IMMACULATA, Pa. ­­– Jayme Beninda scored the first two goals of her career and goalkeeper Camryn Porter posted a shutout, leading the Lebanon Valley College women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Immaculata University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Draper Walsh Stadium. LVC has delivered shutout wins in each of its four games so far this year. 

The Dutchmen (4-0-0) took the first shot of the afternoon, as Beninda put an attempt on goal that was saved 4:57 into the first half. The Mighty Macs (1-1-1) countered by sending the ball toward the net at the 5:17 mark, and Porter came through with a save for LVC. Lebanon Valley proceeded to generate several offensive opportunities, tallying five shots on goal over the next 10:46. During this stretch, Abrielle Miller took a shot on goal that was saved at the 6:22 mark before Alison Sepkovic, Mikhaela Sartor, and Jordan Lasky each logged attempts that were saved within 38 seconds in the 14^th minute. Kalei Noonan also registered a try for LVC that was saved 16:03 into the contest. 

The Flying Dutchmen opened the scoring 19:57 into the first half, taking a 1-0 lead over the Mighty Macs. Beninda got the program on the board by kicking the ball into the upper-left corner of the net for a goal, courtesy of an assist by Miller. Lebanon Valley followed this by creating more scoring chances, as Noonan took a shot that was saved at the 21:48 mark and Sophia Floyd had an attempt saved 24:42 into the game. Floyd also put a shot on goal that was saved at the 34:19 mark, while Olivia Baldwin's try was saved 32 seconds later. The Dutchmen were dominant on the defensive end as well, keeping the Immaculata from taking a shot through the remainder of the half after its attempt in the sixth minute. LVC took its one-goal advantage into halftime. 

The teams competed on the defensive end when the second half got underway, as neither program tallied a shot for over eight minutes at the start. Lebanon Valley then continued to send the ball toward the net, putting five shots on goal from the 55^th minute through the 70^th minute. During this stretch, Miller had three attempts saved, while Baldwin and Bowman also put shots on goal that were saved. This was followed by Kennedy Dings logging a try that was saved at the 72:12 mark. 

The Dutchmen added a point 77:13 into the game, extending their advantage to 2-0. Beninda scored her second goal of the day, taking a shot from the left side of the penalty box that deflected off the hands of the goalkeeper before ending up in the right side of the net. Bowman was credited with the assist on LVC's second goal. 

The programs proceeded to go back and forth on the defensive end, as neither team took a shot during the remainder of the contest. Lebanon Valley was stellar defensively throughout the second half, keeping Immaculata from taking a shot during the stanza. This prompted the Flying Dutchmen to secure the 2-0 victory over the Mighty Macs. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Flying Dutchmen have won their first four contests of the season for the first time since 2015, when the team posted six victories to begin the year. 
• Lebanon Valley has outscored its opponents 6-0 so far this fall. 
• Beninda scored the first two goals of her career, including her first game-winner. The first-year also tallied three shots on goal. 
• Miller recorded her third assist of the season on Beninda's game-winning goal in the 20^th minute. The junior also posted game-highs with six total shots and four shots on goal. 
• Bowman logged her first career point with an assist on Beninda's second goal during the 78^th minute. The first-year also took her first career shot with an attempt on goal. 
• Porter posted her fourth shutout of the season, as the goalkeeper has blanked opponents in each of LVC's games thus far. The sophomore made one save during the victory. 
• Lebanon Valley outshot Immaculata 25-1 and had an 18-1 advantage in shots on goal. 
• Noonan and Dings each took three total shots. Noonan put two of these attempts on goal, and Dings had one shot on goal. 
• Defensively, the Dutchmen kept the opposition from taking a shot after the sixth minute. 
• The Flying Dutchmen had a 10-0 advantage in corner kicks. 

Up Next
The Dutchmen will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m., when the program will travel to take on Wilkes University at Bruggeworth Field in Edwardsville, Pa. 

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