NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Brittany Hathaway and Veronica Venezia had five goals each to lead the Lebanon Valley College women's lacrosse team to a 15-12 road victory over 22nd-ranked Christopher Newport University on a rainy morning in Newport News, Virginia. The win is the first for the women's lacrosse program over a nationally-ranked opponent.
 
The Dutchmen (2-4) and the Captains (3-2) battled back-and-forth in the first half with LVC holding a slim 9-8 lead at the break. Lebanon Valley used a big third quarter in which they outscored the hosts 5-1 to build a 14-9 advantage. The Captains managed to cut the lead to 14-12 with just over two minutes remaining but the Dutchmen won the following draw control, ran the time all way down on the shot clock, and Hathaway scored with just under a minute left to set the final score.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Venezia scored five goals and had one assist for six points to give her 28 on the season. This was the fifth time in her career she has scored five goals in a game and second this season. She now has 279 career points which puts her third in program history and just three points shy of second.
• Hathaway scored all five of her goals after the first quarter to give her a team-leading 19 on the year. She also had one assist and won a game-high eight draw controls.
• Julia Abendschoen had a fantastic game in goal making 12 saves. The junior made three saves on free-position shots and had a few big saves on point-blank shots by the Captains.
• The Dutchmen had an excellent day on draw controls winning 19 to CNU's 11. LVC controlled the midfield all game. The Dutchmen were successful on nine of 13 clear attempts while forcing turnovers on 6 of CNU's 15 attempts. The Dutchmen outshot the Captains 34-29 and 26-24 in shots on goal.
• Sydney Zimmerman had two goals and two assists for four points while Bailey Dills had a goal and an assist. Zimmerman has scored in every game this year.
• Julia Gabriel scored a free-position goal and caused a team-best three turnovers. Erin Zieber scored a goal and Emily Beard had an assist for the Dutchmen.
• This was the second-ever meeting between the programs. CNU won the first matchup 15-5 back in 2016.

Who's Next
The Dutchmen will be back on Arnold Field this Wednesday for their first home game since February 26 when they host Elizabethtown College. The first draw is scheduled for 4 p.m. against the Blue Jays.

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