Scranton 17, Lebanon Valley 5

LVC Starters
Anderson, Marshall, Mellendick, Federowicz, Maleski, Bannan, Brewer, Lloyd, Strack, Jones, O'Neill, Oliveras

Scranton Starters
Murphy, Strock, Rogers, Angelo, Warburton, Eberle, Kerr, Siepietowski, Russo, Gallo, Olert, Putnam

How It Happened
Emma Jones was a one-woman offensive machine for Lebanon Valley but her effort wasn't enough to overcome Scranton's firepower in the team's 17-5 road loss to the Royals on Sunday afternoon, March 5.

The home team got on the board less than a minute into the contest but Jones secured the ensuing draw control before netting the equalizer 30 seconds later.

Meghan Kerr responded with her second goal of the game for the Royals (3-0) at the 25:45 mark but LVC (0-2) again drew even when Nikki Lloyd converted her first goal of the young season less than a minute later.

From there, Scranton's offense exploded to life and netted the final nine goals of the first half to take a commanding 11-2 advantage into the break. The Royals took a double-digit lead when Shannon Warburton scored 35 seconds into the second half.

Jones ended the drought with back-to-back goals that cut the deficit to a more manageable 12-4 but Scranton reeled off five scores in a row to put things out of reach before Jones capped the game's scoring with a marker with 1:08 left to play.

Inside the Numbers
- Scranton outshot the Dutchmen 27-16 on the day, with 23 of the Royals shots coming on-target and 12 of LVC's on-net.
- The home team won the draw-control battle 17-6.
- Lebanon Valley managed just a 9-16 clip on clears, while the Royals finished 8-10.
- Thanks to her four-goal effort, Emma Jones now leads LVC with eight scores on the season.
- Jones, Amanda Mellendick, Julia Brewer, and Hannah Oliveras led the way with three ground balls each for the Dutchmen.
- Jones, Brenna O'Neill, and Jen Eck accounted for Lebanon Valley's draw controls.
- Meghan Kerr scored a game-high six goals for the Royals.
- Kaitlyn Murphy added four markers for Scranton.
- Oliveras made six saves in goal for LVC.
- Erin Putnam made three stops in earning the win for the Royals, while Marne Rossetti made four stops in a reserve appearance.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen travel to Dickinson on Wednesday afternoon.