Nazareth 3, Lebanon Valley 2
 
LVC Starters
Loga (LW), Viola (C), Hepler (RW), Mroz (D), Emerick (D), Richardson (G)
 
Nazareth Starters
Alberga (LW), McDonald (C), McKinney (RW), Stanek (D), Moore (D), Tilford (G)
 
How It Happened
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Nazareth netted three goals in the opening period and Lebanon Valley was unable to dig itself out of the hole, resulting in a narrow 3-2 defeat on Saturday afternoon in United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) action. The Dutchmen fell to 2-6-1, 1-4-1 UCHC, while the Golden Flyers improved to 3-3-1, 3-2-0 UCHC.
 
It didn't take long for Nazareth to light the lamp, as Justin Miller scored just 1:05 into the opening period, giving the home team an early 1-0 advantage. Just over five minutes later, with the Golden Flyers on the power-play, J. Miller scored again from James McDonald and Brian Miller to make it 2-0. Then, at 11:11, Nazareth's Zander Pryor found the back of the net and the Golden Flyers went into the first intermission with a commanding 3-0 lead.
 
The Dutchmen didn't quit, though, and came to within two when Justin Hall scored 4:57 into the middle period from Danny Galvez and Tino Alunni. In the third, with LVC still down 3-1, Cole Hepler made it a one-goal game at 7:28 when he scored from Felix Takacsi-Nagy and Alex Borowiec. With 47 seconds to go in the third, LVC pulled Aidan Richardson to bring on the extra attacker, but the Dutchmen weren't able to generate any scoring chances and were eventually edged 3-2.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Cole Hepler scored a goal and had five shots. He was also 5-for-7 from inside the faceoff circle.
 - Justin Hall's lone shot on goal found its way past Michael Tilford.
 - Skyler Pugh was tied for the team lead with five shots on net.
 - Ziki Mroz, Kevin Van Bokkelen, and Danny Galvez had three shots on goal apiece.
 - Aidan Richardson kept the Dutchmen in the game and made 36 saves.
 - Nazareth's Michael Tilford picked up the win and made 28 stops.
 - Danny Galvez was 13-for-20 in faceoffs.
 - Total faceoffs won were even at 31-31.
 - The Dutchmen were called for six penalties, while the Golden Flyers were whistled for just three.
 
Who's Next?
LVC's road trip continues Friday, Dec. 6, when the Dutchmen travel to take on Bryn Athyn at 7 p.m.
 
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