Lebanon Valley 13, Elizabethtown 9

LVC Starters
Kelley (M), Eck (D), Mellendick (D), Ernst (D), Maleski (M), Bannan (A), Brewer (D), Little (M), Jones (M), O'Neill (M), Venezia (A), Franklin (GK)

E-Town Starters
Ziegler (M), Baker (A), C. Thompson (A), K. Thompson (M), Sharp (M), Garvin (M), Beachley (D), Quilty (D), Jones (D), Berends (A), Venit (D), Kopytoko (GK)

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley took down Elizabethtown 13-9 in its final non-conference, regular-season matchup of the 2018 season. The Dutchmen won their third straight and moved to 5-3, while the Blue Jays dropped to 5-4.

LVC's fast start was a critical part of today's victory. The Dutchmen jumped out to a 6-0 lead, spanning from 24:17 to 14:37. Makenzie Kelley kicked things off with a goal, followed by Emma Jones' tally at 23:35. Less than a minute later, Veronica Venezia made it 3-0 LVC, and Jones followed with her second of the game at 20:42. Kirsten Bannan then netted her first of the contest, and Veronica John netted her first of the game and fourth of the season at 14:37.

Elizabethtown was able to stop the bleeding with back-to-back scores at 14:05 and 9:32, but Bannan netted her second of the game at 3:16 to put LVC ahead by five at 7-2. The Blue Jays found the back of the net with just over a minute left in the first, but the Dutchmen still went into halftime with a comfortable 7-3 advantage.

In the second, after E-Town made it 7-4 with a score at 26:30, The Dutchmen netted three straight, included one from Venezia and a pair by Jones, to go ahead by six at 10-4 with 20:25 left in the game. Late in the game, the Blue Jays made it close thanks to a 4-1 run and came to within three at 12-9 with 3:43 remaining, but Jones scored her fifth of the game off an assist from Venezia with 35 seconds to go, putting the game out of reach and resulting in the 13-9 LVC win.

Inside the Numbers
- This was LVC's first win over Elizabethtown since the Dutchmen crushed the Blue Jays 18-4 back on April 17, 2014.
- Jones was dominant yet again, finishing with five goals on 13 shots to go along with three ground balls, three caused turnovers, and seven draw controls.
- Jones' 37 goals leads the MAC Commonwealth, and her 37 points are good for third in the conference.
- Venezia scored two goals and added three assists while adding three ground balls and two draw controls.
- Bannan finished with a pair of goals and two assists for the Dutchmen.
- Jen Eck caused a team-high four turnovers on the defensive side for LVC.
- John and Kelley had two goals apiece, while Kelley won two draw controls.
- Leah Franklin earned the win for the Dutchmen in between the pipes and made nine saves, along with four ground balls. The sophomore leads the conference in ground balls with 27.
- E-Town was led offensively by Kate Ziegler and Madelyn Baker, who each scored three goals.
- As a team, LVC led in shots (32-21) and shots on goal (24-18).
- The Dutchmen went 20-for-22 in clears, while the Blue Jays were 15-for-18.
- Ground balls (20-20) and draw controls (12-12) were both even.

Who's Next?
Conference action begins for LVC on Thursday at Lycoming at 4 p.m.