CHESTER, Pa. – Sydney Zimmerman scored with 12.1 seconds left to give the fifth-seeded Lebanon Valley women's lacrosse team a thrilling 12-11 victory at fourth-seeded Widener University in the opening game of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Tournament on Monday afternoon on Dixon Field in Chester.
 

 The Dutchmen (9-9) scored three goals in each quarter to avenge a 14-4 defeat to the Pride last Wednesday on the same field. Widener (10-8) scored first 19 seconds in but the Dutchmen struck right back as Erin Zieber found the back of the net off a pass from Brittany Hathaway. Widener responded with a pair of unassisted goals to take a 3- lead with 12:24 remaining in the first.
 
The Dutchmen fought back with three straight goals, two by Julia Gabriel, to take their first lead of the game at 4-3. The teams traded goals for the rest of the quarter with LVC taking a 6-5 lead into the half. The Pride came out strong and scored two goals in the first minute of the third quarter to retake the lead. The Dutchmen responded with five of the next six goals to take their largest lead of the game at 11-8. Emily Beard had four goals in the stretch including three straight goals to end the third and start the fourth. Widener chipped away at the lead and tied the game up with 5:12 left. Both teams had chances to score within the final couple of minutes coming out of timeouts. The Dutchmen forced a Widener turnover with 1:20 left and Jenna Kleissler picked up the huge ground ball. Following a timeout, LVC cleared the ball and worked the ball around the perimeter until about 15 seconds left. Gabriel then found Zimmerman on the left wing for the game-winner. Gabriel then won the following draw control and ran out the clock not allowing the Pride a chance at tying the game.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Beard scored a career-high four goals on seven shots. Five of her seven shots were on goal. She scored two of her goals on free-position shots.
• Brittany Hathaway had five points on three goals and two assists. She recorded her 10th hat trick of the year.
• Gabriel had a huge game with two goals, the game-winning assist, and four draw controls. 
• Zieber led the team with seven draw controls and two caused turnovers.
• Veronica Venezia dished out three assists. Julia Abendschoen made five saves to earn the win in goal and denied Widener on all four of their free-position shots.
• The Dutchmen were 15-17 on clear attempts and held a 27-20 shot advantage. They won 15 draw controls compared to 12 for the Pride. 

Who's Next
The Dutchmen will travel down to York on Wednesday night to face 12th-ranked and top-seeded York College of Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. on Kinsley Field in the MAC Commonwealth Semifinals.

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