Frostburg State 59, Lebanon Valley 41
 
LVC Starters
Lehr, Scarff, Ray, Kline, Mealey
 
FSU Starters
Tirado-Viscalla, Diggs, Kelly, Stotler, Emory
 
How It Happened
In its 2018-19 home opener, Lebanon Valley suffered a 59-41 setback at the hands of Frostburg State on Tuesday evening, Nov. 13 inside Sorrentino Gymnasium in non-conference women's basketball action. The Dutchmen slipped to 0-3, while the Bobcats improved to 1-0.
 
LVC controlled the action in the early going, jumping out to a four-point advantage at 8-4 with 4:17 left in the first after Molly Galvin's fastbreak-layup gave the Dutchmen the four-point lead. Later in the first, Jen Eck hit a two-pointer to make it 12-6 Dutchmen with 1:43 left, and after a good free throw by FSU, Veronica Venezia made a layup with a minute left and LVC doubled up the Bobcats 14-7 after one quarter of action.
 
In the second, the Dutchmen came out on fire, getting a layup from Emily Mealey, followed by a teardrop trey from Venezia to increase their advantage to 12 at 19-7 with 8:18 remaining in the second. FSU, playing in its first game of the young season, answered with a 16-4 spurt that spanned just under six minutes of action to knot the contest at 23-23. In the final minutes of action in the second, the Bobcats netted two more layups and went into halftime with a narrow 27-23 lead.
 
FSU picked up where it left off in the second and in the third quarter, the visitors opened up a 12-point lead thanks to an early 10-2 spurt to begin the third. With 30 ticks left on the clock, Caroline Scarff netted back-to-back free throws to cut the deficit to 11 heading into fourth-quarter action.
 
At the 7:55 mark of the fourth, Mealey made a layup to cut FSU's lead to single digits at 42-33, but that's as close as the Dutchmen would get, as the Bobcats didn't allow any significant runs down the stretch and held on for a 59-41 victory.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Mealey finished with 10 points, two steals, a block, and three boards.
 - Venezia chipped in eight points and four rebounds.
 - Anne Lehr ended with seven points and a team-high three steals.
 - Scarff had six points, five rebounds, and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.
 - Megan Bisco tied for the team lead with three steals.
 - As a team, LVC went 7-for-9 from the free throw line.
 - For FSU, Victoria Diggs lead with 14 points, while Sydney Stotler went for 12 points and 14 rebounds.
 - The Dutchmen outrebounded the Bobcats 38-35.
 - LVC led in bench points at 16-7.
 - FSU held a slight edge in points in the paint at 28-26.
 
Who's Next?
LVC is set to host Bryn Athyn, Juniata, and Gettysburg in the Dutchmen's annual Rinso Marquette Tournament this weekend. LVC battles Bryn Athyn on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. before playing in either the consolation (12 p.m.) or championship game (2 p.m.) on Sunday.
 
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