YORK, Pa. ­­– Abby Sedun scored her first career goal for the Lebanon Valley College Women's Soccer team, as the program dropped a hard-fought 3-2 contest against York College of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Graham Field. 

The Dutchmen were productive defensively early in the first half, as the program blocked shot attempts by the Spartans at the 1:40 and 4:51 marks. Lebanon Valley then registered the first shot on goal of the afternoon, as Jordan Lasky took a shot that was saved 9:28 into the match. York countered by putting an attempt on goal 12:52 into the stanza, but goalkeeper Camryn Porter was there to make the save for LVC. The Spartans followed this by opening the scoring at the 16:11 mark, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by Meg Kalthof. 

Porter faced another shot on goal by York 20:51 into the game, which resulted in a stop by the first-year goalkeeper. The Flying Dutchmen kept working to generate offensive opportunities as the opening half progressed, as Abrielle Miller took a shot that went to the right of the net at the 23:46 mark before recording an attempt that was saved two minutes later. The programs would proceed to compete on the defensive end through the remainder of the half, as neither team took another shot on goal during this stretch. The Spartans led 1-0 as the game went into halftime. 

Lebanon Valley continued its strong defensive effort when the second half got underway, as Porter made a save just 1:49 into the stanza. The goalie later had another important stop for LVC at the 56:13 mark. York then scored again 58:05 into the match, taking a 2-0 advantage on a goal by Gabby Jennings. The Spartans tallied more shots on goal at the 59:43 and 64:30 marks, and both attempts resulted in saves by Porter. The Flying Dutchmen also created scoring chances as the half went on, as Olivia Baldwin took a shot that was saved at the 73:46 mark. The Spartans followed this by adding another point 74:35 into the game, going ahead 3-0 on a goal by Lexi Mazzella. 

The Dutchmen answered back at the 78:45 mark, narrowing the score to 3-1. Darrian Berkheimer took a corner kick and sent the ball to Sedun, who took a shot that was blocked before kicking another attempt into the upper-right side of the net. Lebanon Valley proceeded to keep battling until the final minute, as the team scored again to trim its deficit to 3-2 with 2:43 remaining. Miller made it a one-goal match by sending a clutch shot past the leaping try of York's goalkeeper and into the right corner of the net. This ultimately stood as the final score, as the programs went back and forth defensively through the end of the contest.  

Inside the Box Score

• Sedun scored her first career goal for Lebanon Valley, marking the first two points of her career.
• Miller netted her first goal of the season. 
• Lebanon Valley took nine total shots, including six attempts on goal.
• Miller and Sedun tied for the team lead in total shots with three each. Miller also led the Dutchmen with a pair of shots on goal. 
• Lasky, Baldwin, and Sophia Floyd each logged a shot on goal. 
• Porter made seven saves for LVC.
• The Flying Dutchmen and the Spartans both tallied four corner kicks. 

Up Next
Lebanon Valley will return to action at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, as the team will host No. 5 Misericordia University for its Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom opener at Herbert Field. 

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