King's (Pa.) 11, Lebanon Valley 3
 
LVC Starters
Keefer, Warmingham, Bushong, Beaver, Weaver, Croyle, Wagner, Campbell, Epple, Hoff
 
King's Starters
Mascari, Foley, Steiger, Gambino, Johnson, Surina, Matusiewicz, Basile, Wrede, Boyle
 
How It Happened
A slow start doomed Lebanon Valley in the team's 11-3 non-conference loss at King's (Pa.) on Friday afternoon, March 16.
 
Mason Hoff had a nice individual outing, recording the hat trick by scoring all three goals for the Flying Dutchmen (4-3). Coleman Wagner led the defense with six ground balls and Barrett Campbell caused a team-high three turnovers.
 
The Monarchs (2-3) raced out to a 3-0 lead before Hoff finally got the visitors on the board when he put his attempt past King's goalkeeper Matt Basile off a Kevin Beaver assist at the 5:21 mark of the opening quarter.
 
LVC's push was short lived, however, as the Monarchs ended the first half with three consecutive scores to push the advantage to 6-1 heading into the break.
 
The tandem of Hoff and Max Warmingham took over in the third quarter, as the pair hooked up for back-to-back markers at the 8:06 and 6:50 mark of the period, respectively. With the deficit cut to a more manageable 6-3, the Dutchmen appeared to be back in it midway through the third.
 
King's responded with a barrage to end the quarter, however, scoring four goals before the period was out and adding an insurance score with 6:21 left in the fourth to put the finishing touches on a rough offensive outing for Lebanon Valley.
 
Inside the Numbers
- King's outshot the Dutchmen 32-31 and 18-16 in shots on target.
- As has been a struggle so far this season, LVC lost the faceoff battle 13-5.
- The Monarchs gathered in 28 ground balls, compared to 24 for Lebanon Valley.
- The Dutchmen went 11-of-15 on the clear, while King's finished 11-of-13 on clear attempts.
- Mason Hoff posted his first hat trick of the season, accounting for all three of LVC's goals.
- Max Warmingham recorded two points thanks to a pair of assists.
- Kevin Beaver upped his team-leading point total to 15 thanks to one assist.
- Coleman Wagner forced a game-high three turnovers and Barrett Campbell caused two of his own.
- Campbell scooped up a team-best six ground balls and Wagner added four.
- Cam Epple made seven saves in goal for Lebanon Valley.
- King's goalkeeper Matt Basile made 13 stops in earning the victory between the pipes.
 
Who's Next?
It doesn't get any easier for the Dutchmen when they travel to take on nationally-ranked Franklin & Marshall on Tuesday afternoon.

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