Lebanon Valley 1, Albright 0

LVC Starters
Strickler (GK), Ross, Scott, Swope, Santoleri, Evitts, Longenecker, Kleeschulte, Cohen, Shutt, Dungan

Albright Starters
Tunney (GK), Valera, Terraces, Bell, Bross, Roldan, Lapidus, Balga, Lutz, Lobue, Saxon

How It Happened
READING, Pa. – Teanna Shutt delivered a first-half goal to send Lebanon Valley to a 1-0 victory over Albright in the 2017 MAC Commonwealth Women's Soccer Play-In Game on Tuesday evening. The Dutchmen improved to 9-5-3, while the Lions fell to 10-8-1.

In the 13th minute, Shutt ran down the left side of the field after Maya Cohen fed her the ball. Shutt made a move on a defender and ran parallel with the goalie's cage and somehow snuck it past Alexis Tunney's left side and into the back of the net for the game's lone score. The Dutchmen saw many more scoring chances than Albright in the first half, but in the second half, it slightly changed in Albright's favor.

The Lions were able to get more pressure on Emma Strickler and LVC's strong defense, but the Dutchmen were up to the task and nixed every scoring opportunity that Albright built. The Lions were able to generate some corner kicks late in the game, but the Dutchmen's defense, along with Strickler, never allowed a goal to sneak through.

The Lions' best scoring chance came in the 58th minute when Amanda Fulcher's shot sent Strickler diving in the air, and the freshman was able to get a hand on it and punch it off the crossbar and allowed no further damage.

Inside the Numbers
 - LVC avenged an earlier loss to Albright back on Oct. 7 (1-0, OT).
 - Strickler finished with four saves on the evening.
 - Shutt recorded her ninth goal of the season tonight, the second-most on the squad.
 - Cohen picked up her second assist of the year.
 - Albright outshot the Dutchmen 9-8, but LVC held the advantage in shots on goal at 6-4.
 - The Dutchmen had seven corner kicks compared to the Lions' three.
 - Meghan Ross and Casi Swope had two shots apiece, while Shutt ended with three on goal.

Dutchmen Set for Semis
No. 5 LVC heads to No. 1 Messiah on Thursday night at 7 p.m. for the MAC Commonwealth Semifinal round. In the other semifinal match, No. 3 Widener takes on No. 2 Arcadia on the same day and time.

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