Lebanon Valley 62, Hood 57
 
LVC Starters
Kintzer, White, Youngkin, Kuffa, Mealey
 
Hood Starters
Pitt, Savoy, Keeney, Hill, Anderson
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – A dominating fourth quarter, capped by a turnover with seven seconds left forced by Jaime Youngkin, helped Lebanon Valley's women's basketball team top the Hood College Blazers, 62-57, and give the Dutchmen their first MAC Commonwealth victory on the year.
 
The Dutchmen came out of the locker room hot as they scored six quick points in the first 1:45 on a pair a trio of layups from Emily Mealey and Amber Kintzer. Hood would quickly answer with a 7-0 run in response to grab the lead to begin the back-and-forth contest. Hood would lead by a pair at the end of the opening period, 16-14. The second quarter was a tight one as neither team led by more than four points for the entirety of the 10 minutes and a pair of late buckets by the Mia Savoy would give the Blazers a three-point advantage at intermission.
 
Hood would open up their largest lead of the game at the 4:37 mark of the third quarter when they led 45-36. LVC would begin to chip away at the Blazer advantage with a 3-pointer by Morgan Bamberger that spurred a 10-3 run to close the period as Hood held a slim 48-46 lead headed into the final stanza.
 
In the fourth, LVC would clamp down on defense by holding the Blazers to just 4-of-16 shooting and nine points in the quarter while the Dutchmen scored 16 points in the period with 10 coming from the charity stripe. After trailing 52-49 around the midway point of the fourth, LVC would rattle off eight consecutive points while holding Hood scoreless for just under five minutes. Bre Smith hit a deep three with 12 ticks to go to cut the LVC lead to one point, but Bamberger would hit a pair of free throws followed by Youngkin forcing a turnover on Hood's ensuing inbounds pass after a timeout to help clinch the win for the Dutchmen, 62-57.
 
Inside the Numbers

• Emily paced the Dutchmen with 24 points and 10 rebounds. This was her ninth double-double on the year.
• Jaime Youngkin finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds for her third double-double this season.
• Kennedy Kuffa set a new career-high with 12 boards in the win.
• The Dutchmen dominated at the free throw line as they went 16-24 compared to Hood's 5-8.
• Hood held a slight advantage on the glass with 46 rebounds compared to LVC's 45.
• Amber Kintzer recorded a career-best nine points for the Dutchmen.
• Hood's Ebony Pitt finished with 10 assists and eight rebounds.
• The Dutchmen are now 4-1 on the season when they score at least 60 points.

 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen continue their conference slate this Saturday when they host Alvernia University. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Sorrentino Gymnasium.

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