No. 15 Messiah 17, Lebanon Valley 5
 
LVC Starters
Hege, Haid, Dills, John, Cowles, Ernst, Zieber, Hathaway, Boyer, Little, Venezia, Abendschoen (GK)
 
Messiah Starters
Flack, Radcliffe, Gormley, Howard, Groothoff, Delate, Schnur, Wood, Wynne, Lytle, Stottlemyer, Burnham (GK)
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley dropped a 17-5 decision to No. 15 Messiah University on Saturday night in Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth Women's Lacrosse action. The Flying Dutchmen fell to 5-6, 3-4 MACC and the Falcons stayed perfect and improved to 12-0, 7-0 MACC.
 
Before the game, Emily Haid, Veronica John, Morgan Ernst, Jaclyn Little, and Veronica Venezia were honored on Senior Night.
 
The visiting Falcons got off to a hot start this evening and never looked back. Messiah's Grace Gormley netted the first two goals of the night, followed by AbbyEllen Wood's tally at 20:39. Gormley then completed the hat trick with another goal at 15:54 and the Falcons went on to score five more goals to take a 9-0 lead. At 4:29, the Dutchmen got on the board with a goal by Jaclyn Little, and just over a minute later, Little netted her second of the game, but Messiah answered with two consecutive goals to finish up the half and take an 11-2 lead into the second.
 
In second-half action, the Falcons continued to extend their lead and began the half with five consecutive tallies to go up 16-2. Then, with 16:06 remaining, Livia Jackson netted her eighth of the season, followed by Emily Beard's 14th of the year. Then, with 2:31 left, Sydney Zimmerman scored her 16th goal of the year, but it wasn't enough and the Dutchmen eventually fell by a 17-5 margin.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Little finished with two goals and a pair of assists.
 - Julia Abendschoen made two saves and scooped up three ground balls.
 - Gabby Boyer caused a turnover a picked up a pair of ground balls.
 - Hayley Cowles, Allison Hege, and Morgan Ernst each caused two turnovers.
 - Brittany Hathaway controlled a team-high five draw controls and Erin Zieber controlled two.
 - For Messiah, Hope Flack and Grace Gormley each scored four goals.
 - LVC led in shots (28-25), but the Falcons held a 22-16 edge in shots on goal.
 - LVC was 15-for-16 in clears and the Falcons went 17-for-19.
 - The Dutchmen led in total ground balls at 10-8.
 
Playoff Picture
With just one conference game remaining for the Dutchmen, LVC currently sits in sixth in the MAC at 3-4. Messiah (7-0), York (6-1), Stevenson (4-2), Albright (4-3), and Widener (4-3) all sit in front of the Dutchmen, respectively. Quarterfinal action is set for April 27th, when the #8 will play at #1, #5 at #4, #6 at #3, and #7 at #2.
 
Who's Next?
LVC wraps up regular-season action this Wednesday night at Hood at 7 p.m.
 
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