ANNVILLE, Pa. – With the calendar year about to go into a new decade, it's a great time to look back at a few of the most memorable moments from the past 12 months. Relive 10 of the most unforgettable games of 2019 to get you ready to ring in another amazing year for the Flying Dutchmen in 2020.
 
TOP 10: BEST MOMENTS OF 2019
 
10. Faloon, Diffenderfer Shatter School Records/M. Golf Records Lowest-Ever Score – "Records Were Meant to be Broken"
On day one of the 2019 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, Olivia Faloon shined and broke the school record in the pole vault en route to a silver medal and an All-MAC Second Team nod. The now-senior cleared a height of 3.25 meters, her personal best and the best height in Dutchmen history.
 
FULL RECAP OF DAY ONE OF LVC AT 2019 MAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS


 
Later, in LVC's outdoor season, senior Alyssa Diffenderfer broke her own school record in the 60-meter dash at AARTFC's with a time of 7.92, 0.03 seconds better than her previous best. The next day, Diffenderfer again bested her own record with a mark of 7.88 and was named to the USTFCCA Mideast All-Region Team.
 
FULL RECAP OF DIFFENDERFER'S PERFORMANCE AT REGIONALS


 
Back in the spring of 2019, men's golf achieved its lowest score in team history at the Moravian Spring Invite. The Dutchmen finished with a team score of 286 to place second out of 12 teams. LVC was led by Andrew Capodanno, who carded a career-low score of 69 (-2) to finish tied for first. David Herbst and Grant Leonard didn't finish too far behind, as each posted a 72 to tie for fifth overall, followed by Todd Reedy and Jared Kramp. Strangely enough, the Dutchmen's lowest score in team history before this was a 294, achieved in 2004 at Moravian's Fall Invite.



9. Esports Earns Big Wins – "Ready, Player One"
This past fall, LVC turned heads in the Esports world with memorable wins in Rocket League, Overwatch, and Hearthstone.
 
Rocket League – In September, the Rocket League team jumped out with wins against Penn State, Washington State, and Northeastern in tournaments, and then defeated St. Clair, Misericordia, and Texas Wesleyan in NACE, posting the best start by a Rocket League team to date. LVC's starters included Dylan Lower, Mason Garza, and Robbie Bonnaci.
 
Overwatch – The Overwatch squad went 18-4 in preseason play, sweeping teams such as the University of North Carolina, University of Arizona, West Virginia University, and NJIT. The Dutchmen's Overwatch team consists of Colin Brophy, Cade Kassay, Thomas Yantis, Jacob Triano, Trey Mitchell, Nikolai Neufeld-Kreider, and Grayson Rule.
 
Hearthstone – LVC's Hearthstone team, made up of Brandon Kemmery, Sean Angelini, and Eli Jones, competed at the HUE Invitational against some of the best institutions in the country, finishing third overall and solidifying them as a top team for the upcoming 2020 season. LVC has defeated Kent State and Drexel University, first and second, respectfully.
 

 
8. Baseball's Best Start in 20 Years – "Not Four, Not Five, Not Six, But Seven"
Under the tutelage of first-year head coach Jonas Fester, LVC's baseball team enjoyed its best start to a season in 20 years by winning its first seven games of the 2019 season. The Dutchmen began the season with dominant 15-0 and 11-6 wins over Massachusetts Maritime Academy before crushing Dominican (Ill.) 23-0. LVC then won its next four contests in the Sunshine State by much closer margins, defeating Penn State Behrend 6-4, Dominican 7-6, Houghton 7-5, and Kenyon 7-3. LVC's pitching staff recorded at least 10 strikeouts in each of its first six games of the season.
 

 
7. Women's Basketball Defeats York Twice, Both on Buzzer Beaters – "This Isn't Sparta!"
Buzzer-beaters are pretty awesome, but how about two in the span of less than a year against the same team? The last two times that LVC's women's basketball team has played York (Pa.), the Dutchmen have won off a pair of buzzer beaters. Back on Dec. 30, 2018 (it was close enough to 2019, ok?) Emily Mealey knocked down a shot from beyond the arc as time expired to give the Dutchmen a thrilling 62-59 victory over the Spartans in York.
 
FULL RECAP OF LVC'S 62-59 WIN OVER YORK


 
Fast forward to this past November, and this time, York visited Annville for the two teams' final non-conference matchup, as the Spartans are set to join the MAC Commonwealth this fall. This time around, Mealey found her teammate, Morgan Bamberger, who delivered the knockout blow to down the Spartans 56-53 to cap the Dutchmen's impressive comeback after York scored 22 points in the third quarter to hold a 43-37 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
 
FULL RECAP OF LVC'S 56-53 VICTORY OVER THE SPARTANS


 
6. Three Teams Clinch Playoff Spot on Last Day of Regular Season – "Playoffs? You Kiddin' Me?"
Three heart-stopping, nail-biting regular-season finishes occurred in 2019, beginning with men's ice hockey during its 2018-19 season last winter. In a win-or-go-home game, LVC outlasted Stevenson and doubled up the Mustangs 4-2 back in Feb. 16, 2019, in UCHC action. Thanks to the victory, the Dutchmen advanced to the UCHC Quarterfinals as the No. 6 seed where they were defeated by the eventual 2018-19 UCHC Champs, Manhattanville.
 

 
READ RECAP ABOUT MEN'S ICE HOCKEY CLINCHING A PLAYOFF BERTH
 
Last spring, LVC's Softball team hosted Arcadia for a doubleheader on the final day of the regular season. Needing just a split to clinch a MAC Commonwealth Postseason Tournament berth, the Dutchmen made things easy on themselves and won the first game behind Lexi Windsor's solid day inside the circle. Windsor picked up her 11th win of the season after scattering 10 hits and allowing just one earned run while striking out four. In the MACC Tournament, the Dutchmen survived day one of the tourney but was downed by Widener on day two.
 

 
READ RECAP ABOUT SOFTBALL CLINCHING A PLAYOFF BERTH
 
This past fall, another win-or-go-home contest presented itself when the Dutchmen's men's soccer team needed a victory in its final regular-season game at Widener. With just 28 ticks left in double overtime, Anderson Velozwong found the back of the net to give LVC a 3-2 win over the Pride and clinched the fifth and final playoff spot for the Dutchmen.
 

 
READ RECAP ABOUT MEN'S SOCCER CLINCHING A PLAYOFF BERTH
 
5. Remsburg Gets 100th-Career Win – "Keepin' It One-Hunnid"
This past October, history was made at Shankroff Tennis Center when LVC's Men's Tennis team routed Eastern 9-0 for Coach Dave Remsburg's 100th-career win. Remsburg, who's currently in his 11th season as LVC's head coach, has recorded five double-digit-win seasons and is yet to miss the MAC Commonwealth Postseason Tournament.
 

 
READ RECAP ON COACH REMSBURG'S 100TH-CAREER WIN
 
4. Beaver Named MAC MLAX Senior Scholar-Athlete + 100 Goals – "Leave It To Beaver"
Kevin Beaver was nothing short of extraordinary in his final season wearing an LVC uniform. First, he was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth Second Team after leading the men's lacrosse team with 42 points, 31 goals, and five hat tricks. He accumulated over 100 career points and throughout his freshman to junior seasons, he led the Dutchmen to three consecutive MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament berths. This past April, in LVC's final game of the season, Beaver became just the third player in program history to eclipse the 100-career goals mark.
 
Beaver was a dual major in biochemistry and molecular biology and environmental science and held a 3.98 GPA. For his efforts in the classroom and on the field, last April, the senior was named the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Men's Lacrosse Senior Scholar-Athlete of the year. In June, he was then named to the MAC Academic All-Conference Team to cap an illustrious career.
 

 
3. LVC's Three All-Americans + Seven Players of the Year – "We The Best!"
2019 was a good year for many LVC teams and several individuals guided their teams to some impressive campaigns.
 
This past February, Brett Johnson earned MAC Offensive Player of the Year honors and landed on the All-MAC First Team for the second consecutive season. Last season, Johnson racked up a team-high 19 goals and 21 assists for 40 points in just 26 games played. He averaged 1.54 points per game, good for eighth in the entire NCAA Division III. Johnson's 0.76 goals per game also ranked eighth in the nation. In the MAC, he tied for first with 39 points and led the conference with 19 goals. The forward was a +4 on the season, scored two short-handed goals, and led the Dutchmen with 109 shots on goal.
 

 
READ THE STORY ON JOHNSON EARNING MAC OFFENSIVE POTY HONORS
 
LVC's women's ice hockey team also had a conference player of the year, but this player stops the puck from going in. Jill Moffatt was tabbed the UCHC Co-Goaltender of the Year and landed on the All-UCHC First Team after another impressive season between the pipes for the Dutchmen. Moffatt, who also earned MAC First-Team honors, compiled six wins in 2018-19 and led the UCHC with 1,185 saves. Her .930 save percentage ranked fourth and she recorded at least 50 saves in a game on 11 separate occasions, with her most coming against Elmira when she stopped 85 shots.
 

 
READ STORY ON MOFFATT EARNING UCHC CO-GOTY HONORS
 
Last winter, freshman Logan Grauer turned heads at day two of the 2019 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. He dominated the 60-meter hurdles and won gold with a career-best time of 8.65 and stayed in third on LVC's all-time list, as well as earned an All-Atlantic qualifying mark. For his efforts, Grauer was named the MAC Men's Co-Rookie of the Year. Grauer was also a part of the Dutchmen's 4x400 relay team that won a silver medal at the championships.


 
Then, this past fall, Grauer made a name for himself in a different sport: football. The speedy receiver-turned-kick-blocker was named a D3football.com All-American after a tremendous 2019 season. He was put on the Honorable Mention Specialist list at the special teams position. He was the football program's first All American since 2015. Grauer, who was named to the D3football.com's All-Region First Team and MAC's First Team, ended the season with four blocked kicks or punts. Earlier in the season, the sophomore was named MAC Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking two extra points in LVC's win over Alvernia.
 

 
READ STORY ON GRAUER BECOMING AN ALL-AMERICAN
 
LVC's women's lacrosse team enjoyed a memorable 2019 season (keep on reading for that), but specifically, Jen Eck stood out individually after guiding the defense to the program's first-ever MAC Commonwealth Championship. Eck was tabbed the Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned IWLCA Third Team All-America honors, just the second player in program history to earn the distinction. Eck was dominant in 2019 and led LVC with 37 caused turnovers and 109 draw controls and ranked third on the team with 37 ground balls. The IWLCA All-Metro First Team pick drew opponents' top scorers throughout the season and anchored a defense that allowed 10.30 goals per game. Eck ranked second in the MAC Commonwealth in draw controls per game and caused turnovers per contest. She tied a school record for most draw controls in one contest against Widener.
 

 
READ THE STORY ON ECK BECOMING AN ALL-AMERICAN
 
2019 was a historic season for LVC women's cross country team (keep on reading for more on that, as well) and the squad was led by Keri Jones, who was named the 2019 MAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year after winning the individual championship with a time of 21:34.3 in the 6K run, over eight seconds better than Stevenson's Emily Gates, who placed second. Jones' time was the fastest winning mark in MAC Championships history.
 

 
Julia Brewer was a pleasant surprise for the women's team in 2019. Brewer, who's a graduate student and played lacrosse for four years at LVC, took up cross country this summer and placed 15th overall at the MAC Championships with a time of 23:12.9 and earned MAC Rookie of the Year honors.
 

 
READ STORY ON JONES AND BREWER AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
 
Another squad that enjoyed one of their best seasons in recent memory in 2019 was LVC's field hockey squad, led by Cecile Kat on offense. Kat was tabbed an NFHCA Third Team All-American, the field hockey program's first All-American since 2014 and the 32nd different player be honored in team history. Additionally, the junior was named the 2019 MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. The NFHCA All-South Atlantic Region First-Team pick started all 20 games she appeared in and collected 20 goals, three assists, and 43 points, the most goals and points in the conference this season. She registered 71 shots on goal, netted a league-best six game-winning goals, and had six multi-goal games, including one hat trick. She ranked 17th in the nation in goals per game at 1.00.
 
Kat helped LVC reached the MAC Commonwealth Championship game for the first time since 2011. Also, the Dutchmen reached the ECAC Championship game where they were edged by Shenandoah 3-2 in overtime. Alida Steenkamer made a pair of defensive saves in the game and is now the program's all-time leader in defensive saves by a wide margin.
 

 
READ THE STORY ON KAT BECOMING AN ALL-AMERICAN
 
2. WXC's Best-Ever Finish at MAC's + Two Earn Trips to NCAA's – "I Just Felt Like Running"
What an incredible season it was for LVC's women's cross country team. At LVC's annual Dutchmen Invite on Sept. 7, the squad finished second out of 15 teams. Then, on Sept. 21, the Dutchmen took sixth out of 37 teams at the Lock Haven Invite before winning the Bud Smitley Invite and DeSales University Invite. At MAC Championships, Keri Jones and Lauren Wick led LVC to a second-place finish out of 17, the program's best-ever finish. Jones won the individual championship and was named the MAC Runner of the Year, while Wick placed fourth overall and Julia Brewer finished 15th. Marah Hoffman was also solid for LVC and took 27th overall. Each one of the aforementioned runners were named all-conference after finishing in the top 30.
 
Then, on Nov. 16 at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals, Jones and Wick each punched their ticket to the NCAA's. Overall, the women finished 12th out of 49 teams, the second-best placement in school history. Jones was the Dutchmen's top finisher at regionals, placing fifth out of 349 runners. Wick was close behind and took 12th. The pair also earned all-region honors by virtue of finishing in the top 35.
 
At NCAA's, Jones finished 46th out of 277 in the 6K, while Wick crossed the line in 69th on a very muddy course. Jones just narrowly missed out on All-America honors and had the sixth-best finish from those that compete in the Mideast Region, and she was the top MAC finisher, and also ended with the second-best spot in LVC history behind Jenn Cronin (41st).
 



 
1. WLAX Captures First-Ever Conference Championship – "We are the Champions"
May 4, 2019… Lebanon Valley's women's lacrosse team captured its first-ever MAC Commonwealth Championship after defeating Stevenson 10-5. After falling to the Mustangs in the regular season, the Flying Dutchmen exacted their revenge and took down Stevenson to win the conference and earn and automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA DIII Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament for the first time ever. Jen Eck, the reigning MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year, controlled five draws, while Veronica Venezia reached 100 points on the season and became just the fourth player in program history to record at least 100 points in one season. Makenzie Kelley also reached a milestone and netted her 150th-career goal and notched her 200th-career point.
 
READ MORE ABOUT LVC'S WIN OVER STEVENSON IN THE MACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
 
At the NCAA Selection Show, the Dutchmen learned their fate and were picked to travel to Salisbury University to battle the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Playing in its first-ever NCAA Championship Tournament game, LVC delivered a thrilling 13-11 victory over the previously-unbeaten Merchant Marine Academy to advance to the Second Round against No. 7 Salisbury. Kelley finished with four goals and Emily Federowicz also scored four times.
 
READ MORE ABOUT LVC'S WIN IN THE FIRST ROUND OF NCAA'S
 
Unfortunately, the Dutchmen's magic ran out in the Second Round when the Sea Gulls defeated LVC 16-3. LVC earned a slew of postseason accolades, led by Eck, who earned IWLCA All-America honors. She was also an IWLCA All-Region pick, as was Venezia. Kelley was named to the IWLCA All-Star Team, Eck was tabbed a MAC Academic All-Conference honoree, and four players received IWLCA Academic Honors.
 

 
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