ANNVILLE, Pa. – Carter Speyerer came off the bench to throw two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Lebanon Valley football team dropped another heartbreaker in a 21-20 defeat to King's College on Saturday afternoon at Arnold Field.
 
The Dutchmen (4-3, 4-2 MAC) got the ball to begin the game. They were able to get one first down before the Monarchs (4-3, 4-2 MAC) forced a punt. King's drove the ball 77 yards on 10 plays and took 5:20 off the clock using a strong rushing attack on its first drive. The drive ended with a 12-yard touchdown pass to give the Monarchs the lead. LVC came right back and scored to tie the game up. The Dutchmen were benefactors of a big pass interference on a third-and-long before Dion Bryant broke loose for a 35-yard touchdown run. Brian Dym made the extra point to even the score.
 
The defense held the Monarchs to three-and-out to end the first quarter. Logan Klitsch began the next drive with a great pass down the right side to Ethan Heisey for 36 yards. The Dutchmen drove the ball down to the King's 17, where they faced a fourth-and-seven with 10:29 on the clock. The Dutchmen attempted to go for it, and a crossing pass to Bryant in the end zone fell incomplete as the Monarchs took over on downs. King's responded with another long drive that went 83 yards in 10 plays. The drive ended with a 22-yard touchdown pass that put the Monarchs up 14-7 with 5:36 left in the half.
 
The Dutchmen went three-and-out on their drive, and King's drove the ball down to just outside the red zone as the clock wound down in the half. They were faced with a fourth-and-one at the 20 with 32 seconds left. The Dutchmen came up with a big stop on defense as J.D. McCallion stopped Brennan Robinson at the line to give LVC the ball. Klitsch got the Dutchmen into field goal range with a 15-yard completion to Trey Freeman, a 19-yard completion to Alex Vassallo, and a six-yard completion to Freeman. Dym stepped up for a 47-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the half, but his kick was off the mark.
 
The teams traded scoreless drives in the third quarter. The Monarchs started the half with the ball and were able to get one first down before the Dutchmen locked down at the line and stuffed a pair of running plays. Klitsch found Vassallo for a pair of 12-yard completions, but the Monarchs got a big stop on a screen play during a third and long. Aonghas Evanick came up with a big 19-yard sack on third down to give LVC back the ball. The teams traded three-and-outs to end the quarter.
 
Avrey Grimm had a 16-yard run on the first play of LVC's drive. Two plays later, Speyerer found Heisey down the sideline for a great one-handed 39-yard completion. The quarterback then hit Adam Acker in the back of the end zone for a 16-yard strike to tie the game at 14. The Dutchmen forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and recovered. They didn't waste any time in taking the lead as Vassallo shrugged off a defender in the end zone and caught a 17-yard touchdown pass. King's blocked the extra point to keep the score at 20-14. The defense held the Monarchs to a three-and-out. LVC rushed for a pair of first downs before punting the ball away with 5:11 on the clock. King's had called a screen pass on third down that turned into a 70-yard completion to put the ball on the LVC 1. They scored on a run up the middle on the next play to take a one-point lead with 3:31 left. The Dutchmen moved the ball as Speyerer completed passes to Freeman, Heisey, and Vassallo. The Dutchmen were at the King's 41 when Speyerer was intercepted on a pass towards the KC sideline with just under a minute left. The Monarchs kneeled the ball to run out the clock.
 
Inside the Box

• Speyerer completed eight passes for 124 yards with two touchdowns. He also rushed for 26 on five carries.
• Bryant had 56 yards on five carries and scored his sixth rushing touchdown of the season. Grimm had 50 yards on 11 carries.
• Heisey led the receivers with 88 yards on three receptions. Vassallo had 69 yards on five receptions and a touchdown, while Freeman had 43 yards on five receptions. Acker caught two passes for 20 yards with one touchdown.
• Karkoska had another strong game on defense with a team-high nine tackles, including an eight-yard sack. Landen Baughman and McCallion had six tackles each.
• Maxwell Wisensale had a strong day punting, averaging 44.4 yards on five punts with a long of 69 and two touchbacks. Garrett MacClay averaged 61.3 yards on four kickoffs with one touchback.
• The Dutchmen recorded 21 first downs and passed for 241 yards. They averaged 6.4 yards on 60 plays, recording 385 yards of total offense.

Up Next
LVC will head down to Maryland next Saturday for a huge road game at Stevenson University. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Mustang Stadium. The Dutchmen are currently in a three-way tie for third in the conference standings with King's and Delaware Valley. Stevenson and Albright are a game back.

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