Lebanon Valley 74, Arcadia 60
 
LVC Starters
Lehr, Evans, Bamberger, Scarff, Mealey
 
Arcadia Starters
Dunn, Fritz, Hoffman, Cyr, Menns
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley never trailed in its convincing 74-60 victory over conference foe Arcadia at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Wednesday night, Jan. 11.
 
The Flying Dutchmen (9-7, 4-3 MAC Commonwealth) forced 20 turnovers and got double-digit scoring efforts from four players in Becky Evans (18), Anne Lehr (16), Caroline Scarff (14), and Emily Mealey (10).
 
LVC came flying out of the gate and back-to-back 3-pointers plus a pair of free throws from Evans put the home team ahead by 10 at the 3:49 mark of the first quarter. Lehr, Morgan Bamberger, and Jen Kaufman combined for five conversions from the charity stripe and Lehr beat the buzzer with a jumper to make it 23-9 after one.
 
It was more of the same in the second quarter, with the Dutchmen defense clamping down and holding the Knights (7-7, 2-4 MAC Commonwealth) to just one made field goal during the stanza. LVC's offense stayed steady and the team capped the opening half by breaking the Arcadia press when Veronica Venezia found Kaufman at the 3-point line before the freshman whipped a pass to an open Tamara Hanson who finished the play with a layup as time expired, putting Lebanon Valley up 36-18 at the break.


 
Arcadia responded after the break and outscored the Dutchmen 22-17 in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 13 heading into the final 10 minutes.
 
After the Knights drew to within five points with 2:18 remaining, however, LVC answered back when Evans drove down the right side of the lane and finished with a layup before Lehr buried a mid-range jumper in the paint on the team's next possession.
The visitors were forced to foul in the final seconds and Evans and Lehr combined to convert eight consecutive free throws down the stretch, sealing the key conference victory in the process.
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Dutchmen shot 43.4 percent from the field and went 24-30 (80 percent) from the charity stripe.
- LVC won the rebounding battle 38-34.
- Lebanon Valley scored 34 of its points in the paint and 31 of the team's tallies came off Arcadia turnovers.
- Impressively, the Dutchmen assisted on 18 of their 23 made field goals.
- Becky Evans scored a game-high 18 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists, and a pair of steals.
- Anne Lehr netted 16 and dished out a game-high seven assists.
- Caroline Scarff and Emily Mealey were a strong 1-2 punch on the block. Scarff scored 14 points and grabbed five boards, while Mealey netted 10 and pulled in a team-high seven boards.
- Scarff and Morgan Bamberger swiped three steals apiece.
- Sydney Cyr scored a team-best 15 points for the Knights before fouling out.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen will enjoy a bye this weekend before returning to action when they travel to take on a nationally-ranked Messiah squad on Wednesday night, Jan. 17.

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