WILKES-BARRE, Pa. ­­– Charlie McCormick scored a penalty kick goal for the Lebanon Valley College Men's Soccer team in the second half, leading the program to a 1-0 victory over King's College on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at McCarthy Stadium. Goalkeeper Dalton Fitterling was also stellar defensively, making nine saves in his third consecutive shutout. 

The Dutchmen (9-4-2, 3-0-1 MAC Freedom) and the Monarchs (6-5-3, 1-2-1 MAC Freedom) went back and forth defensively early in the contest, keeping each other from taking a shot for over eight minutes at the start. Lebanon Valley took the first shot of the night, as Nathan Prex registered an attempt that went to the right of the net at the 8:31 mark. King's later countered with the first shot on goal, and this attempt was saved by Fitterling 12:53 into the game. 

Fitterling followed this by making two more important saves for LVC at the 18:32 and 20:59 marks, keeping things scoreless. The Flying Dutchmen also worked to generate offensive opportunities as the first half progressed, as Lucas Strange sent a shot toward the goalie that was saved 25:09 into the match. The Monarchs then took another shot at the 31:34 mark, which resulted in Fitterling's fourth save. LVC later logged the final shot on goal of the opening stanza, as an attempt by Nathan Kimball was saved 38:16 into the first. The teams entered halftime in a scoreless tie. 

Lebanon Valley kept creating scoring chances when the second half began, as Strange tallied a shot on goal that was saved 2:58 into the stanza. Fitterling also remained productive on the defensive end for the Dutchmen, registering two more saves at the 49:26 and 52:24 marks. This was followed by LVC's offense recording five shot attempts over the next 15:18, including shots by Will Burton and Prex within 12 seconds in the 64^th minute. 

The Dutchmen got on the scoreboard at the 67:46 mark, taking a 1-0 lead over the Monarchs. The program went ahead when McCormick fired a penalty kick shot past the diving attempt of the goalkeeper and into the net for a clutch goal. King's responded with shots on goal 73:28 into the contest and at the 77:57 mark, but Fitterling's dominant performance continued with saves on both tries. The goalkeeper made another big save for LVC with just 2:05 remaining, preserving the one-goal advantage. Lebanon Valley maintained this lead through the end of the game to secure the 1-0 victory. 

Inside the Box Score

• The win extends Lebanon Valley's unbeaten streak to seven contests and improves its winning streak to three. 
• McCormick found the net for the second time this season. This is also the graduate student's second game-winning goal of the fall. 
• Fitterling posted nine saves during his fifth shutout of the campaign. The goalie has recorded a shutout in each of the team's last three games, which have all been victories.
• The Dutchmen had a 13-12 advantage in total shots and put four of these attempts on goal. 
• Strange tied a game-high two shots on goal and tied for the team lead in total shots. 
• Kimball also put a shot on goal.
• Prex and Burton tied for the team lead in total shots with two each. 
• LVC tallied three corner kicks. 

Up Next
The Flying Dutchmen will return to action at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, as the team will host Stevens Institute of Technology for Senior Day at Herbert Field. 

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