Lebanon Valley 3, Neumann 1

LVC Starters
Nolan (D), Yingst (D), Hepler (RW), Karas (C), Johnson (LW), Eisenhower (G)

Neumann Starters
Pupplo (G), Zendejas (RW), Luiten (C), Mansbridge (D), O'Neil (LW), Davidson (D)

How It Happened
ASTON, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's men's ice hockey team finally broke through and picked up its first ECACW win of the season, defeating Neumann University 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. The Dutchmen jumped to 4-16-2, 1-10-1 ECACW, while the Knights slipped to 13-7-2, 5-6-0 ECACW.

With the game knotted at 1-1 7:16 into the third period, Johannes Sallila was called for goaltender interference, putting LVC on the power play. Then, less than a minute later, Nick Skerlick found the back of the net off assists from Brett Johnson and Cole Hepler, giving the Dutchmen the 2-1 advantage. Just over six minutes later, at 14:12, Travis Acker provided LVC with a cushion when he scored from Bryan Hovanec and Zach Yingst, as LVC went on to joust the Knights and pick up its first-ever NCAA DIII conference win.

The game was scoreless until the second period when PJ Hefferin scored at 7:01 from Brad Nolan to break the 0-0 stalemate. Neumann struck back, however, at 16:29 of the second when Collin O'Neil scored against Joel Eisenhower. The game was knotted until Skerlick's goal in the third, which proved to be the game-winner.

Inside the Numbers
 - Eisenhower was outstanding, making 44 saves for the Dutchmen. Anthony Pupplo was charged with the loss and made 29 stops.
 - Nolan finished with an assist, two shots on goal, and a +2 rating.
 - The Knights held the edge in faceoff wins at 38-25.
 - Bryan Hovanec registered nine shots on net, while Skerlick added five and Johnson posted four.
 - Neumann notched 45 shots on goal and the Dutchmen had 29.

What They're Saying
"Just happy for the guys on this team," said head coach Don Parsons. "They have worked hard the majority of the season and we are very happy to get the first NCAA DIII win."

Who's Next?
LVC's four-game road trip is done and the Dutchmen return home to Hersheypark Arena this weekend to host Nazareth on Friday at 7 p.m. before taking on Utica on Saturday at 5 p.m. for Senior Day.