Lebanon Valley 6, Drew 0
 
LVC Starters
Steenkamer, Kat, Dombroski, Alichwer, Poltonavage, Kagarise, Fox, Gorman, Lupold, ByDeLey
 
Drew Starters
Strathern, Hascup, Griswold, Campanale, Sobeck, Sheetz, Carr, Todero, Emanuelli, Pozyc, Callaghan
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley left no doubt in the team's 6-0 shutout victory over the host institution on the final day of the annual Drew Fall Festival in Madison, N.J. on Saturday night, Sept. 2.
 
It was total domination by the Flying Dutchmen (2-0) as they outshot the Rangers (0-2) 44-3 and finished with a 14-3 advantage in penalty corner opportunities.
 
Cecile Kat was stole the show for the second day in a row after netting the game-winner in overtime against Cabrini on Friday evening. Against Drew, she netted three straight goals to record her first collegiate hat trick and added an assist on the game's final score.
 
Reigning NFHCA All-Region Second-Teamer Maddie Fox got things rolling for LVC when she floated what proved to the game-winning goal past Rangers' goalkeeper Ryan Callaghan in the 10th minute and Karli Alichwer doubled the Dutchmen advantage when she found the back of the cage off a Rachel Gorman helper with 11:17 left in the first half.
 
Kat took over and scored twice in a span of 30 seconds in the 26th and 27th minutes, respectively. Fox assisted on the first marker and Kat took care of business herself on the goal that made it 4-0 LVC heading into the break.
 
The freshman picked up where she left off early in the second half when she completed the trifecta in the 40th minute before Alichwer netted her second marker of the night off a Kat feed to close out the scoring with 13:45 left to play.
 
It Was Over When…
After Maddie Fox put the Dutchmen on the board first, Karli Alichwer deflected home a Rachel Gorman attempt in the game's 23rd minute. In a contest in which LVC's defensive unit failed to surrender a shot attempt in the first half, a two-goal cushion proved more than enough to seal the victory.
 
Standout
Cecile Kat – Can you write up a better script for your opening weekend? The freshman got to campus less than three weeks ago from her home in The Netherlands and in her first two collegiate outings netted an overtime game-winner and followed it up with a hat trick. Not a bad way to start off your collegiate career.
 
Inside the Numbers
- LVC held a 24-3 shots-on-goal advantage.
- The freshmen duo of Cecile Kat and Karli Alichwer combined for 11 points on Saturday night.
- Kat led the way with a game-high 15 shots, while Maddie Fox, Isabella Vulopas, and Taylor Pentz racked up five each.
- Tori ByDeLey needed to turn away just one shot in goal to earn the victory, while freshman Nikki Willi saw her first collegiate action and made two stops for the Dutchmen.
- Drew goalkeeper Ryann Callaghan made 17 saves on the day.
- The Rangers' Michele Pozyc made the lone defensive save of the contest.
- This is the first year since 2014 that Lebanon Valley emerged undefeated from Drew's Fall Festival.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen host Juniata for their 2017 home opener at Arnold Field on Wednesday night, Sept. 6.

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