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Lebanon Valley 47, Misericordia 7
ANNVILLE, Pa. - A mid-game storm couldn't slow down Lebanon Valley as it racked up 553 yards of offense en route to a 47-7 win over Misericordia, in what was the first game played on artificial turf at Arnold Field.
The Dutchmen (2-0) led 27-0 at the half and had two touchdowns from
Evan Fink and catches by
Joey Miller and
Jake Zeigler. LVC ran for 235 yards overall, while quarterbacks
Leo Kyte and
Brian Murphy combined for 318 yards passing.
"We're 1-0 and in first place in the conference - that's the way we look at it. We need to take a look at some of the things we did today but overall I thought we executed well," said head coach
Jim Monos, whose team now heads to Lycoming next week, a victor over #22 Delaware Valley today. "Lyco is a tough place to go and play. We'll have to be ready."
The game was delayed 58 minutes at halftime by severe storms moving through the region, and turned a hot and muggy first half into a cool second half.
The storm could barely dampen the excitement to christen the new FieldTurf at Arnold Field, hosting its first varsity football game since its installation this past summer. The stadium is also home to LVC field hockey, lacrosse, and track & field.
Miller's wide-open 22-yard touchdown catch put LVC on the board first, and another big Miller catch set up Fink's first score to open the second quarter. Murphy threw his first career touchdown to Zeigler later in the half, and Fink capped a long drive to end the first half.
Brendan Kain slipped to the edge to open the second half from 18 yards out, but Misericordia got on the board with their first-ever points, an easy 1-yard pass from Pickett to Lucchesi midway through the third.
LVC finished things off with
Kenny King's short effort and a fourth-quarter dive over the top by
Alex Kirchner.
The Dutchmen visit Lycoming next Saturday.
Game Notes
The Dutchmen are 2-0 for the second straight year and fourth season of the last five ... It was LVC's first game in the rain since Halloween 2009 at Widener ... Arnold Field's new lights made an appearance as well, staying on for the second half under dark grey skies ... David Kennedy and Andrew Burkholder led LVC with five tackles apiece; Kennedy also had a sack and two hits for a loss ... Joey Scerbo made four tackles with two hurries ... LVC combined 12 running backs for 235 yards, led by Pete Panichi's 73 ... The Dutchmen did not give up a sack, but did turn the ball over twice, once on a first-quarter interception and later on a fumble ... Zeigler led all receivers with 82 yards on four catches ... LVC averaged a whopping 7.2 yards per play ... Sean Fakete moved into sole possession of third place on LVC's all-time PAT list, taking his career total to 68, now 14 behind former teammate Brittany Ryan '11.
