Box Score Lebanon Valley 31, Alvernia 12
 
LVC Offensive Starters
QB Kegarise, TB Wilson, FB Steinhilber, WR Diggs, WR Niemeyer, TE Clark, LT Klinger, LG Johnson-Ortiz, C Thompson, RT Heft, RG Redmon
 
LVC Defensive Starters
DE LaPorta, DT McLeod, DT Miller, DE Brubaker, LB Gerhart, LB Lutz, LB Estes, SS Jenkins, CB Gaumer, CB Okomba, FS Yetter
 
Alvernia Offensive Starters
QB Washington, Jr., RB Carey, WR Cade, WR Scurlock, WR Montalto, TE Rosahac, LT Fairman, LG Ecker, C Boyle, RG Eckman
 
Alvernia Defensive Starters
DE Mollohan, DT Puryear, NT Carney, OLB Zimmerman, ILB Hyman, ILB Whiten, OLB Mitchell, SS Strunk, CB Brodie, CB Green-Hinson, FS Morris
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. - Lebanon Valley won its first game of the season and Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) opener after crushing Alvernia 31-12 on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 21 at Arnold Field. The Flying Dutchmen improved to 1-2, 1-0 MAC, while the Golden Wolves fell to 1-2, 0-1 MAC.
 
The visitor's opening drive stalled out and LVC took over at its own 11-yard line. Hunter Wilson began the drive in a style and broke free for a 36-yard rush to LVC's 47-yard line. Later in the drive, Kody Kegarise completed back-to-back passes to Tyeair Diggs (four yards) and Patrick Clark (five yards), and on fourth and one at Alvernia's 38, the Dutchmen gambled and went for it and it paid off, as Wilson rushed for six yards to keep LVC's drive alive. LVC continued to drive down the field, and on third down and seven, Kegarise rushed for a 17-yard touchdown to cap an impressive 10-play, 89-yard drive that took 4:30 off the clock.
 
Later in the quarter, the Dutchmen's defense forced a turnover when Alvernia's quarterback Kevin Washington Jr. fumbled, forced by Tom Miller, and Brandon Brubaker recovered the ball at LVC's 43-yard line and returned it all the way to Alvernia's 10. On LVC's fourth play of the drive, third and goal, Kegarise found Dylan Baxter in the endzone for an eight-yard touchdown that put LVC ahead 14-0 late in the first quarter after Nick Bentz knocked through the extra point.
 
Some sloppiness from both teams set in in the second quarter, as each team traded off a few fumbles and several punts. Late in the second, the Dutchmen finally put something together when their drive started at Alvernia's 25-yard line after just a 17-yard punt by the Golden Wolves' Matt Mitchell gave LVC excellent field position. The home team gained just two yards before Bentz knocked through a 40-yard field goal with 32 seconds to go, giving the Dutchmen a solid 17-0 advantage heading into halftime.
 
The third quarter featured several more punts from both teams, as each squad's defense clamped down. At the 8:29 mark of the third, the visitors finally got on the board when Scott caught a 39-yard td pass from Sample, but the extra point was blocked by Logan Grauer, making it a 17-6 lead for LVC. With 6:58 remaining in the third, Alvernia began a drive at its own 30-yard line and reached LVC's 49, but on fourth down and seven, the Golden Wolves elected to go for it, but QB Sample's pass was picked off by Tyler Okomba, giving the Dutchmen terrific field position again.
 
In the fourth, the Dutchmen put the game away for good early on after Wilson began the drive with a 33-yard run to Alvernia's 21 yard-line. On the very next play, Kegarise hit Patrick Clark for a 21-yard touchdown, giving the Dutchmen a comfortable 24-6 lead. Later on in the fourth, Kegarise capped one of his most impressive games as a Dutchmen with a three-yard TD run to put the home team ahead 31-6. Alvernia got six points back on its ensuing drive when Malcolm Carey broke away for a 75-yard touchdown, but again Grauer blocked the extra point and LVC went on to hold for the 31-12 victory.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Kody Kegarise was responsible for all four of LVC's touchdowns this afternoon. The junior tossed two TDs and ran for two more. He went 15-for-28 for 115 yards.
 - Hunter Wilson rushed 12 times for 79 yards to lead all LVC rushers.
 - Patrick Clark hauled in four catches for 42 yards and a TD.
 - Ian Murhon caught three balls for 30 yards and Dylan Baxter brought in three catches for 24 yards.
 - Keegan Corwell recorded five rushes for 13 yards.
 - The Golden Wolves' Malcolm Carey enjoyed a solid day on the ground and rushed 14 times for 137 yards and a touchdown.
 - Tom Miller was impressive this afternoon and registered nine tackles and forced a pair of fumbles.
 - Brandon Brubaker notched three solo tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, and recovered a fumble for 47 yards.
 - Anthony Jenkins had eight tackles, including six solo.
 - Dillon Estes went for seven total tackles and picked up a sack.
 - The Golden Wolves led narrowly in first downs at 14-12.
 - Alvernia also led in total rush yards at 214-132.
 - The visitors held a slight edge in total offense at 288-264.
 - Alvernia went 0-for-13 on third-down conversions, while the Dutchmen were 5-for-17.
 - LVC registered six sacks on the day.
 
Coach To Cure MD Game
Today, the Dutchmen coaching staff participated in LVC's 10th-annual Coach to Cure MD game, an effort by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to raise funds for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Other AFCA members around the country wore a Coach to Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines and LVC's coaches did the same this afternoon.
 
Honorary Captain
During today's pregame activities and opening coin toss, 13-year old Levi Hains joined LVC's team captains in Patrick Clark, Tyler Lutz, and C.J. Steinhilber, to serve as honor captain. Hains, a seventh-grader in South Lebanon, served as captain for the 10th consecutive season.


 
Who's Next?
LVC travels to Dallas, Pa. on Saturday, Sept. 28 to take on Misericordia University in MAC action, followed by the Dutchmen's bye week.
 
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