Alvernia 63, Lebanon Valley 55

LVC Starters
Ray, Kintzer, Bimmer, Kuffa, Mealey

Alvernia Starters
Malone, McCormick, Williams, Ewen, Kramer

How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley women's basketball team were edged by Alvernia for the second night in a row, 63-55, in a defensive struggle that saw neither offense light it up from the floor. The Dutchmen drop to 2-6 while the Golden Wolves now sit at 2-2.

The Dutchmen began the game with two quick buckets to grab an early lead but Alvernia responded with seven straight points to flip the game with the Golden Wolves up 7-4. Midway through the first quarter, Emily Mealey knocked down a corner three-pointer to tie the game up 7-7 and a Sofia Bowers jumper in the final seconds of the quarter gave LVC a slim 10-9 lead after one.

In the second, the game was tied 14-14 with 8:06 left in the half when both offenses went dry and neither team recorded a point for over four minutes until a Jordan Karmonick three for Alvernia broke the drought. LVC would go into halftime trailed 24-20.

The Golden Wolves came out of halftime on fire as they opened up a 15-2 run in the first 5:26 of the half that saw Alvernia knock down three of their five three-pointers in the game. LVC would clamp down on defense and found a rhythm of their own at the offensive end, closing out the third quarter on a 12-0 run, ten of the points coming from Kennedy Kuffa.

The game would be played within five to eight points for a majority of the fourth quarter and with 2:09 left in the contest, LVC would elect to intentionally foul Alvernia and send them to the foul line to try to extend the game. The Golden Wolves would knock down 14 of 21 foul shots in the final stanza to keep LVC out of striking distance and hold off the Dutchmen 63-55.

Inside The Numbers

• Kennedy Kuffa recorded a career-high 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting and 7-for-8 from the free throw line. She also grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double.
• Emily Mealay also notched another double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
• Kayla Williams led Alvernia's attack with 14 points, followed by Dee McCormick with 13 and Jordan Karmonick with 12.
• Alvernia's Julia Ewen grabbed 22 rebounds for the game, ten of them offensive.
• LVC finished 33.3% shooting from the floor while Alvernia shot just 28.2%.
• The Dutchmen connect on 3-of-12 from beyond the arc compared to Alvernia who went 5-for-32 from deep.
• Alvernia held a 18-12 advantage at the free throw line.
• LVC committed 23 turnovers while Alvernia gave the ball away 16 times.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen remain at home for their final regular season home game of 2021 when they host Stevenson University on Thursday night. Tipoff set for 7 p.m.

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