No. 1 Messiah 7, Lebanon Valley 0
 
LVC Starters
Lysakowlsi, Steenkamer, Kat, Ward, Dennis, Poole, Simon, Kagarise, Pentz, Garman, ByDeley (GK)
 
Messiah Starters
Stief, Rosenberry, Levesque, Palm, Brubaker, Loht, Musser, Landis, Myers, Wetzel, Landes (GK)
 
How It Happened
GRANTHAM, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's field hockey team fell to No. 1 Messiah in the 2018 MAC Commonwealth Semifinals on Wednesday night, Oct. 31. The Dutchmen's season ended at 9-10, while the Falcons moved on to the championship game on Saturday against Arcadia.
 
Just 1:04 into the contest, Hannah Palm found the back of the net to give Messiah an early advantage. Two minutes later, Kezia Loht scored to increase the Falcons' advantage to 2-0. LVC continued to battle and in the 13th minute, the Dutchmen drew a penalty corner. Faith Dinger passed the ball to Hannah Simon, but her shot was saved. Just over a minute later, Messiah scored again to make it a 3-0 score. The Falcons tacked on two more in the first to take a 5-0 lead heading into halftime.
 
In the second half, Messiah added two more goals to make it 7-0. In the later stages of the half, Rachel Kagarise got a shot on goal, however Megan Bomba was there to make the save. The Dutchmen, however, were award a penalty corner, but nothing came of it and LVC eventually fell by a 7-0 margin.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Kagarise and Simon finished with a shot on goal apiece.
 - Cecile Kat, the newly-named MAC Commonwealth Co-Offensive Player of the Year, was held in check by the Falcons' defense.
 - Tori ByDeLey made three stops in net for LVC.
 - Messiah led it total shots at 23-2 and also held the edge in penalty corners at 17-2.
 
That's A Wrap
Tonight's game marks the end of LVC's 2018 campaign. The Dutchmen performed well throughout the season, especially late in conference action to clinch a spot in the postseason.
 
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