ANNVILLE, Pa. – Evin Timochenko recorded his sixth double-double of the season to lead the Lebanon Valley Men's Basketball team in a tough 58-54 defeat to visiting Delaware Valley University on Saturday afternoon inside Sorrentino Gymnasium in Annville.
 
LVC (10-10, 4-5 MAC Freedom) had early struggles against the Aggies (10-11, 5-5 MAC Freedom) as DVU scored the first seven points of the game. Ryan Harder put the Dutchmen on the board with a driving layup nearly four minutes in. After getting a stop on defense Michael Main pushed the ball up court and found Jason Penn in transition for a three-pointer to make it a two-point game. The Aggies drew a foul and made both shots at the line before a pair of layups by Timochenko tied the game up at nine. The defense forced a shot clock violation and then Penn scored on a driving layup to put LVC up by two. The lead was short-lived as the Aggies responded with a three at the other end of the court. The Aggies led by three when Phil Unangst scored down low and then Main hit a three to put LVC on top 19-17 midway through the half.
 
Delaware Valley hit a pair of free throws and then knocked down a three to take back the lead over the next minute of play. After three scoreless minutes, the Aggies increased the advantage to five with a transition bucket. The Dutchmen came right back as Tang found Timochenko open at the top of the key for a step back three and then inside the paint for a turnaround jumper to tie the score at 24. The Aggies countered with a 10-0 run to end the half over the final four minutes.
 
The Dutchmen came out of the locker room strong as Harder knocked down a jumper and then Penn hit a three in transition to cut the lead in half a little over two minutes in the period. DVU called a timeout and scored out of the break to pause the run. Timochenko grabbed an offensive board at the other end and found Tang open for a three to get LVC within four at 36-32. The Aggies answered with the next three points before Harder knocked down a mid-range jumper. The lead was still five when Harder pulled up for a jumper with 11 minutes left to make it 41-38. DVU responded with an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to go up by 11.
 
LVC slowly began chipping away at the lead starting with a three-pointer from Tang. Braden Bohannon hit four consecutive free throws on two possessions to get the Dutchmen within five at 55-50 with seven minutes to go. After a DVU bucket, Harder was fouled while shooting a three and knocked down all his shots at the line to make it a four-point game. Timochenko made it a one-possession game scoring off a feed inside from Harder.

Neither team was able to score over the next two minutes until the Aggies hit a pair of free throws. Harder got it back to a two-point game with two minutes to go with a driving layup. The Aggies hit one of two free throws to go up by three on their next possession. Penn hit a deep two to make it 55-54 with 31 seconds left. The Dutchmen fouled and DVU made the backend of two shots at the line. The Aggies were able to hold the Dutchmen from scoring at the other end and knocked down a pair of free throws to set the final score.
 
Inside the Box

• Timochenko finished with 13 rebounds and 12 points for his sixth double-double of the season. Six of his rebounds were on the offensive glass.
• Harder led the Dutchmen in scoring with 13 points and five rebounds. The senior added four steals and two assists.
• Penn was the third scorer in double figures with 10 points and four rebounds.
• Tang had six points, two rebounds, and two assists while Bohannon added four points, two rebounds, and an assist.
• Main led the bench scoring with seven points on 3-3 shooting with one three-pointer. The guard also had three rebounds and two assists.

Up Next
The Dutchmen will have a short rest before getting right back into action on Monday evening with a trip north to face Misericordia University at 6 p.m. in Dallas in a huge conference contest for both teams. A victory on Monday will put the Dutchmen and Cougars in a six-team tie for second place in the conference standings with just two weeks left in the regular season.

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