No. 7 Messiah 15, Lebanon Valley 4

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

Messiah Starters
Stover, Stikeleather, Milwicz, Herbenar, Wagner, Gamble, Colson, Johnsen, Ehrhardt, Griffin, Dipeso (GK), Athens

How It Happened
GRANTHAM, Pa. – No. 7 Messiah took down Lebanon Valley by a 15-4 score on Wednesday night in MAC Commonwealth women's lacrosse action. The Dutchmen fell to 3-10, 3-3 MAC Commonwealth and the Falcons improved to 11-2, 6-0 MAC Commonwealth.

The 2015 and 2016 MAC Commonwealth Champs got off to a hot start and scored the game's first three goals to jump out to a 3-0 lead with 23:50 left in the first. Kara Strack found the back of the net for her first tally of the season at 23:02 off an assist from Emma Jones, however, to cut the lead to two at 3-1.

After the Falcons pushed their advantage back to three at 4-1, Jones netted her 37th of the season to bring LVC back to within two at 4-2 with 19:10 to go, but five consecutive Messiah goals made it a seven-goal game at 9-2 with 7:08 to go in the first. Makenzie Kelley's 24th goal of the season made it 9-3, but the Falcons went into halftime with a comfortable 9-3 lead.

In the second half, Messiah continued to build upon its lead. Kirsten Bannan was able to net her 19th of the season at 17:58 from Kelley, but the Falcons answered with four straight goals and went on to win 15-4.

Inside the Numbers
 - Jones finished with two points and four draw controls.
 - Amanda Mellendick and Julia Brewer picked up four ground balls apiece, while Jones and Rachel Anderson added three each.
 - Between the pipes, Hannah Oliveras made 11 saves and added a team-high five ground balls and caused three turnovers.
 - The Falcons were led by Jenna Stover who scored five goals and Annika Johnsen supplied three.

Who's Next?
LVC will host Alvernia on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Dutchmen's final home regular season game.