COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. ­­– The Lebanon Valley College Women's Soccer team continued its recent winning ways, picking up its fourth straight victory in a 1-0 battle against Ursinus College on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Patterson Field. Darrian Berkheimer scored the game-winning goal for LVC in the first half, while goalkeeper Camryn Porter delivered her third straight shutout. 

The Dutchmen (4-3-0) and the Bears (5-2-1, 0-1-0) competed defensively early in the first half, keeping the match scoreless for over 27 minutes at the start. Lebanon Valley created the first scoring chance of the day, as Jordan Lasky took a shot that was saved near the bottom left of the net just 3:08 into the stanza. Ursinus countered with a shot that went above the net at the 7:01 mark before an attempt that sailed over the upper-right corner of the net 10:01 into the contest. The Bears then took shots on goal at the 14:13 and 22:03 marks, but Porter was there to make saves for LVC on both attempts. 

The Flying Dutchmen got on the scoreboard 27:31 into the opening half, taking a 1-0 lead over Ursinus. The program went ahead by one when Berkheimer sent a shot past the goalkeeper, courtesy of an assist by Lasky. The programs continued to post strong defensive efforts as the stanza progressed, as each team only took one more shot before the break. Berkheimer remained a key contributor offensively, registering a shot attempt that went to the left 34:43 into the game. The Bears later took a shot that went over the top-left corner of the net with 2:49 left in the first. Lebanon Valley took its one-goal advantage into halftime. 

Ursinus worked to generate offensive opportunities when the second half began, as Porter recorded a save for LVC on the first shot on goal of the stanza at the 49:40 mark. The Dutchmen responded with a shot by Lasky 53:03 into the match, which went to the left of the net. The Bears' offense took five more shots over the next 9:17, including an attempted that was saved by Porter at the 57:28 mark. 

Lebanon Valley also continued to send shots toward the net as half two rolled on, as Emily Miller took a shot on goal that was saved 64:29 into the contest. This was followed by Berkheimer's third shot of the afternoon, which was saved at the 71:49 mark. Porter then kept her productive day going when Ursinus logged a shot on goal at the 75:42 mark, making another stop. The Dutchmen continued to play stellar defense during the remainder of the match, preventing the opposition from taking another shot on goal. The program held Ursinus to just one shot that went wide-left of the net with 1:21 to go. Ultimately, LVC held on to secure the 1-0 victory. 

Inside the Box Score

• Lebanon Valley has now won four consecutive games.
• Berkheimer scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season, including her third game-winner. 
• Lasky assisted Berkheimer's goal, marking her first career assist. 
• The Dutchmen tallied nine total shots, putting four attempts on goal. 
• Berkheimer and Lasky tied for the team lead in shots, taking three each. Berkheimer led LVC with two shots on goal. 
• Miller logged a shot on goal. 
• Abrielle Miller and Alison Sepkovic also tallied a shot each. 
• Porter made five saves during her third consecutive shutout. 

Up Next
Lebanon Valley will return to action at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, as the team will host Widener University for Senior Day at Herbert Field. 

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