Arcadia 75, Lebanon Valley 62
 
LVC Starters
Anderson, Baker, Covey, Deihm, Tucker
 
Arcadia Starters
Davis, Lott, Pierfy, Scott, Slone
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley was outscored by the Arcadia Knights 75-62 in Saturday afternoon's MAC Commonwealth men's basketball action after hanging with the conference's No. 1 seed for the majority of the game.  The Dutchmen fell to 7-16, 4-10 MAC Commonwealth, while the Knights advanced to 20-3, 14-0 MAC Commonwealth.
 
LVC and Arcadia were neck and neck for most of the game trading off leads. The Dutchmen were in control for more than half of the second half. With 8:38 left to play, the score was tied at 55-55. The Knights started to pull away after a foul from AJ Catanzaro and a three-pointer from Arcadia's Evan Slone. Arcadia went on a five-point run making the score 60-55. Justin Baker narrowed the gap and brought the Dutchmen within three. The Knights went on two more point runs creating a 15-point lead with 0:55 left in the game. The gap ended up being too large for the Dutchmen to come back from and eventually fell 75-62.
 
In the first half, the Dutchmen held their ground with the Knights, who are undefeated in the MAC Commonwealth. With two baskets from beyond the arc, the Dutchmen started to gain momentum. Lebanon Valley had its biggest lead in the first half after a layup from Mason Green with 1:35 to go in the half put the Dutchmen ahead by five. LVC ended the first half with 26 points and held Arcadia's potent offense to just 25 points.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Mason Green lead the Dutchmen and tied the lead for both teams with 16 points. AJ Catanzaro came in right behind him with 13.
- Catanzaro had the most rebounds for LVC with six, and Justin Baker had five.
- Zach Tucker had five assists and Chris Anderson had four.
- Arcadia's Evan Slone and Phil Pierfy each had 16 points apiece.
- Lebanon Valley outscored Arcadia 24-12 in points off turnovers, and 32-21 in bench points.
- The Dutchmen were 33.9 percent from inside the arc, 36.0 percent in 3PT, and 72.2 percent in free throws.
 
Hot Dog Frank Day
This afternoon was LVC's annual Hot Dog Frank Day. The award was established by the LVC administration in 1985 to honor the late Frank Aftosmes (1902-1994) for his many contributions to the Lebanon Valley College athletic program. Aftosmes was an Annville businessman and devoted supporter of LVC athletics whose statue now stands in the College's Peace Garden. Since its establishment in 1985, 35 individuals have been honored for their dedication and loyalty to the LVC Athletics family.
 
This year, Bob Stull '62 and Nancy Stull '64 were presented with the 2019 Hot Dog Frank Service Award. The couple have attended many athletic events over the years and have supported all LVC teams. Bob played football and baseball here at Lebanon Valley and was inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame as an individual in 2004 and was also honored as a team member. He serves on reunion committees, the Barnes Memorial Committee, and the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, as well as the Zola Memorial Committee.
 
Bob and Nancy have taken part in many Days of Philanthropy throughout their lifetime, and are regular attendees at the Hall of Fame dinner, Vickroy Dinner, Scholarship Brunch, Homecoming, Carmean Lunch, and formerly Alumni Weekend.




 
Who's Next
The Dutchmen head to Grantham, Pa. on February 12, to play the Messiah College Falcons at 8 p.m.
 
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