HERSHEY, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley men's ice hockey team fell in a 5-2 defeat to the Stevenson Mustangs on Friday evening.
 
The Mustangs opened scoring on the evening with a power play goal with 23 seconds remaining in the first period. At 2:00 in the second period, Stevenson put their second goal away to take the 2-0 lead over Lebanon Valley (2-10-2 Overall, 2-6-0 UCHC). At 13:51, Cameron Croteau put away an unassisted goal to get the Dutchmen on the board. The Mustangs then responded with a power play goal right at the buzzer to take the 3-1 lead going into the third period. Early into the third period, the Mustangs put away a fourth goal to the contest, but Tosto responded at 7:36 to make it a 4-2 game. Despite LVC's offensive efforts to pull their net minder for a sixth man on the ice, Stevenson netted a fifth goal at 18:56 to cap a 5-2 victory over Lebanon Valley.
 
Inside the Box

• Croteau and Tosto each put away a goal.
• Darion Benchich, Haralds Jirgens, and  Jordan Stear dished out an assists
• Tosto led with eight shots on the evening as Benchich followed with five, while Jirgens and Jered Stevenson put up four. 
• Max Loga put up four blocks on the evening.
• Ty Franchi made 31 saves in goal for the Dutchmen.

 
Up Next
The Dutchmen will travel down to Reisterstown, Md. to face Stevenson in the second game of the weekend series. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
 
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