Lebanon Valley 3, Immaculata 2
 
LVC Starters
Lysakowski, Steenkamer, Kat, Ward, Dennis, Poole, Simon, Kagarise, Pentz, Garman, ByDeLey
 
IU Starters
Kuhar, Wood, Bradley, Burkholder, Mulvey, Thompson, Richards, Lozier, Dubyk, Sassaman, Kennedy
 
How It Happened
Alida Steenkamer set the single-season record for defensive saves during a game in which Lebanon Valley fended off a late charge from Immaculata and held on for a 3-2 victory over the visiting Mighty Macs on a rainy night at Arnold Field on Thursday night, Sept. 27.
 
The Flying Dutchmen (5-4) looked poised to put the game away early after netting a pair of goals in the opening three minutes. Taylor Pentz broke free near midfield and raced toward the IU goal before finding Cecile Kat for the game's first goal just 1:57 into the contest. Then it was Pentz getting into the scoring act just 41 seconds later when she fought through a scrum and forced home her first goal of the season to double the advantage in the second minute.
 
Despite a number of good looks and a stranglehold on possession, LVC was unable to add to its lead before halftime and in the early minutes following the break. It was Immaculata (1-11) that ended a nearly 56-minute scoreless drought when Hilary Burkholder put the visitors on the board off a Willa Thompson assist with 11:33 left to play.
 
The Dutchmen appeared to create some breathing room a few minutes later when Pentz made a pretty pass from the right side of the circle that Kat gathered and finished off with blast into the back of the cage in the 64th minute.
 
The Mighty Macs wouldn't go quietly, however, as Thompson cut the deficit in half when she made a nifty spin move and went high by lofting an attempt over the LVC defense and across the goal line with 3:06 remaining. IU got one good look at a potential equalizer in the closing seconds but goalkeeper Tori ByDeLey turned away Colleen Bradley's shot to preserve the victory.
 
Number to Know
7 – Junior defender Alida Steenkamer made her seventh defensive save of the season on Thursday night, setting a new single-season program record in the process.
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Dutchmen have played well as of late, winning five of their last six outings.
- LVC outshot the Mighty Mac 22-6 overall and 16-6 in shots on goal.
- After a slow start, Immaculata turned up the intensity and finished with a 10-7 advantage in penalty corners.
- Cecile Kat increased her team-leading goals total to 14 on the season.
- Thanks to her most-recent output, Kat now leads all Dutchmen with 33 total points on the fall.
- LVC goalkeepers Tori ByDeLey and Nikki Willi combined to make three saves.
- Immaculata goalkeeper Randie Kuhar made 12 stops on the night.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen get back to MAC Commonwealth play when they host Arcadia at Arnold Field on Saturday night.

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