Messiah 12, Lebanon Valley 10
 
LVC Starters
Dills, Kelley, Eck, Mellendick, Ernst, Federowicz, Hathaway, Brewer, Little, Gabriel, Venezia, Franklin (GK)
 
Messiah Starters
Edwards, Radcliffe, Lortie, Howard, Griffith, Pearson, Norton, Bishop, Wynne, Stottlemyer, King, Orner (GK)
 
How It Happened
GRANTHAM, Pa. – In its 2019 regular season finale, Lebanon Valley's women's lacrosse team dropped a narrow 12-10 game at Messiah on Saturday in MAC Commonwealth action. The Dutchmen slipped to 9-7, 6-2 MAC Commonwealth, while the Falcons improved to 6-11, 6-2 MAC Commonwealth.
 
Despite today's result, LVC will still be the No. 2 seed in next week's 2019 MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament.
 
Messiah jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with 26:39 left in the first, but Brittany Hathaway and Emily Federowicz netted back-to-back goals to even the game at 2-2 with 11:57 remaining in the opening half. From there, however, the Falcons answered back with five straight, spanning just under three minutes, to go up 7-2. Then, it was LVC's turn for a spurt, and the Dutchmen did just that, netting four goals to come to within one at 7-6. During that significant run, Federowicz scored her second of the day, followed by goals from Jaclyn Little, Hathaway, and Veronica Venezia.
 
In the second, LVC kept the momentum from the first half as Venezia scored two straight unassisted goals at 28:41 and 23:40 to give the Dutchmen a narrow 8-7 lead. Messiah then rattled off four straight and led 11-8 with 18:28 remaining in the game. Venezia netted her third of the game at 15:30, followed by another goal from Hathaway at 13:08, to bring the Dutchmen to within one at 11-10, but the Falcons went up 12-10 with 4:15 to go, and LVC was unable to mount a comeback and was edged by two.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Venezia scored three goals and added three assists for six points on seven shots and the sophomore added three ground balls.
 - Hathaway finished with three goals and an assist for four points while adding two ground balls and a pair of draw controls.
 - Federowicz netted two goals on two shots.
 - Morgan Ernst and Julia Gabriel tied for the team lead with four ground balls and Ernst also controlled four draws.
 - Leah Franklin was dealt the loss and made four saves.
 - Messiah's Amber Orner picked up the win after making 10 saves.
 - LVC led in shots at 28-20.
 - The Dutchmen were nearly perfect in clears, going 20-for-21, compared to Messiah's 17-for-21 line.
 - LVC also led in total ground balls at 23-19.
 
Bring on the Falcons Again
No. 2 LVC will host No. 3 Messiah on Wednesday in the 2019 MAC Commonwealth Championship Tournament Semifinals.
 
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