Lebanon Valley 7, Hood 0
 
LVC Starters         
Lysakowski, Steenkamer, Kat, Ward, Dennis, Poole, Simon, Alba, Dinger, Pentz, ByDeLey
 
Hood Starters
Soward, Cordero, Rowe, Garcia, Barrick, Benoit-Nobis, Wysiekierski, Bennett, Huerta, Branch, Poisal
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley was dominant in a 7-0 victory at Hood in the team's MAC Commonwealth opener on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 22.
 
The Flying Dutchmen (4-4) controlled possession for nearly the entire contest, starting with Cecile Kat's goal just 36 seconds into the game and ending with Mikayla Poole's marker off a Kat assist with 7:26 left to play in the second half.
 
In between those bookending scores, LVC scored five times. Faith Dinger netted her first goal of the season in the third minute to double the Dutchmen advantage before Jenna Lysakowski made it 3-0 with a tally with 14:41 left in the first half.
 
Lysakowski then got into the assisting act, recording helpers on Lebanon Valley's next two markers. Isabella Vulopas finished off a feed with nine minutes remaining in the first half, giving the Dutchmen a comfortable 4-0 advantage heading into the break, and Kat converted her second goal of the day in the 58th minute.
 
Kat completed the hat trick with 9:08 left to play thanks to an assist from Mikayla Poole before the duo reversed roles on Poole's tally that capped the game's scoring in the closing minutes.
 
Inside the Numbers
- LVC has now won six of its last seven conference openers dating back to 2013.
- Lebanon Valley dominated on the offensive end, finishing with a 31-0 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Dutchmen finished with a 15-5 edge in penalty corners.
- Cecile Kat's hat trick was her second of the season. She increased her team-high points total to 29, while also increasing her team-best goals total to 12.
- Thanks to her pair of assists, Jenna Lysakowski now holds a share of the team lead with five on the year.
- Isabella Vulopas has scored in each of the last two outings.
- Faith Dinger's marker was her first goal of the season.
- LVC's goalkeeper trio of Tori ByDeLey, Corinne Kearney, and Nikki Willi did not have to make a single save in the shutout victory.
- Hood goalkeepers Hailey Poisal and Nicole Bennett combined to make 23 saves on the day.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen return to Arnold Field to host Immaculata on Thursday night, Sept. 27.

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