Manhattanville 7, Lebanon Valley 3
 
LVC Starters
Johnson (LW), Hepler (C), Hovanec (RW), Yingst (D), Straub (D), Forslund (G)
 
M-Ville Starters
Beck (LW), Slade (C), Platt (RW), Walltott (D), Arfelt (D), Feaver (G)
 
How It Happened
HERSHEY, Pa. – Lebanon Valley dropped a 7-3 decision to Manhattanville thanks to four power-play goals by the Valiants on Saturday night in United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) and Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) men's ice hockey action. The Dutchmen dropped to 7-10-2, 5-6-2 UCHC, 3-3-1 MAC, while Manhattanville jumped to 9-7-3, 6-4-3 UCHC, 3-1-1 MAC.
 
The Valiants opened up the scoring this evening when Matt Lippa found the back of the net 4:11 into the opening period. A little over two minutes later, Adam Canepa evened the score with a tally from Bobby Wurster and Tyler Romel, but Kenny McLean netted the first of four power-play goals for Manhattanville two minutes later to take a 2-1 advantage. Then, at 12:20, Brett Johnson continued his special season with a goal from Skyler Pugh and Brad Nolan to tie the game again, this time at 2-2.
 
Just over six minutes into the second period, Eric Berglund scored on the man-advantage to put the Valiants ahead by one again at 3-2, but then, with the Dutchmen again on the penalty kill, Cole Hepler broke free and netted a short-handed goal from Johnson and Romel to again even the game.
 
From there, however, Manhattanville opened too big of a lead for LVC to come back from. Nigel slade scored at 14:03 of the second, and the Valiants added three more goals in the third, including two on the power play. The Dutchmen were unable to get back in the game and eventually fell 7-3.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Johnson ended with a goal and an assist and now has at least a point in seven straight contests.
 - Hepler had a goal on a team-high six shots.
 - Romel added two assists on the evening to go along with a pair of shots on goal.
 - Matt Forslund was dealt the loss despite making 24 saves.
 - Manhattanville's Tyler Feaver earned the win and stopped 29 shots.
 - LVC led in total faceoff wins at 43-37.
 - Hepler went 17-of-24 from inside the faceoff circle.
 - The Valiants were led offensively by Matt Lippa, who scored twice and added a pair of helpers.
 
Playoff Picture
After tonight's result, the Dutchmen are currently holding on to the sixth and final UCHC playoff spot with 18 points, three ahead of Stevenson. LVC still has five UCHC matchups remaining, including at Nazareth, Utica, and Elmira, and home to Chatham and Stevenson. First-year surprise squad Wilkes is sitting in first place with 29 points, followed by Utica (27) and Elmira (25).
 
Who's Next?
LVC is back in action on Friday, Feb. 1 when the Dutchmen head to Rochester to battle Nazareth at 7 p.m.
 
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