Lebanon Valley 65, Widener 63 (2OT)
 
LVC Starters
Bamberger, Eck, Lehr, Mealey, Scarff
 
Widener Starters
Hardy, Ireland, McCracken, Phelan, Rimmer
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Dutchmen outscored the Widener Pride 65-63 in an intense double overtime game in Wednesday night's MAC Commonwealth women's basketball contest. Lebanon Valley advance to 11-9, 7-4 MAC Commonwealth, while the Pride dropped to 16-5, 7-5 MAC Commonwealth.
 
LVC was down by four going into the fourth, and it was looking like the Pride were going to come out with the victory. The Dutchmen, however, weren't going to go down without a fight. With two good jumpers by Morgan Bamberger and Anne Lehr, Lebanon Valley started to gain momentum, and the duo wasn't done. Lehr got a steal and found Bamberger for the fastbreak, and she laid it in and brought the Dutchmen within two. With 3:01 to go in the fourth, Bamberger sank one from behind the arc tying the game at 51-51. Seconds later, the Pride hit a layup and took the lead back, but Aley Abate created another turnover and gave the Dutchmen control of the ball. Lehr hit the jumper with 1:55 to go. Lebanon Valley and the Pride stayed locked at 53-53 and went into overtime.
 
Jen Eck was to the first to find the net in overtime and nailed a 3-pointer, giving the Dutchmen a three-point lead at 56-53. Widener answered back by crashing the boards and got an offensive rebound after a miss and put back the rebound to make the score 57-56. The Dutchmen kept the fight strong, and with 1:03 left, Bamberger nailed a trey, which put LVC up by one. It was looking like victory for the Dutchmen, but after a foul, the Pride tied the game at 59-59 and the game headed to double overtime.
 
 Widener was the first to score with a layup in what would be the final five minutes, which gave the Pride a two-point lead. The Dutchmen, however, didn't let that kill its momentum. Bamberger and Abate tied the score 61-61 with two good free throws with 2:24 to go. The Dutchmen gained control of the ball with 30 ticks remaining. Eck, who was the hero for LVC last time out with her buzzer-beater over Lycoming, drove to the basket with 0:22 left and laid it in giving Lebanon Valley a 65-63 lead. The Pride had a chance to answer late, but they came up short and the Dutchmen held on for the thrilling victory.
 
Widener was off to a quick start to open the game and went on a nine-point run. The Pride led 13-4 at the end of the first. The game took a complete switch in the second. The Dutchmen went on a 12-point run and took a 16-13 lead. With 0:01 left in the first half, Widener took the lead 26-25.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Morgan Bamberger led LVC with 20 points. Anne Lehr followed with 15, and Emily Mealey had 11.
- Jen Eck and Mealey each had six rebounds the highest for the Dutchmen.
- Eck lead with six assists.
- Devan Rimmer scored the most on both sides with 21 points.
- LVC shot 44.8 percent from inside the arc, had a 35.7 three-point percentage, and a 66.7 percentage from the free throw line.
- The Dutchmen outscored the Pride in points off turnovers (26-19), second chance points (9-8), and fast break points (8-4).
- LVC had 28 points in the paint, while Widener had 30.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen head to Frederick, Md., on Saturday, February 2nd, to take on Hood College at 1 p.m. in another MAC Commonwealth matchup.
 
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