Lebanon Valley 62, York (Pa.) 59
 
LVC Starters
Lehr, Bamberger, Kline, Mealey, Venezia
 
York Starters
Matteo, Ferris, McGowan, Carlson, Fuller
 
How It Happened
YORK, Pa. – Emily Mealey knocked down a 3-pointer as time expired to give Lebanon Valley a crazy 62-59 victory over York (Pa.) in non-conference women's basketball action on Sunday afternoon. The Dutchmen improved to 7-6, while the Spartans dropped to 5-6.
 
After holding a comfortable lead for much of the fourth quarter, LVC succumbed to a crucial run by York and the Spartans eventually took a one-point lead after Katie McGowan hit a triple to make it a 57-56 contest with 3:01 remaining. Then, with just 54 ticks left on the clock, Ashley Kline hit one-of-two free throws to put the Dutchmen ahead 59-57. With 12 seconds to go, Logynn Fuller hit what looked to be a 3-pointer, but her foot was on the line and it went down as a long two that evened the game at 59-59. After LVC's 30-second timeout, Anne Lehr's shot attempted with a few seconds left was blocked, allowing the Dutchmen to possibly get one more shot off before overtime. On the in-bound pass from Lehr, Mealey got the ball at the top of the key and let off a pure trey that went in as time expired to give the Dutchmen the thrilling victory.
 
Things were close in the early going as Fuller hit a triple with 3:50 left in the first to tie the game at 10-10. From there, the Spartans finished the quarter on a 7-2 run to take a 17-12 lead into the second quarter. In the second, Bamberger opened it up with a 3-pointer, followed by Veronica Venezia's jumper that allowed LVC to quickly tie the game up again, this time at 17-17. Later on in the second, the Dutchmen went up by two with Lehr's fast-break layup, followed by Megan Bisco's trey at 2:48 and Molly Galvin's jumper that put LVC ahead 26-19 with 2:12 left. For the remainder of the quarter, the visiting Dutchmen held on to their advantage and took a 28-22 lead into halftime.
 
At the 6:18 mark of the third quarter, with LVC ahead by nine at 35-26, York rattled off nine consecutive points to tie the game at 35-35. Lehr stopped the spurt with a jumper and Kline then made a layup, putting the Dutchmen up by four at 39-35 with 2:17 to go in the third. After Kayla Ferris' triple brought the home team to within one at 39-38 with 1:32 to go, Mealey hit back-to-back free throws and then made a layup with 27 seconds left to give LVC a 43-38 lead after three quarters of action.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Mealey finished with 24 points, including 18 in second half. She went 9-for-10 from the charity stripe and 7-for-12 from the field. The sophomore added 12 rebounds for the double-double.
 - Bamberger went for 14 points and dropped four 3-pointers while adding five boards.
 - Lehr and Venezia scored six points apiece. Lehr dished out a game-high eight assists.
 - Kline hauled seven rebounds and notched five assists.
 - For York, Fuller (19) and Ferris (15) were both in double digits in points.
 - The Spartans led in shooting percentage at 42.9-percent to 36.7-percent.
 - The Dutchmen held the edge in points off turnovers at 19-15.
 - LVC also led in second-chance points at 10-5.
 - York held a narrow lead in bench points at 10-9.
 - The Dutchmen finished with the edge in points in the paint at 26-16.
 
Who's Next?
LVC hops back into MAC Commonwealth action next Saturday, Jan. 5 when the Dutchmen head to Chester to battle Widener at 1 p.m.
 
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