Lebanon Valley 69, Ursinus 47
 
LVC Starters
Mealey, Evans, Scarff, Bamberger, Lehr
 
Ursinus Starters
Konstanzer, McNeave, Guy, Suler, Clarke
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley cruised to a 69-47 victory over Ursinus at Sorrentino Gymnasium in the team's home opener on day one of the 2017 Rinso Marquette Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday evening, Nov. 18.
 
The Flying Dutchmen (2-0) raced out to an 11-0 lead right out of the gate thanks to back-to-back buckets from Emily Mealey, a Becky Evans' 3-ball, a Veronica Venezia layup, and an Anne Lehr score in the first three minutes.
 
The Bears (1-1) used a 7-1 run over the next 6:11 to cut the deficit to five before Lehr found Venezia for a layup that put LVC out in front 14-7 after one quarter of play.
 
The Dutchmen took control of the game when they outscored the visitors 17-6 in the second quarter. Mealey netted six points during the stanza, Evans had five tallies, and Venezia chipped in with four free throws to give LVC a comfortable 31-13 lead at halftime.
 
Morgan Bamberger got into the scoring act by knocking down a couple of 3-pointers in the third quarter and Caroline Scarff's foul shots at the 3:55 mark pushed the Lebanon Valley advantage to a game-high 25 points.
 
Ursinus cut the deficit to 50-36 with 9:21 left to play in the fourth quarter but LVC put together a pivotal 12-3 run that culminated midway through the period when Scarff converted a layup to make it 62-39 with just 4:55 remaining.    
 
Rinso Marquette Tournament
With the victory, Lebanon Valley moves on to face Moravian (1-1) in the 2017 Rinso Marquette Tournament Championship Game after the Greyhounds defeated Eastern 67-38 in the second matchup on Saturday night. Eastern (0-2) will take on Ursinus in the tournament's consolation game at 12 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Lebanon Valley assisted on an impressive 20 of its 24 made field goals.
- LVC racked up 20 second chance points and 25 points off Ursinus turnovers.
- The Dutchmen scored 38 of their points in the paint.
- Emily Mealey finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 16 points and nine boards.
- Becky Evans netted 15 points, pulled in six rebounds, and swiped a game-high eight steals.
- Evans and Anne Lehr each finished with a team-high five assists, with Lehr adding four boards and three steals.
- Caroline Scarff and Morgan Bamberger finished with 11 points apiece.
- Veronica Venezia was the fifth Dutchman to reach the double-digit scoring mark with 10 tallies.
 
Who's Next?
LVC hosts Moravian in the Rinso Marquette Tournament Championship Game at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

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