Lebanon Valley 17, Albright 12
 
LVC Starters
Dills, Kelley, Eck, Mellendick, Ernst, Federowicz, Hathaway, Brewer, Little, Gabriel, Venezia, Franklin (GK)
 
Albright Starters
China, Bass, A. Filmer, Anderson, Baumann, Plunkett, Moist, Tortorice, T. Filmer, Warren, Taylor, Mason (GK)
 
How It Happened
READING, Pa. – Lebanon Valley outscored Albright 12-4 in an impressive second half and went on to defeat the Lions 17-12 in a key MAC Commonwealth women's lacrosse matchup on Saturday afternoon. The Flying Dutchmen jumped to 7-6, 4-1 MAC Commonwealth, while Albright fell to 11-3, 5-1 MAC Commonwealth.
 
LVC jumped out to a quick 3-0 advantage thanks to a pair of tallies from Bailey Dills and one from Jaclyn little. The home team, however, responded with four straight goals to take a 4-3 lead with 16:07 remaining in the first half. Less than a minute later, Veronica Venezia tied things up with a goal from Brittany Hathaway, but the Lions went on another four-goal spurt to take an 8-4 advantage. Then, with 6:02 to go in the first, Dills netted her third of the game to bring LVC to within four at 8-4 heading into the second half.
 
The Dutchmen played perhaps their best 30 minutes of the entire season in today's second half. After the two teams traded goals early in the first, it was all LVC from there, as the Dutchmen went on a 5-0 run to take a two-goal lead at 11-9. After the Lions came to within one with a goal at 11-10 with 15:06 to go, Makenzie Kelley and Venezia netted back-to-back goals to push the visitor's lead to three at 13-10. The Lions then came to within two with 11 minutes left, but Kelley and Emily Federowicz scored, followed by two more from Venezia to make it a commanding 17-11 lead. Albright netted one with 30 seconds left, but it wasn't nearly enough, as a dominant second half guided LVC to a 17-12 conference win.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Jen Eck tied the LVC single-game record for most draw controls with 12. She added two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 - Venezia came to within two of tying the LVC single game record for most draw controls with 10. She added a team-high five goals and notched a pair of assists for seven points to go along with two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 - Dills netted four goals on five shots and picked up two ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers.
 - Kelley scored three times for LVC.
 - Hathaway had five points (2G, 3A), as well as three ground balls.
 - Morgan Ernst was yet again a force of defense, scooping up a game-high five ground balls and causing a game-high four turnovers.
 - Julia Gabriel picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers.
 - The Dutchmen led in shots (29-25) and shots on goal (22-19).
 - LVC was 12-for-15 on clears and Albright went 17-for-26.
 - Total ground balls were even at 21-21.
 - The Dutchmen dominated in draw controls at 22-9.
 
Who's Next?
LVC hosts Alvernia on Wednesday, April 17th in his regular-season home finale at 7 p.m.
 
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