WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Megan Ressler netted a goal for the Lebanon Valley College women's soccer team in the first half, which proved to be the difference in the program's 1-0 victory over King's College on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at McCarthy Stadium.
The Dutchmen (5-5-0, 1-2-0 MAC Freedom) worked to create scoring chances early in the first stanza, outshooting the Monarchs (2-9-2, 0-3-1 MAC Freedom) 4-1 during the first 18:49. During this stretch, both
Abrielle Miller and
Jayme Beninda put a shot on goal for LVC that was saved. King's countered with a shot on target at the 23:18 mark, and Lebanon Valley responded with a save by goalkeeper
Camryn Porter.
The Flying Dutchmen continued to tally shots as the first half progressed, as Miller put a shot on goal that was saved at the 28:20 mark. The Monarchs followed this with a pair of attempts, which ended up right of the net at the 29:55 and 31:02 marks. Lebanon Valley then opened the scoring 37:25 into the contest, taking a 1-0 lead. The program got on the board when Ressler sent a shot into the upper-left portion of the net for a goal. Each program proceeded to record one shot during the rest of the stanza, including an attempt by
Ashlynn Newton for LVC, which was saved. LVC took its one-goal advantage into halftime.
Lebanon Valley remained aggressive offensively when the second half began, registering a 6-1 advantage in shots during the opening 19:48. During this stretch, both
Kalei Noonan and
Mikayla Mitchell put a shot on target that was saved within 13 seconds in the 65th minute. The Dutchmen recorded more shots on goal that were saved as the stanza went on, including an attempt by Miller at the 69:51 mark, a try by Noonan at the 72:35 mark, and a shot by Newton at the 80:42 mark.
King's also worked to even the score as the end of the game approached, tallying a shot on goal at the 83:49 mark, but Porter delivered another important save for Lebanon Valley. The Flying Dutchmen followed this by outshooting the opposition 3-0 during the remaining minutes. Ultimately, LVC went on to secure its first Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom victory of the season.
Inside the Box Score
- The Dutchmen are now 17-3-2 all-time in their matchups against the Monarchs.
- Ressler scored her fifth goal of the season, which marked her first game-winner of the year.
- Porter made two saves during her fourth shutout of the campaign.
- Lebanon Valley outshot King's 19-7 and had a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal.
- Miller recorded game-highs with five shots and three shots on goal.
- Newton and Noonan both logged two shots on target.
- LVC had a 5-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Up Next
The Flying Dutchmen will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, at noon, when the program will take on FDU-Florham at Robert T. Shields Field in Madison, New Jersey.
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