Lycoming 81, Lebanon Valley 77
LVC Starters
Kintzer, White, Youngkin, Kuffa, Mealey
Lycoming Starters
Lutz, Mader, McFadden, Kline, Purcell
How It Happened
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley women's basketball team dropped a heart-breaker of a marathon game as the Dutchmen came up just short, 81-77, in double overtime against Lycoming on Wednesday evening.
The Dutchmen trailed Lycoming by 10 points going into the fourth quarter and Lycoming would begin the period with a basket to put LVC down 12 before the Dutchmen would begin to chip away at the deficit. For the final 8:45 of regulation, the Dutchmen outscored the Warriors 19-7 and a layup by
Daelyn Stabler with 21 seconds left would tie the game up and eventually send the contest into overtime.
In the first OT, LVC jumped all over Lycoming with seven quick points in the first 2:03 of the extra period with the Warriors needing a timeout following a
Morgan Bamberger 3-pointer to regroup. After
Emily Mealey hit a pair of free throws to put the Dutchmen up three with just 11 seconds left, Lycoming would knock down a free throw and then force a turnover by the Dutchmen and get fouled in the process. Emily Zoscin knocked down both free throws with three ticks to play and the teams went into a second overtime tied at 69.
The second overtime was tightly contested throughout but Lycoming led 77-76 with just 33 seconds to go and would knock down four of their six free throw attempts down the stretch to down LVC 81-77.
The game started poorly for the Dutchmen as they found themselves down 12-0 in the first couple minutes of the opening quarter. LVC would battle back and eventually led 28-25 around the midway point of the second quarter. The Dutchmen offense would go cold to close out the first half as Lycoming went into intermission on a 7-0 run and led 32-28 at the break.
LVC had pulled even in the third quarter, 38-38, with 5:04 to play in the period but the Warriors closed the frame on a 10-0 run before the Dutchmen would comeback in the fourth.
Inside the Numbers
- Emily Mealey finished with a team-high 23 points and 14 rebounds. This was her 10th double-double on the year. Mealey also scored over 20 points for the third time this season, all coming within the last five games.
- Three other Dutchmen finished in double figures. Morgan Bamberger tallied 15 points, Daelyn Stabler added 13, and Jaime Youngkin chipped in with 10.
- This was the first game of the season that required overtime.
- Erica Lutz led Lycoming with a game-high 30 points to go along with 12 boards.
- Lycoming outrebounded the Dutchmen 51-44.
- LVC was solid at the free throw line going 22-31 while the Warriors struggled, shooting just 10-22.
- The Dutchmen capitalized on the Warriors 24 turnovers by turning them in to 25 points.
- LVC's bench finished with 28 points compared to Lycoming's 13.
- Lycoming finished shooting 45.2% from the floor while the Dutchmen shot just 35.1% from the field.
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen remain on the road this weekend when they take on Stevenson University on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff in Owings Mills, Md. set for 1 p.m.
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