Misericordia 2, Lebanon Valley 1
LVC Starters
Lysakowski, Steenkamer, Kat, Dombroski, Alichwer, Poltonavage, Kagarise, Fox, Gorman, Lupold, ByDeLey
MU Starters
Kaschak, Viggiano, Vogl, Eldridge, Fry, Gruber, Whitman, Meckling, Pogash, Granoski, Campbell
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley fell by the slimmest of margins in a 2-1 loss to Misericordia at MU's Mangelsdorf Field on Wednesday night, Sept. 20.
The Cougars (1-6) got off six shots on goal in the game's opening 20 minutes but LVC goalkeeper
Tori ByDeLey turned them all away. The home team finally broke through in the 29th minute when Colby Eldridge found the back of the cage to give her team a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime.
The Flying Dutchmen (3-5) turned up the aggressiveness to begin the second half, firing off nine shots before converting the equalizer when
Maddie Fox put her attempt past MU goalkeeper Katelyn Campbell with 15 minutes remaining.
Jenna Lysakowski assisted on the score off a penalty corner.
The Cougars responded, however, and Eldridge netted her second marker of the night in the 59th minute, reclaiming the lead for Misericordia.
LVC's best opportunity to draw even came with less than five minutes remaining. The Dutchmen were awarded a penalty corner and Lysakowski's insertion ended up on the stick of
Casey Dombroski but her shot was stopped by Campbell.
Inside the Numbers
- LVC held the edge in shots at 17-14 but the Cougars finished with a 9-7 shots-on-goal advantage.
- The Dutchmen had nine penalty corner opportunities. MU was awarded eight chances.
- Fox's six shots led the way for LVC.
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Cecile Kat and
Casey Dombroski each got off four shots, while
Karli Alichwer managed two attempts.
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Jenna Lysakowski's assist was her team-high third of the season.
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Tori ByDeLey made seven saves in goal for Lebanon Valley.
- MU goalkeeper Katelyn Campbell made six stops in earning the victory.
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen open MAC Commonwealth play when they host Widener at Arnold Field on Saturday night, Sept. 23.
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