Lebanon Valley 56, Stevenson 54

LVC Starters
Stabler, Ray, Kintzer, Kuffa, Mealey

Stevenson Starters
Hall, Campbell, Sanmartin, Abdul-Rahman, Coleman

How It Happened
OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The Lebanon Valley women's basketball team used a huge first quarter to help propel them to a 56-54 victory over Stevenson in the 2021 regular season finale. LVC finished the regular season with a 3-7 record while the Mustangs fell to 4-6.

LVC came out of the gates firing on all cylinders as they racked up 24 points in the first ten minutes of play. The Dutchmen shot 50% from the floor in the first quarter and needed all their points to stay in front of a Stevenson offense who put up 18 points of their own. LVC trailed 13-11 midway through the quarter but would end the frame on a 13-5 run to lead 24-18 after one.

The Mustangs would buckle down on the defensive end in the second holding the Dutchmen to just eight points. Stevenson opened the period on an 11-0 run to push a lead out to five. LVC would crawl back to within a point after a Sofia Bowers jumper with just 11 ticks left in the half to pull LVC within a point at the intermission.

Emily Mealey would come out of the locker room aggressive scoring the first nine points of the third quarter swinging the lead back in LVC's favor at 41-33. The teams would trade buckets the remainder of the quarter with LVC holding onto a slim 45-43 lead headed into the fourth.

The fourth quarter was tight, played within six points, with the largest lead being LVC 54-48. With both offenses stalling, Kennedy stepped up to the foul line with 18 seconds to go and the Dutchmen up a pair, and she would knock down both free throws to seal the 56-54 win for LVC.

Inside The Numbers

• Emily Mealey led all scorers with 24 points, she also grabbed 10 rebounds for another double-double.
• Kennedy Kuffa and Daelyn Stabler each recorded double-doubles for the Dutchmen. Kuffa finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds while Stabler also scored 12 points while grabbing a career-high 15 boards.
• LVC shot 35.9% from the field while holding the Mustangs to just 30.8%.
• The Dutchmen were 70% from the charity stripe while Stevenson struggled, hitting just 54% of their free throws.
• LVC outrebounded Stevenson 48-44.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen have concluded their regular season and will await results from the MAC Freedom to see who they play in their final game of the year. Stay tuned to godutchmen.com for news and updates on their opponent, location, and time.

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