REISTERSTOWN, Md. – Anna Dale scored the first two goals of her career, including the game-winning goal, and Alexa Spiers added two goals as the Lebanon Valley women's ice hockey team picked up a big 5-3 road victory on Friday afternoon at Stevenson University.
 
The Dutchmen (2-3-0, 1-2-0 UCHC, 1-0-0 MAC) earned points against the Mustangs (0-5-0, 0-3-0 UCHC, 0-1-0 MAC) for the third straight meeting while earning the program's first-ever regulation win in Reisterstown after last year's tie and shootout win. Stevenson came out strong putting two shots on goal within the first two minutes that were knocked away by Mia Frisoni in goal. LVC held off the early attack and countered with the first goal of the game at 7:45 as Spiers lit the lamp for the third time this year. Erin Yorke and Chelly Wolff recorded assists on the go-ahead score. Stevenson attempted to even the score as they earned a power-play opportunity a couple minutes later. Tiffany Anderson and Grace Mayer blocked shots and Frisoni made a pair of saves for a successful penalty kill. The Dutchmen went on their first power-play of the game at 12:37 and were able to double their lead. Dale, Mayer, and Alexis Oukes had shots saved before Spiers knocked in a rebound off the shot by Oukes at 14:12. Norah McCauliffe assisted on the play with Oukes. The Mustangs were able to cut the lead in half at 17:56 with a power-play goal to make it 2-1 heading into the first intermission.
 
LVC put pressure on the Mustangs goalie early in the second period with seven shots on goal in the first six minutes of play. Kiley McCooey, Mallory Burdick, Ava Waugaman, Yorke,, Dale, and Oukes all had shots saved while Frisoni made four stops at the other end of the ice during the span. The Dutchmen broke through midway through the period as Cheyenne Wilk scored her first goal of the year to make it 3-1. Yorke had her second assist of the game on the goal. Stevenson was able to score a couple minutes later to bring it back to a one-goal game. The Mustangs used the momentum of the goal to end the period strong as they outshot the Dutchmen 10-1 over the final seven minutes. Frisoni stopped six shots while Julia Schafer and Wolff blocked a shot each.
 
Dale gave the Dutchmen a two-goal cushion early in the third period with her first career goal at 2:09. The Mustangs struck right back eight seconds later to make it 4-3. The teams battled up and down the ice as Stevenson looked to tie the game up while LVC looked to add to their lead. The Dutchmen were the victors of that battle as Dale struck again at 13:02 as she knocked in a rebound by McAuliffe. Schafer sent the puck to McAuliffe prior to her shot and the duo were rewarded with assists on the play. LVC held strong for the remainder of the game and earned a hard-fought 5-3 win.
 
Inside the Box

• Dale led LVC with two goals on seven shots.
• Spiers recorded her second multi-point game of the year with two goals on five shots.
• McAuliffe and Yorke had two assists each.
• Frisoni earned her first career win in net with 31 saves. She had eight in the first period, 14 in the second, and nine in the third.
• Howson led LVC in the faceoff circle with 11 wins on 17 attempts.
• Mayer blocked two of the team's total 10 blocked shots.

Up Next
The Dutchmen will host Stevenson tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. at Hersheypark Arena to wrap up the weekend series.

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