Eastern University 80, Lebanon Valley 64
 
LVC Starters
Lehr, Ray, Bisco, Mealey, Venezia
 
Eastern Starters
Brown, Schmidt, Kneis, Robinson, Harris
 
How It Happened
ST. DAVID'S, Pa. – Eastern used a big fourth quarter to pull away and down Lebanon Valley 80-64 in the Dutchmen's 2018-19 season opener on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 10. The Dutchmen now sit at 0-1, while the Eagles jumped to 1-0.
 
With Eastern ahead by four at 57-53 heading into the fourth, Caroline Scarff cut into the lead with a layup 24 seconds into the fourth to bring the Dutchmen to within two. Later, with 8:56 remaining, Scarff tied things up with another layup to make it a 57-57 score. Scarff continued her impressive start to the quarter with a good jumper to put LVC up 59-57, and Anne Lehr followed with a free throw to increase the Dutchmen's advantage to 60-57.
 
Eastern, however, responded by going on a pivotal 18-0 run that spanned over five minutes of action to go up 75-60. LVC was unable to mount a late comeback and eventually fell by an 80-64 margin.
 
The game started in impressive fashion for the Dutchmen, as Megan Bisco scored her first collegiate points on a 3-pointer to put LVC up 3-0 early in the first. The game remained back-and-forth and the Dutchmen held a narrow 11-10 advantage with 3:08 left until Morgan Bamberger hit a triple in transition to held LVC take a 14-10 lead. The Dutchmen maintained their advantage through the end of the quarter, with Lehr connecting on a jumper with 10 seconds left to give LVC a six-point cushion at 20-14 heading into the second.
 
In the second, Veronica Venezia hit a layup, followed by a good free throw to give the visitors an 11-point lead at 27-16. The Eagles, however, went on a 19-9 run to come to within one of the Dutchmen at 36-35 in the closing seconds. Scarff was able to connect on a jumper late, though, putting LVC up by three at 38-35 heading into halftime.
 
In the early going of the third, Eastern tied things up at 41-41 off Jaelyn Harris' jumper, but later, Venezia dropped a trey at 7:10 to put the Dutchmen back on top at 46-44. The Eagles didn't go away and responded by later tying it up again at 53-53 with 57 ticks left in the third. Eastern then scored four more points off two layups to take a narrow four-point advantage into the fourth.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Scarff led the Dutchmen offensively with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting. She added four boards and one steal.
 - Lehr ended with 11 points and 10 assists for the double-double and added nine rebounds, narrowly missing out on the triple-double.
 - Bisco had 11 points in her collegiate debut, while Venezia added 10.
 - Mealey chipped in nine points on 4-of-6 shooting.
 - Eastern's Regie Robinson led all scorers with 23 points, while Harris (17) and Viki Kneis (14) were also in double-figures in points.
 - The Eagles shot 47-percent from the field and LVC shot at a 43.3-percent clip.
 - Eastern held the slight edge in total rebounds at 37-33.
 - The Dutchmen led in bench points at 23-19.
 
Who's Next?
LVC is back in action tomorrow at Elizabethtown. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
 
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