SUNY Cortland 4, Lebanon Valley 3
 
LVC Starters
Alunni (LW), Hepler (C), Pugh (RW), Zimmerman (D), Emerick (D), Burns (G)
 
Cortland Starters
Jahn (LW), Perichak (C), Storjoann (RW), Blaser (D), Lavallee (D), Durante (G)
 
How It Happened
HERSHEY, Pa. – SUNY Cortland held off a late Lebanon Valley charge and hung out for a 4-3 win over the Flying Dutchmen on Tuesday afternoon in non-conference men's ice hockey action. LVC moved to 1-4-0, while the Red Dragons jumped to 2-3-0.
 
With just over five minutes remaining in regulation, Cortland's Ethan Homitz netted his second of the game off an assist from Logan Blaser to give the visiting Red Dragons a 4-2 lead. Just over a minutes later, Homitz was whistled for a tripping penalty, giving LVC the late man-advantage. The Dutchmen took advantage when Brad Viola scored his second of the game and second of his young career from Danny Galvez and Felix Takacsi-Nagy, cutting Cortland's lead to just 4-3 with 3:31 to go.
 
Later, with 2:16 to go, Connor Beck went to the penalty box for an elbowing penalty, and LVC pulled goalie Henry Burns, giving the Dutchmen a two-man advantage. The Dutchmen ripped three shots on net, but Luca Durante was there each time and LVC narrowly fell 4-3.
 
The Red Dragons were the first to light the lamp this afternoon, beginning with Ian Keller's goal late in the first. That score held up until Beck scored at 5:29 of the second. LVC got one back less than four minutes later when Viola scored his first-career goal from Max Loga. Then, in the third, Homitz scored his first of the game making it 3-1, but Justin Hall made it 3-2 at 7:02 of the third from Cole Hepler and Viola.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Brad Viola finished with two goals and an assist and skated to a +1 rating while winning eight faceoffs.
 - Justin Hall recorded a goal on five shots.
 - Cole Hepler registered an assist on three shots and won 8-of-12 faceoffs.
 - Felix Takacsi-Nagy won 6-of-7 faceoffs for LVC.
 - Danny Galvez notched an assist and went 10-for-14 in faceoffs.
 - Henry Burns made 18 saves for the Dutchmen.
 - Cortland's Luca Durante made 32 saves in the win.
 - LVC led in total faceoff wins at 34-24.
 - Each of LVC's losses so far this season have been by one goal.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen's three-game homestand wraps up this Friday, Nov. 15, when LVC welcomes Manhattanville College to Hersheypark Arena for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
 
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