Swarthmore 11, LVC 5

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LVC Starters
Anderson, Kelley, Eck, Mellendick, Maleski, Bannan, Brewer, Lloyd, Strack, Jones, O'Neill, Oliveras (GK)

Swarthmore Starters
Levine, Wainwright, Wild, Schwarz, Mongo, Labows, Chiang, Narzikul, Sokol, Peipher, Camillere, Cohen (GK)

How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Swarthmore scored five goals in the final 24 minutes of action to pull away and defeat Lebanon Valley 11-5 on Saturday afternoon in non-conference women's lacrosse action. The Garnet jumped to 3-0, while the Dutchmen slipped to 0-3.

Swarthmore got off to a hot start as Elizabeth Wainwright netted the game's first three goals to give the Garnet a 1-0 advantage with 20:24 left in the first. Makenzie Kelley got LVC on the board at 19:17 with an unassisted tally, but Swarthmore's Taylor Chiang put the Garnet back up by three at 4-1 with 13:44 left in the opening half. After Kirsten Bannan made it a 4-2 contest with a goal, the Garnet scored two more and went into halftime with a 6-2 lead.

The Dutchmen opened the second half scoring two straight goals, one from Kelley and one from Emma Jones to cut it to 6-4, however the Garnet went on a crucial 3-0 run to go ahead by five at 9-4 with 12:17 remaining. Bannan added another goal with 9:29 left, but the Garnet netted the game's final two goals and went on to win 11-5.

Inside the Numbers
 - Bannan and Kelley finished with two goals apiece for the Dutchmen with Jones added one.
 - Hannah Oliveras suffered the loss despite making nine saves and picking up a team-high seven ground balls.
 - Jen Eck picked up four ground balls for LVC and caused two turnovers.
 - Jones caused a team-high three turnovers and controlled two draws, while Kelley won three draw controls.
 - Jones now leads the Dutchmen in goals (11) and points (12).
 - Wainwright led the way for Swarthmore with four goals on six shots.
 - The Garnet outshot the Dutchmen 24-16 and held the edge in shots on goal at 20-11.
 - LVC held the slight advantage in ground balls at 20-19, however Swarthmore led in draw controls at 10-8.
 - Swarthmore went 10-for-13 on clears and the Dutchmen went 10-for-16.

Who's Next?
LVC is scheduled to host Muhlenberg College on Wednesday at 4 p.m.