Lebanon Valley 1, Neumann University 0
 
LVC Starters
Strange, Weese, Campomizzi, Alcock, Foerster, Therit, Hirano, Hanosek, Jorel, Rineer, Quirk (GK)
 
Neumann Starters
Nimubona, Desrosier, Simon, Silvestre, Testa, Rival, Brown, Choedak, Yeakley, Schneider, Walker (GK)
 
How It Happened
ASTON, Pa. – Kazuya Hirano's early second half goal was enough for Lebanon Valley in its 1-0 shutout victory over Neumann University on Saturday afternoon in non-conference men's soccer action. The Flying Dutchmen jumped to 3-5-1, while the Knights fell to 2-6-1.
 
After neither team could find the back of the net in the opening half, LVC opened up second-half action by applying pressure to Neumann's defense. In the span of less than a minute, Ivan Jorel got two shots off for the Dutchmen's defense, and in the 50th minute, the visitors finally broke through the Knights' defense when Hirano found the back of the net to give the Dutchmen the 1-0 advantage. From there, LVC didn't take its foot off the gas pedal and continued action in Neumann's zone. After Anderson Velozwong ripped a shot on goal that was saved, the Dutchmen generated a corner kick, but Noah Campomizzi's shot went wide right.
 
In the 72nd minute, the home team looked for the equalizer when Daniel Rival let off a shot towards the top right of the goal, but Sean Quirk was there for the save to keep his squad ahead 1-0. For the remainder of the game, LVC's defense, along with Quirk, held Neumann off the scoreboard and they didn't record another shot for the rest of the game, resulting in LVC's 1-0 shutout win.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Kazuya Hirano's goal today was his first of the season.
 - Sean Quirk made four stops to earn the shutout victory.
 - LVC outshot Neumann 18-9 and also led in shots on goal at 7-4.
 - The Dutchmen held a strong advantage in corner kicks at 5-1.
 - LVC halted its four-game losing streak this afternoon.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen have one more non-conference regular season game before MAC Commonwealth action begins. LVC will make the short trip to Middletown, Pa. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 to face Penn State Harrisburg at 4 p.m.
 
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