Women's Basketball

Lebanon Valley College 61, Delaware Valley 58

ANNVILLE (PA) - Delaware Valley College nearly pulled off its second upset of the season as the Aggies traveled to Lebanon Valley College and were edged by the 23rd-ranked Flying Dutchmen, 61-58, in a non-conference game.

Delaware Valley fell to 10-9 with the loss while Lebanon Valley improved to 17-2 with wins in 12 of its last 13 contests.

The Aggies had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds as they passed the ball around to Jackie Hartzell for a 3-point attempt. However, the junior's shot was blocked by Tamika Rogers and Lebanon Valley came away with the rebound to hold on to the win.

The Flying Dutchmen led by as many as five in the first half, but Delaware Valley scored the final five points before intermission to take a 36-33 lead into the break. Rachel Joyce began the spurt by hitting one free throw and Juli McGowan connected on a layup with 43 seconds to go. Kate McCarthy then went to the foul line with 21 seconds left and made both shots for the three-point advantage.

Lebanon Valley regained the lead and built it to as many seven, 57-50, with 7:06 remaining. The Aggies came right back with 3-pointers by McGowan and Hartzell to make it 57-56 with 5:06 to go.

Both teams went scoreless for the next three minutes until Jennifer Nortcott's jumper upped the Flying Dutchmen's lead to three. It stayed that way until there were 25 seconds remaining when Bridget Golden hit a pair of free throws for Delaware Valley. The Aggies then fouled Erin Eaby nine seconds later and she hit two free throws for a 61-58 lead. That set the stage for the last-second dramatics.

Golden paced Delaware Valley with 16 points while also adding eight rebounds and two blocks. Hartzell hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points and four assists while McGowan had eight points off the bench. McCarthy added seven points and a game-best six steals.

Eaby's 22 points led all scorers and she also added five rebounds and five steals. Min-Leigh Myers came off the bench to score 15 points while Rogers and Jennifer Northcutt combined for 31 rebounds as Lebanon Valley held a 62-43 advantage on the boards.