No. 5 Lycoming 73, Lebanon Valley 59

LVC Starters
Yoh, Evans, Lantz, Lehr, Copeland

Lycoming Starters
Mueller, Kline, McFadden, Calella, Sipple

How It Happened
 ANNVILLE, Pa. – No. 5 Lycoming upset No. 4 Lebanon Valley 73-59 in the 2017 MAC Commonwealth Play-In Game on Monday night. The Warriors (15-10) advanced to Wednesday night's semifinal game at Albright, while the Dutchmen's season ended at 12-14.

It was close in the first quarter as a Taylor Troutman jumper at 5:27 made it 8-7 in favor of LVC, however the Warriors eventually evened the score at 11-11 at 2:24 off a good jumper by Nicole Calella. That score sparked a 4-0 run for Lycoming and they went into the second quarter with a 15-11 advantage.

The game changed in the second quarter, however, as the Warriors outscored the Dutchmen 24-12 in the period to take a large lead into halftime. Throughout the first five minutes of the second, Lycoming went on a 12-7 run to extend its lead to 27-18 with 5:36 to go in the half. The Warriors continued their hot shooting and took a 39-23 lead heading into the break. Lycoming ended up shooting 7-for-11 in the second, a 63-percent clip.

In the third quarter, the Warriors continued to lead by double digits and held a comfortable 19-point lead at 60-41 going into the fourth. In the final quarter, the Dutchmen refused to go away quietly and after Lycoming led by 67-45 with 6:04 to go, LVC cut the lead to 15 with an 11-4 spurt at 2:46, but the clock ran out on the Dutchmen and the Warriors held on for the victory.

Inside the Numbers
 - Hilary Yoh was stellar for the Dutchmen, scoring 18 points while bringing down a career-high 15 rebounds.
 - Becky Evans posted 14 points, three assists, and two steals.
 - Lexie Lantz was also in double digits in points with 11, while Anne Lehr dished out a team-high four assists.
 - For Lycoming, Shelby Mueller and Kayla Kline registered 18 points apiece and Akilah McFadden chipped in 15 points.
 - The Warriors outshot LVC 44.6-percent to 35.6-percent from the floor.
 - Jasmine Copeland posted a career-best four blocks in the contest.
 - Lycoming outrebounded the Dutchmen 42-34 as a team.

Until Next Year…
LVC is set to graduate three wonderful seniors in Hilary Yoh, Lexie Lantz and Taylor Troutman. The Dutchmen will rely on their youth next season in the 2017-18 campaign.