Lebanon Valley 68, Alvernia 56
 
LVC Starters
Lehr, Eck, Bamberger, Scarff, Venezia
 
Alvernia Starters
Robinson, Cooper, DeVito, Zerbe, Malin
 
How It Happened
READING, Pa. – Lebanon Valley outscored Alvernia 51-30 in the second power en route to a 68-56 win over the Golden Wolves on Saturday afternoon in MAC Commonwealth women's basketball action. The Dutchmen jumped to 9-7, 5-2 MAC Commonwealth, while Alvernia dropped to 3-13, 0-7 MAC Commonwealth.
 
Down by nine at 26-17 at the start of the third quarter, the Dutchmen woke up and opened up the quarter on a 10-5 run to come to within five at 32-27 with 6:19 left. After Alvernia's Gabriella DeVito knocked down a 3-pointer on the Golden Wolves ensuing possession, Morgan Bamberger hit a trey of her own, followed by Anne Lehr's fastbreak-layup. Lehr then hit back-to-back free throws, followed by Caroline Scarff's jumper and just like that, LVC was within one of Alvernia at 36-35 with 4:01 left in the third. Later, the Dutchmen got their first lead since early in the first quarter when Scarff hit another jumper, and Bamberger let off a 3-pointer to put the visitors ahead 41-37 with 1:40 left. The Dutchmen went on to score the final 10 points of the quarter and took a comfortable 46-37 lead into the fourth period.
 
LVC cruised in the fourth quarter and was never down by less than nine points. The Golden Wolves stayed semi-close in the early parts of the fourth, but with 5:45 to go, Bamberger hit yet another triple to put the Dutchmen ahead by 20 at 63-43 and put the game out of reach. LVC went on to win comfortable 68-56 after its slow start.
 
The Dutchmen struggled for most of the first half, as Alvernia began the contest on an 11-2 run and took a 12-4 advantage into the second quarter. In the second, the Golden Wolves were out in front by as many as 14 points, but LVC kept it within striking distance and with Emily Mealey's layup with 15 seconds left, the Dutchmen cut the deficit to nine at halftime at 26-17.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Scarff finished with a career-high 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting. The junior added six rebounds and a steal in the win.
 - Bamberger dropped four 3-pointers and scored 14 points while adding two steals and an assist.
 - Anne Lehr was also in double figures with 12 points and she added five assists, four steals, and three rebounds.
 - Jen Eck and Mealey chipped in seven points apiece.
 - Alvernia was led by DeVito who scored 18 points.
 - The Golden Wolves' Maya Cooper netted 12 points.
 - LVC outshot Alvernia 43.9-percent to 35.9-percent.
 - The Dutchmen led in points off turnovers at 19-14.
 - The Golden Wolves held the edge in bench points at 11-9.
 - The home team also led in points in the paint at 38-34.
 - LVC dominated in the fast break, outscoring Alvernia 16-8.
 - The Dutchmen improved their conference record to 5-2 with today's win.
 
Who's Next?
LVC's longest road trip of the season is now complete, and the Dutchmen return home on Wednesday to host MAC Commonwealth foe Messiah at 8 p.m. inside Sorrentino Gymnasium.
 
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