Bryn Athyn 8, Lebanon Valley 3

LVC Starters
Johnson (LW), Sneath (C), Van Bokkelen (RW), Yingst (D), Straub (D), Eisenhower (G)

Bryn Athyn Starters
Lever (LW), Doyle (C), Smirnov (RW), Devereux (D), Flynn (D), Chalmers (G)

How It Happened
BRYN ATHYN, Pa. – Lebanon Valley suffered an 8-3 setback at the hands of Bryn Athyn on Friday night in non-conference men's ice hockey action. The Dutchmen fell to 2-4-1, while the Lions improved to 5-4.

Despite tonight's result, it was LVC who got on the board first, as Bryan Hovanec netted a goal on the power-play from Cole Hepler at 9:07 to give the Dutchmen an early 1-0 lead. Bryn Athyn answered by scoring seven straight goals that spanned into the third period. The Lions scored three times in the first, including a power-play goal, and they added three more in the second, including two on the man-advantage and another short-handed tally.

Early on in the third, Bryn Athyn scored to make it 7-1, but at 6:40, the Dutchmen got one back when Hepler scored on the power-play from Brett Johnson and Zach Balodis to cut into the Lions' lead at 7-2. At 11:27, Bryn Athyn found the back of the net to make it 8-2, followed by Brennan Thompson's goal just 20 seconds later from Balodis and Nick Skerlick.

Inside the Numbers
 - Hovanec, Hepler, and Thompson finished with a goal each, while Hepler added an assist.
 - Balodis finished with a pair of assists for LVC.
 - Nikita Smirnov paced the Lions with a pair of goals.
 - For Bryn Athn, Mike Perkett, Brycon Johnson, and Athony DePetres finished with two assists apiece.
 - The Dutchmen outshot the Lions 38-28.
 - Jared Karas notched six shots on goal, while Bobby Wurster added five.
 - Thompson went 11-for-17 from inside the faceoff circle, and TJ Sneath was 8-for-12.
 - As a team, LVC held the edge in total faceoff wins at 52-35.

Who's Next?
LVC jumps back into UCHC action tomorrow when the Dutchmen pay a visit to Elmira for a 7 p.m. game.

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