Lebanon Valley 7, Chatham 0

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LVC Starters
Takacsi-Nagy (LW), Hepler (C), Van Bokkelen (RW), Yingst (D), Straub (D), Perhac (G)

Chatham Starters
Thamert (LW), King (C), Plyler (RW), Ho (D), Andrew Breda (D), Ralph (G)

How It Happened
HERSHEY, Pa. – Lebanon Valley picked up its second win against Chatham in as many nights with a 7-0 shutout-victory over the Cougars at the 2018 Dutchmen Outdoor Classic. LVC, winners of three straight, improved to 8-7-1, 7-2-2 UCHC, while Chatham fell to 1-15-3, 1-10-0 UCHC.

The Dutchmen got things going early on when Brett Johnson scored just 2:14 into the contest off an assist from Jared Karas to give LVC an early lead. Over four minutes later, at 6:58, TJ Sneath netted a power-play goal from Kevin Van Bokkelen and Travis Acker, and later in the first, at 14:50, Sneath added his second score of the period thanks to assists from Zak Sheikh and Karas. The Dutchmen's dominant opening period came to an end with LVC out in front by three scores.

In the second, Cole Hepler stole the show with two short-handed goals. His first came 2:03 into the period on a breakaway, and he later followed it up with another breakaway-tally. Bryan Hovanec, the reigning MAC and UCHC Player of the Week, scored a goal at 10:57 in between Hepler's two shorties. When the entertaining middle period came to an end, LVC was up 6-0.

A chippy second period carried over into the third, a period that saw 11 total penalties and two game misconducts, one from each team. At the 12-minute mark, Brad Nolan put the icing on the cake with a goal from the point off an assist from Johnson and LVC cruised to a 7-0 victory.

Inside the Numbers
- Tyler Perhac posted a shutout after making 16 saves between the pipes.
 - Sneath had two goals on four shots and a +1 rating.
 - Hepler finished with a pair of goals on five shots and went +2 on the evening.
 - Johnson posted a three point night (1G, 2A) and skated to a +2 rating.
 - Karas notched a pair of assists to go along with a +2 rating.
 - The Dutchmen held the edge in total faceoff wins at 39-31.
 - Hepler went 10-for-15 from inside the faceoff circle, while Johnson was 8-for-11.

Playoff Picture
Thanks to Utica's 5-1 loss at Elmira and LVC's win this evening, LVC is now alone in second place with 16 points in the UCHC, one point behind Stevenson (7-2-3), who has a game in hand.

LVC Auctions Off Special Jerseys
Tonight, the Dutchmen wore one-of-a-kind jerseys that will be auctioned off. Bids were accepted until the start of the third period of tonight's game on GoDutchmen.com.

Who's Next?
A crucial four-game, UCHC road trip awaits the Dutchmen, beginning next Saturday at Nazareth at 7 p.m.

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