GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley College field hockey team opened Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom play in style on Saturday, shutting out Arcadia 3-0 in its conference opener in Glenside.
The Dutchmen dominated play from the start, generating offensive pressure and earning 11 penalty corners throughout the afternoon. The Dutchmen had the first opportunity of the game in the second minute as a shot from
Jillian Tait off a penalty corner was off the mark.
Claire Weidenhammer had a shot saved in the seventh minute before
Alexis Nasuta had her shot in the ninth minute blocked. Tait had another penalty corner shot saved in the 11th minute as LVC continued to build pressure.
That pressure paid off late in the opening quarter when
Claire Weidenhammer broke the scoreless deadlock at the 13:27 mark, finishing a feed from
Jillian Tait off a corner attempt to give LVC a 1-0 advantage. Lebanon Valley doubled its lead just over a minute later as, with only 30 seconds remaining in the first quarter,
Lilah Shaub found the back of the cage off an assist from
Lauren Foster, sending the Dutchmen into the second period with a 2-0 edge.
The Dutchmen continued to dictate possession over the middle two quarters while the defense limited Arcadia's opportunities. Claire Weidnehammer had a shot saved in the 19th minute, and Shaub had a shot saved in the 28th minute. The Dutchmen nearly found the back of the cage in the final minute of the half as
Danika Setlock had a shot saved off a penalty corner.
Shaub started the action in the third quarter with a shot saved, and
Abby Rodenberger had the only other shot of the quarter in the 45th minute, with a shot wide. LVC added an insurance goal early in the fourth quarter. Following a penalty corner, Nasuta converted off a setup from
Danika Setlock at 47:18. Arcadia had an opportunity late in the game, but a 57th-minute shot was knocked away by
Ella Weidenhammer in goal to preserve the clean sheet.
Inside the Box
- Claire Weidenhammer scored her 11th goal of the season and has scored in six of the nine games. The senior took a game-high five shots and put three on goal.
- Shaub scored her second goal of the year on three shots. She put all three shots on cage.
- Nasuta tallied her second goal of the season and sixth of her career.
- Foster, Tait, and Setlock all had an assist each. Foster recorded her first assist of the year, Tait posted her third, and Setlock tallied her second.
- The Dutchmen outshot the Knights 20-3, including 9-2 in shots on goal. LVC also had an 11-2 advantage in penalty corners.
Up Next
Lebanon Valley will head up to Scranton on Wednesday, October 7, for a 4 p.m. conference meeting with Marywood University.
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