Lebanon Valley 14, Calvin 3
 
LVC Starters
Keefer, Warmingham, Bushong, Beaver, Weaver, Croyle, Wagner, Campbell, Epple, Hoff
 
Calvin Starters         
Gandara, Son, Brown, Bontreger, DeJonge, VanderBrug, Foster, Winkler, Sparling, Wong
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley got off to a hot start and never looked back in the team's dominant 14-3 victory over Calvin at Arnold Field on Saturday afternoon, March 24.
 
The offense matched its season-high goal total and was led by two-score outings from Koty Keefer, Alex Bushong, and Evan Crawford, while Max Warmingham finished as LVC's high-point man thanks to a marker and three assists. The defense allowed just eight shots on goal and caused 15 turnovers. Blake Weaver, Matt Torrence, and goalkeeper Cam Epple recorded two caused turnovers apiece.
 
Keefer got the Flying Dutchmen (5-3) on the board less than four minutes in with his first goal of the game and Evan Crawford doubled the advantage with his first score of the contest less than a minute later. Keefer found twine again at the 9:27 mark and Michael Fisher converted his attempt off a Warmingham helper 44 seconds later to make it 4-0. Alex Bushong's first marker capped the opening quarter's scoring at the 4:54 mark.
 
Nearly 12 scoreless minutes ensued before Warmingham ended the drought with a goal with 6:34 left in the second quarter and Crawford pushed the lead to 7-0 off a find from Bushong with 5:23 remaining in the first half. Josh Croyle put his attempt past Calvin goalkeeper Mitchell Wong off a Warmingham feed at the 3:27 mark and Evan Federowicz netted LVC's ninth goal of the half with 2:20 left before the break.
 
The Knights (2-6) finally got on the board late in the second quarter but the Dutchmen opened the second half with back-to-back goals from Bushong off a Croyle assist and Trevor Holak off Warmingham's third helper of the game.
 
Calvin added their second goal when Michael Winkler converted a shot with 3:06 left in the third quarter but LVC again responded with two consecutive scores to begin the next period. Mason Hoff put his attempt into the back of the net following a feed from Keefer at the 12:57 mark and Kevin Beaver took advantage of a Calvin penalty by recording a man-up goal off an assist from Matt Torrence less than two minutes later.
 
Winkler netted his second marker of the game for the Knights with 8:15 left to play but it was far too little too late. Adam Filbert closed out the contest's scoring with his second goal of the spring with 5:58 remaining.
 
Inside the Numbers
- LVC was strong on faceoff attempts, with Courtland Hackel winning 13 of 20 on the day.
- The Dutchmen outshot Calvin by a wide margin, both overall (51-to-18) and in shots on goal (28-to-8).
- Lebanon Valley was a solid 18-of-20 on clear attempts, while the Knights finished 15-of-21 on the clear.
- LVC scooped up 32 ground balls. Calvin finished with 26.
- With his goal, Kevin Beaver increased his team-leading point total to 16.
- With his two markers, Koty Keefer passed the double-digit scoring mark on the season (10).
- Max Warmingham increased his team-best assist total to 10 on the year.
- Michael Fisher's first-quarter score was the first goal of his young collegiate career.
- Blake Weaver, Matt Torrence, and Cam Epple led the way with two caused turnovers each.
- Hackel's eight ground balls were tops among Dutchmen.
- Barrett Campbell had four ground balls, while Keefer and Eli Hudson gathered in three apiece.
- Epple needed to make just five saves in earning the win in goal.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen open conference play when they host MAC Commonwealth foe Lycoming at Arnold Field on Thursday afternoon, March 29.