Lebanon Valley 70, Hood 41
 
LVC Starters
Lehr, Evans, Bamberger, Scarff, Mealey
 
Hood Starters
Tien, Savoy, Hackney, Vetter, Robinson
 
How It Happened
In a game during which it never trailed, Lebanon Valley put together a big second half to pull away from Hood in a 70-41 rout of the team's MAC Commonwealth foe at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 9.
 
Anne Lehr and Veronica Venezia reached the double-digit scoring mark for the Flying Dutchmen (6-3, 3-1 MAC Commonwealth), Emily Mealey pulled in a game-high 10 rebounds in just 18 minutes of work, and Tamara Hanson played the best game of her young collegiate career, finishing with seven points and six boards.
 
The contest proved to be a back-and-forth affair until midway through the second quarter when LVC used a dominant 15-2 run to close out the first half and take a more comfortable 38-25 advantage into the locker room.
 
The third quarter was all Lebanon Valley, with the defense holding the Blazers (3-3, 1-2 MAC Commonwealth) to just 10 points in the period and the offense scoring the first nine points out of the break. Venezia scored six points in a row during one stretch to put the Dutchmen out in front by more than 20 for the first time.
 
LVC led by 25 when the fourth quarter began but provided no let up, as four consecutive free throws by Hanson and Cortney Parsell pushed the home team to its largest lead of the night at 67-37 with 6:33 left to play. The Dutchmen defense closed out the contest by holding Hood scoreless for the final 5:29.
 
Inside the Numbers
- LVC was dominant on the glass, winning the rebounding battle 53-29.
- The Blazers struggled mightily from the free throw line and shot just 29.4 percent (5-17).
- The Dutchmen got 29 points from its bench in the victory.
- As a team, LVC racked up 14 total steals.
- Lebanon Valley scored 20 points off Hood's 18 turnovers.
- Anne Lehr posted game-highs of 13 points and six assists for LVC.
- Becky Evans also assisted on six buckets and swiped a game-best four steals.
- Veronica Venezia netted 10 on 5-7 shooting and added five rebounds.
- Emily Mealey added six points to go along with her game-best 10 boards.
- Tamara Hanson made her mark in the post and finished with seven points and six rebounds in just 13 minutes of play.
- Jen Kaufman, Molly Galvin, Ashley Kline, and Cortney Parsell combined for 10 points and 17 rebounds in reserve appearances.
- Despite early foul trouble, Caroline Scarff finished with nine points on 4-6 shooting from the floor.
- Morgan Bamberger connected on two of LVC's three baskets from beyond the arc.
- Maggie Tien was the lone Hood player to reach the double-digit scoring mark with 12, while Celestria Hill had a game-high four blocks.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen are right back at it tomorrow afternoon when they host Marywood for a non-conference matchup at Sorrentino Gymnasium.

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