Lebanon Valley 9, Marymount (Va.) 6

LVC Starters
Garman, Farwell, Bushong, Weaver, Wagner, Campbell, Warmingham, Epple, Landon, Torrence

Marymount Starters
McCarthy, Beard, Watkins, Clarkson, Granville, Sulhoff, Friedman, Imbruglia, McGeeney, Ebert

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley's defense was on display in the first half before the offense took over after the break in the team's 9-6 victory at Marymount (Va.) on Saturday afternoon, March 11.

Clinging to a slim 6-5 victory with less than seven minutes remaining, the Flying Dutchmen (3-1) netted three of the game's final four goals to put it out of reach. Matt Torrence scored his second marker of the day off an assist from Max Warmingham with 6:29 left and Alex Bushong completed the hat trick following a Klayton Garman find to make it 8-5 at the 5:08 mark.

The Saints (2-5) cut the deficit to two when Dylan Watkins found the back of the net with 2:45 remaining but the LVC defense clamped down and kept the home team from drawing any closer before Austin Minnich sealed the victory with an unassisted snipe with 18 seconds left to play.

The Dutchmen led 2-1 at halftime and added to the advantage when Bushong netted his first score of the contest early in the third quarter but Marymount reeled off three goals in a row to take its first lead since the opening moments of the game.

Matt Torrence converted the equalizer with 3:40 left in the third quarter before Bushong put the visitors back on top 5-4 less than two minutes later. Warmingham connected with Klayton Garman who put his shot into the net early in the fourth quarter, giving LVC a two-goal advantage with 11:40 remaining.

The game was a defensive struggle in the early going, with neither squad able to score in the opening quarter. Marymount's Dylan Watkins broke the scoreless tie 4:05 into the second before Brett Kudlak netted the equalizer off a Garman assist 45 seconds later. Kevin Beaver added an unassisted marker at the 1:20 mark to give Lebanon Valley a one-goal lead heading into the break.

Inside the Numbers
- LVC's victory was the program's first over a Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) opponent in the modern era.
- The Dutchmen outshot Marymount 41-26 and 18-16 in shots-on-goal.
- LVC was strong on the clear, finishing 22-24, while the Saints went 17-18.
- Marymount won the faceoff battle 11-7 and scooped up 29 ground balls compared to 26 for Lebanon Valley.
- For Alex Bushong, his three-goal outburst was his first hat trick of the season.
- Klayton Garman matched Bushong's three points thanks to a goal and two assists.
- For Matt Torrence, it was his second multi-goal effort of the spring.
- Coleman Wagner scooped up a season-high 13 ground balls for LVC to go along with three caused turnovers.
- Blake Weaver recorded three ground balls, while Eli Hudson, Matt Torrence, and Cameron Epple had two each.
- Epple made 10 saves in goal for the Dutchmen, while Grey Clarkson made nine stops for MU.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen host a talented Franklin & Marshall team for non-conference action at Arnold Field on Tuesday afternoon.