Messiah 4, Lebanon Valley 0

LVC Starters
Avery (GK), Gallagher, Skye, Freeman, Herron, Manmiller, Detweiler, Mehl, Prince, Quirk, Ouayakhaf

Messiah Starters
Bell (GK), Cochran, Alejos, Ruiz Plaza, Rowe, Myer, West, Bender, Rosenberg, Kyne, Kennel

How It Happened
GRANTHAM, Pa. – Lebanon Valley fell to Messiah 4-0 in the semifinal round of the MAC Commonwealth postseason tournament on Wednesday night. The Dutchmen ended their season with an 8-10 record, while the Falcons (14-4-1) head to the championship game on Saturday at No. 1 Lycoming.

Messiah first got in the board just over 21 minutes into the match when Benji Kennel netted his seventh of the season to make it 1-0. LVC was able to keep the Falcons off the scoreboard for the remainder of the first half and went into halftime down by just a goal.

Kennel scored his second of the game 14 minutes into the second and Messiah put the game out of reach with a goal from Colby Thomas in the 73rd minute. The Falcons added another tally in the 88th minute and went on to win by a 4-0 score.

Inside the Numbers
 - Messiah outshot the Dutchmen 27-3 and led in corners at 7-4. Cam Avery made four stops on the evening.
 - Austin Freeman provided LVC's lone shot on goal.

Heads Held High
Overall the Dutchmen played well this season. LVC saw its team win its final two regular-season matchups and propel to the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament.