Lebanon Valley def. Neumann 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-10)

LVC Starters
Reed, Eckman, Shelly, Attieh, Sholl, Burnheimer, Smeltz (L)

Neumann Starters
Malseed, Pena, Brown, Longueira, Cray, Hoffman, Glah (L)

How It Happened
FROSTBURG, Md. – Lebanon Valley defeated Neumann University 3-2 in each team's opening match of the Frostburg Quad on Friday night. The Dutchmen evened their record and now sit at 7-7, while the Knights dropped to 8-9.

In the fifth and deciding set, LVC founds itself in a 5-0 hole and burned a timeout. Coming out of the break, a Reilly Shelly kill from Jensen Burnheimer got the Dutchmen on the board at 5-1. After Neumann made it 6-1, LVC went on a crucial 8-0 run to take a 9-6 advantage. In the Dutchmen's significant spurt, Jess Attieh and Shelly notched a kill each, followed by back-to-back service aces from Kaitlyn Reed and a kill from Burnheimer. Attieh then blocked Maria Brown, and Shelly registered two more kills to make it 9-6.

Each time the Knights tried to tie things up in the fifth, the Dutchmen continued to have an answer. With LVC up 10-9, Burnheimer answered with a kill thanks to Emily Smeltz. Then, with the Dutchmen on to at 11-10, Amanda Sides picked up two consecutive kills, followed by a Neumann attack error. At match point, Sides put the Knights away with a kill to give LVC the 15-10 fifth-set victory and a 3-2 win.

In the opening set of this evening's action, each team was trading off points. With Neumann ahead 10-9, however, a 4-0 run by the Dutchmen put LVC ahead 13-10. From there, the teams continued to trade points but the Dutchmen kept an edge throughout the remainder of the set, and with LVC on top 23-20, Burnheimer notched a kill, and a Knights' attack error clinched the first set for the Dutchmen at 25-20.

After Neumann won the second set 25-18 to knot the match at 1-1, LVC opened an 11-6 advantage in the third set. The Knights hung around and came to within two points at 17-15, but three straight points from the Dutchmen, including kills from Shelly and Attieh, increased LVC's lead to five. Later, Neumann attempted another third-set comeback and made it 22-21, but LVC scored the set's final three points to take the third at 25-21.

Inside the Numbers
 - Sides finished with 13 kills and eight digs for LVC.
 - Attieh went for 14 kills, three solo blocks, and five digs.
 - Shelly chipped in nine kills and 17 digs.
 - Reed led the Dutchmen with 27 digs and four service aces.
 - Smeltz registered 23 digs and a pair of assists.
 - Burnheimer finished with a team-high 40 assists and she added five kills and nine digs.
 - Neumann's Melanie Malseed ended with a match-high 20 kills.

Who's Next?
LVC finishes the Frostburg Quad tomorrow when the Dutchmen take on No. 24 Christopher Newport at 11 a.m. before battling the hosts at 3 p.m.

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