MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament Play-In Game
No. 4 Widener 12, No. 5 Lebanon Valley 11

LVC Starters
Garman, Kudlak, Bushong, Beaver, Weaver, Wagner, Campbell, Warmingham, Epple, Torrence

Widener Starters
Sweder, Taylor, Paone, Drake, O'Donnell, Schulte, Facciani, Higgins, Morton, Ferguson

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley came within one goal of advancing to semifinal round of the 2017 MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament but couldn't hold off a late Widener surge in a 12-11 loss to the Pride in the tournament's play-in game on Monday night.

Leading 10-8 heading into the fourth quarter, the Flying Dutchmen (9-8) were unable to keep the home team from reeling off four goals in a row. Kevin Beaver netted his third goal of the night to complete the hat trick and cut the deficit to a single marker with 1:11 left but that's as close as LVC would come to pulling off the upset.

The visitors led 5-4 at halftime and added five goals from five different scorers in the third quarter, with Beaver, Brett Kudlak, Austin Minnich, Max Warmingham, and Klayton Garman all finding twine during the period and giving LVC a two-goal advantage heading into the final 15 minutes.

The Dutchmen scored all three first-quarter goals, with Beaver opening the contest's scoring before Kudlak and Matt Torrence added to the early advantage.

The Pride (9-7) finally got on the board early in the second period with back-to-back goals at the 14:09 and 12:51 marks, respectively, but a pair of goals from Minnich slowed the Widener momentum and gave LVC a two-goal lead heading into halftime.

Inside the Numbers
- Widener held the edge in both total shots (41-30) and shots-on-goal (28-20).
- The Pride went a perfect 14-14 on clear attempts, while LVC managed just an 18-of-27 clip on clears.
- The loose ball advantage went the way of the home team, as Widener gathered in 44 ground balls while the Dutchmen scooped up 24.
- The Pride won the face-off battle 20-7.
- Kevin Beaver and Austin Minnich each recorded hat tricks, with Beaver adding an assist to total a team-high four points.
- Brett Kudlak was the third Dutchman to have a multi-goal game with two scores.
- Klayton Garman (1G, 1A), Alex Bushong (2A), and Max Warmingham (1G, 1A) added two points apiece for LVC.
- Blake Weaver caused a pair of turnovers, while Coleman Wagner and Cameron Epple each corralled a team-high five ground balls for the Dutchmen.
- Weaver added four ground balls, Barrett Campbell had three, and Minnich and Warmingham scooped up two each.
- Epple made 16 saves in net for Lebanon Valley.
- Widener goalkeeper Matt Horton made nine stops in earning the victory.

Stat of the Night
3 – This spring was the third season in a row in which Lebanon Valley earned a berth in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament.