out hot after the break, scoring the next five consecutive points to pull ahead 19-16. The Golden Wolves drew to within one but LVC held off the charge, using a service ace from
Erin Koons and a pair of Mentzer kills to clinch the set and the match.
Inside the Numbers
- Lebanon Valley hit .236 as a team on 72 attempts, compared to Alvernia's .109 percentage on 92 opportunities.
- Offensively,
Jess Attieh led the way for LVC with 13 kills and a .429 hitting percentage. She also had three blocks.
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Amanda Sides added seven kills, while
Amber Deshong posted five on .385 hitting.
- Setter
Jensen Burnheimer racked up 22 assists.
- The Dutchmen were outstanding at the net and recorded an impressive 11 blocks.
Jayna Class and
Nina Mentzer led the way with five apiece.
- Libero
Abbey Barnhart dug out a team-high nine balls, while Burnheimer, Attieh, and
Emily Smeltz added five, four, and four digs, respectively.
- Barnhart had three service aces. Class added a pair.
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen get a weekend off to host their annual Alumni Match before getting back to it at nationally-ranked Stevenson on Wednesday night, Oct. 18.
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