ANNVILLE, Pa. – Three different Dutchmen recorded their first career touchdowns on Saturday afternoon at Arnold Field as the Lebanon Valley College football team dropped a heart-breaking 21-20 decision against visiting Lycoming College in non-conference action.
 
Lycoming (1-1) scored first on a six-yard pass from Elijah Shemory to Heath Jones in the opening quarter. The Dutchmen (0-2) came right back and tied the game up 47 seconds later on a Dion Bryant 17-yard run. LVC took the lead right with 1:18 to go in the half when Rylee Stahl caught a five-yard pass from Braden Bohannon to wrap up a four-play 34-yard drive.
 
The Warriors tied things up on their second offensive play of the second half as Shemory found Brandon Timothy for a 60-yard touchdown. The Dutchmen responded valiantly once again driving the ball down the field 80 yards in six plays culminating in a Malaki Blair 23-yard reception from Bohannon for the go-ahead score to make it 20-14. The score would stay that way until 10:27 left in the fourth when Shemory found Jones for his second touchdown reception of the day.
 
LVC drove the ball down into Lycoming territory in the final minutes of the game but the Warrior defense held strong and keep the Dutchmen out of field goal range before turning the ball over on downs to preserve the victory.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Ryan Kilgarriff came up with another big play picking off a Shemory pass on the first drive of the game. Kilgarriff now has two interceptions on the season.
• Bohannon threw for 202 on 15 completions with two touchdowns. The sophomore also ran for 25 yards.
• Bryant was the team's leading rusher with 28 yards on seven carries. He averaged 4.0 yards per carry and his longest run of the day was his 17-yard touchdown.
• Gabe Randall was the leading receiver with 59 yards on three receptions. Jay Sisko had one 51-yard reception while Blair caught four balls for 45 yards.
• Ryan Enright led the defense with 10 total tackles including 2.5 tackles for a loss. He got to Shemory for a 10-yard sack and forced a fumble.
• Dillon Estes had a strong defensive game with seven tackles and one sack. Ryan Gibney also had seven tackles.
• The Dutchmen had totaled 278 yards of offense and recorded 17 first downs. They scored on both of their red zone opportunities. 

Up Next
The Dutchmen will open Middle Atlantic Conference play next Saturday with a trip to Madison, N.J. to face FDU-Florham. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Robert T. Shields Field.
 
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