Lynchburg 4, Lebanon Valley 1
 
LVC Starters
Lysakowski, Steenkamer, Kat, Dombroski, Dennis, Alichwer, Poltonavage, Fox, Gorman, Lupold, ByDeLey
 
Lynchburg Starters
Lerro, Elliott, Strouse, Ka. LeMaire, Ko. LeMaire, Krause, Brown, Geisler, Simpao, Copeman, Nicks
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley turned in an impressive defensive effort but ultimately couldn't break through on the offensive side in a 4-1 loss to Lynchburg at Shippensburg University's Robb Sports Complex on Tuesday night, Oct. 3.
 
The Flying Dutchmen (3-8) clamped down in the opening half and goalkeeper Tori ByDeLey turned away all six shots she faced in the first 35 minutes. LVC had two chances to strike first but attempts by Cecile Kat and Casey Dombroski off a penalty corner were stopped by Lynchburg keeper Laurel Nicks in the third minute.
 
The Hornets (8-3) finally broke through early in the second half when Nikki Simpao fired a shot from point-blank range off the stick of a Dutchmen defender and into the cage to put Lynchburg on the board in the 36th minute.
 
After three corners nearly resulted in points for LVC, the Hornets took advantage of a loose ball at midfield and converted it into a goal when Lacey Elliott outraced a number of defenders before Jackie Lerro finished off her cross from in close in the 50th minute to double the team's lead.
 
Lynchburg's third score was nearly indefensible, as Simpao lifted an open attempt over ByDeLey and the rest of the Dutchmen defense and into the back of the cage off a penalty-corner insertion from Karissa LeMaire with 15:38 remaining. Rachel Gorman made a beautiful deflection and defensive save on the exact same shot minutes earlier but couldn't turn LeMaire away twice.
 
The Hornets netted their final score when Isabella Eldridge corralled her rebound following a save by goalkeeper Nikki Willi and put back the extra attempt with 4:01 left to play.
 
Kat ended a scoring drought that stretched back more than three games and nearly 220 minutes when she gathered in a feed from Gorman, turned to create separation from a defender, and piped her blast past Nicks with 3:15 remaining.
 
Inside the Numbers
- As a team, LVC made four defensive saves on the night. Tasia Dennis racked up two of them, while McKenna Lupold and Rachel Gorman added one apiece.
- Lynchburg outshot the Dutchmen 23-14 and held the edge in shots on goal at 19-6.
- Lebanon Valley earned 10 penalty corners but was unable to convert any of those opportunities into points.
- The Hornets managed just six penalty corners on the night.
- Cecile Kat and Maddie Fox led LVC in shot attempts with five and four, respectively.
- Kat's goal extended her team-leading scoring total to six.
- Rachel Gorman's helper was her third of the fall. That total gives her a share of the team lead in assists.
- Tori ByDeLey and Nikki Willi combined to make 11 saves in net for the Dutchmen. ByDeLey made eight stops, while Willi added three.
- Lynchburg's Laurel Nicks made five saves in earning the victory.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen look to end their recent skid when they travel to take on MAC Commonwealth foe Albright on Friday night, Oct. 6.