Lebanon Valley 2, Widener 1

LVC Starters
Lysakowski, Steenkamer, Kat, Ward, Dennis, Simon, Kagarise, Alba, Pentz, Garman, Willi (GK)

Widener Starters
Perna, Schlosser, Walker, Eberly, Scoma, Benson, Radnoff, Ramsdale, Daniels, Bradley, Byrne (GK)

How It Happened
CHESTER, Pa. – Cecile Kat scored a goal in each half to guide Lebanon Valley to a 2-1 victory over Widener on Saturday afternoon in MAC Commonwealth field hockey action. The Dutchmen improved to 8-8, 3-3 MACC, while the Pride slipped to 7-7, 2-4 MACC.

With the game tied at 1-1 at 58:03, Danielle Alba crossed a ball from the left side and Kat kept the ball low and beat Byrne to break the 1-1 tie and put LVC ahead. From there, the Dutchmen defense and Nikki Willi shut down Widener and just allowed one penalty corner en route to the 2-1 conference victory.

Kat got the scoring going early, as Taylor Pentz sent a long pass up the middle for Kat at 11:09 and she found the back of the net to give the Dutchmen an early lead. Then, at 19:29, the Pride evened the score when Madi Radnoff scored on a penalty stroke to tie things up.

Inside the Numbers
 - Kat netted her conference-leading 20th and 21st goals this afternoon.
 - Willi earned the victory after making eight saves for the Dutchmen.
 - Pentz and Mikayla Poole registered a shot on goal each.
 - Widener led in shots (16-10) and shots on goal (9-5).
 - The Pride also held the edge in penalty corners at 10-5.
 
Playoff Picture
Messiah (6-0) and Arcadia (5-1) have wrapped up playoff spots, but the third and fourth seeds are yet to be determined. Alvernia currently holds the third spot (3-2), while the Dutchmen are sitting in the fourth and final spot (3-3).
 
Who's Next?
LVC hosts Stevenson on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Dutchmen's regular-season home finale. It will also serve as LVC's Senior Night.