Shenandoah 11, Lebanon Valley 10

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

Shenandoah Starters
Northam, B. Arndt, McCorry, C. Arndt, Card (GK), Zorrilla, Hemler, Simonson, Krevonick, Zerna, Hardisky, Spindler

How It Happened
WINCHESTER, Va. – Lebanon Valley's crazy second-half comeback fell just short at Shenandoah University on Saturday afternoon in non-conference women's lacrosse action. The Hornets escaped with the narrow 11-10 victory and improved to 2-3, while the Dutchmen slipped to 0-5.

Down 9-4 at the start of the second half, the Dutchmen slowly began to creep back into the game. Rachel Anderson began the second with an unassisted goal at 27:22 to make it 9-5, but Shenandoah's Cassie Arndt put the Hornets back up by five at 10-5 with a tally at 23:56.

Emma Jones answered with back-to-back unassisted goals at 23:13 and 21:15 and then Makenzie Kelley netted a shorthanded goal at 19:50 to bring LVC to within two at 10-8. A minute later, at 18:51, Shenandoah's Alexandra Simonson scored to make it 11-8, but at 10:30, Kirsten Bannan scored her third of the game to make it an 11-9 contest.

Then, at 4:59, Kelley found the back of the net for the third time of the afternoon to nearly complete LVC's furious comeback. With a minute and a half remaining, the Dutchmen saw a few scoring chances, but the Hornets forced a turnover with less than a minute to go and eventually held on for the narrow victory.

Inside the Numbers
 - Kelley and Bannan finished with three goals apiece, while Kelley added an assist.
 - Jones had two goals and assist while Anderson and Brenna O'Neill each scored once.
 - Anderson picked up a team-high four ground balls and Jones and O'Neill added three each.
 - Anderson and Jones caused four turnovers apiece with Emily Federowicz causing two.
 - Hannah Oliveras made four saves for LVC between the pipes.
 - Shots were tied 22-22 but the Dutchmen held the edge in shots on goal at 20-15.
 - The Dutchmen went 10-for-18 on clears and the Hornets were 9-for-13.
 - Ground balls were tied at 21-21.
 - For Shenandoah, C. Arndt, Abby Zorrilla, and Jordyn Miller all scored a pair of goals.

Who's Next?
A three-game home stand begins on Wednesday for the Dutchmen when they play host to Elizabethtown in the One Love Game at 4 p.m.