Arcadia 89, Lebanon Valley 57
 
LVC Starters
Baker, Tucker, Anderson, Covey, Deihm
 
Arcadia Starters
Davis, Scott, Lott, Slone, Pierfy
 
How It Happened
GLENSIDE, Pa. – Arcadia's potent offense overpowered Lebanon Valley 89-57 on Wednesday night in MAC Commonwealth men's basketball action. The Dutchmen slipped to 5-10, 2-4 MAC Commonwealth, while the Knights, who received votes in the latest d3hoops.com poll, improved to 12-2, 6-0 MAC Commonwealth.
 
The home team hopped out to a quick 7-2 lead after Phil Pierfy's triple at 17:38. Later, at 14:35, Josh Scott increased Arcadia's lead to double digits when he knocked down a triple to make it 14-4. The Knights held the double-digit advantage until Mason Green sank a 3-pointer with 12:28 left in the opening half to bring LVC to within seven at 16-9. Unfortunately, Arcadia later extended its lead back to nine and led by nine or more throughout the remainder of the first, as the Dutchmen found themselves down 42-25 heading into halftime.
 
LVC began second-half action on a 7-2 spurt, capped by a layup from Jeremy Deihm, to come to within 12 at 44-32 with 17:32 remaining. The Dutchmen kept within striking distance for the next several minutes of action and at 11:47, Deihm connected on another layup to make it a 14-point game at 56-42. Down the stretch, however, the Knights were able to extend their lead and the Dutchmen were unable to get any closer. The home team went on to win by an 89-57 margin.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Deihm, the reigning MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week, paced the offense with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting. The freshman added seven rebounds and a block.
 - AJ Catanzaro netted a career-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting to go along with four rebounds.
 - Chris Anderson was also in double digits in points with 10 and he added a team-high three steals.
 - Green chipped in six points, both 3-pointers, for the Dutchmen.
 - Pierfy guided Arcadia's offense with 17 points and he chipped in four rebounds.
 - Scott, Kyle Reilly, and Steve Pendleton each netted 11 points.
 - Arcadia shot 50.8-percent from the field, while LVC shot 34.3-percent.
 - The Knights led in points off turnovers at 18-13.
 - Arcadia's bench outscored LVC's 45-27.
 - The home team held the edge in points in the paint at 40-30.
 
Who's Next?
LVC's four-game road trip concludes on Saturday when the Dutchmen travel to Reading to take on Alvernia at 3 p.m. before returning home to face Messiah next Wednesday at 6 p.m.
 
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