Lebanon Valley 75, Stevenson 67

LVC Starters
Lehr, Evans, Bamberger, Scarff, Mealey

Stevenson Starters
Sanders, Tennyson, Crist, Curry, Coleman

How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Anne Lehr and Emily Mealey led Lebanon Valley to a 75-67 come-from-behind victory over Stevenson on Wednesday night in MAC Commonwealth action. The Dutchmen jumped to 11-8, 6-4 MAC Commonwealth, while the Mustangs dropped to 12-7, 6-4 MAC Commonwealth.

Down by 12 at 24-12 with 8:01 remaining in the second quarter, LVC scored nine consecutive points to come to within three of Stevenson at 24-21 with 5:18 left in the period. The Dutchmen continued to hang around and later, with the Mustangs up by six at 35-29 with 1:44 to go, LVC ended the second on a pivotal 8-0 spurt, capped by Mealey's layup with four seconds to go, as the Dutchmen went into halftime with a narrow 37-35 advantage.

With 7:14 left in the third, Stevenson retook the lead at 7:43 when Jonyae Curry's free throw made it 42-41. At 3:43, Mealey's layup made it 48-46 in favor of the Dutchmen and they never looked back. LVC held the lead from there on out, thanks to a solid offensive performance and a strongly-defended second half.

At the start of the fourth, the Dutchmen held a 55-49 lead, and it was extended when Lehr made a jumper, followed by Becky Evan's layup which push LVC's lead to 10 at 59-49 with 9:13 remaining. Stevenson responded with a 7-2 run to come to within five points with 6:13 left, but a 12-2 response from LVC that spanned over three minutes put the Dutchmen back up by 10 and clinched the victory.

Inside the Numbers
 - Lehr paced the offense with a game-high 19 points and she added six assists and a 9-for-12 mark from the charity stripe.
 - Mealey was a force in the point, going for 18 points and 12 rebounds.
 - Morgan Bamberger made four 3-pointers to record 12 points.
 - Caroline Scarff chipped in eight points, while Ashley Kline went 3-for-3 from the field and tallied seven points.
 - For the Mustangs, Kristine Tennyson scored 12 points, followed by Curry who registered 11.
 - The Dutchmen shot well from the field as a team, finishing at 52-percent compared to Stevenson's 46-percent.
 - LVC outrebounded the Mustangs 34-31.  

Playoff Picture
With the win tonight, LVC moved into a tie for fourth place with Stevenson in the MAC Commonwealth. Six conference games remain for the Dutchmen.

Who's Next?
LVC travels to Frederick, Md. to take on Hood on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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