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ANNVILLE, Pa. — For 36 minutes, at least, Lebanon Valley College hung tough with the fifth-ranked team in the land. Unfortunately, Messiah College showed why they are among the nation's elite, shooting a torrid 60.4 percent for the game and hitting a 14-0 run in the final moments to top LVC, 74-57, and win the Commonwealth Conference regular season title Tuesday night.

The Dutchmen (20-4, 5-4 CC) were much improved from their first meeting with the Falcons (22-2, 9-0 CC) back in January, shooting 40.7 percent overall from the floor and keeping the game close. Messiah's win will send LVC to Albright for the Commonwealth Conference semifinals next Wednesday, Feb. 27 at a time to be announced.

Junior Megan Bish came off the bench to lead LVC with 21 points, but was LVC's only player in double digits. Silalei Shani also drained 21 for Messiah.

The Falcons, the nation's top shooting team, went 29-of-48 from the field, but LVC's defense frustrated Messiah at times as the Dutchmen refused to be put away.

After the Falcons led 37-27 at the half, LVC started the second with a 4-0 spurt to cut the lead to six, and a Suzie Noyes layup four minutes in cut the lead to four. Messiah went back up by seven, but Andrea Hoover's jumper from the foul line and an Eryn Schultz three-pointer cut Messiah's lead to 44-42, forcing the Falcons into a timeout with 13:54 to go.

The break worked as Messiah assumed an eight-point lead after Nikki Lobach's layup at 10:31, but Bish's trey cut the lead again to five. LVC hung around there until the 4:23 mark, when a Shani jumper sparked off a huge 14-0 run that ended only when Shelly Lobach hit the game's final basket for LVC with 57 seconds left.

Lebanon Valley finishes up the regular season at Lycoming College Saturday at 1 p.m.

Press release submitted by Lebanon Valley on Feb 19 2008 at 11:06 PM

Newspaper Box Score:
Messiah vs Lebanon Valley
2/19/08 6 p.m. at Annville, Pa. (LVC Gymnasium)
At Annville, Pa. (LVC Gymnasium)
MESSIAH 74, LEBANON VALLEY 57
MESSIAH (22-2, 9-0 CC)
Silalei Shani 10-12 1-1 21; Nikki Lobach 6-10 6-6 18; Amy Reed 5-9 1-3 14;
Lauren Schurr 4-6 0-0 11; Ashley Brooks 3-5 0-0 6; Gwen Avery 1-1 0-0 2;
Kourtney Ehly 0-0 1-2 1; Julie Henninger 0-1 1-2 1; Michelle Schleich 0-0
0-0 0; Angie Rapchinski 0-2 0-0 0; Katie Kalb 0-2 0-0 0; Kristen Groff 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 29-48 10-14 74.
LEBANON VALLEY (20-4, 5-4 CC)
Megan Bish 6-10 6-6 21; Jenna Gambino 4-6 0-0 8; Andrea Hoover 2-8 2-2 6;
Lori Lidlow 2-7 1-2 5; Eryn Schultz 2-4 0-0 5; Suzie Noyes 2-6 0-0 4; Shelly
Lobach 2-5 0-2 4; Mindy Bennett 1-7 0-0 2; Amie Bickert 1-1 0-0 2. Totals
22-54 9-12 57.
Messiah....................... 37 37 - 74
Lebanon Valley................ 27 30 - 57
3-point goals--Messiah 6-15 (Lauren Schurr 3-5; Amy Reed 3-5; Ashley Brooks
0-1; Angie Rapchinski 0-2; Nikki Lobach 0-2), Lebanon Valley 4-16 (Megan
Bish 3-5; Eryn Schultz 1-2; Andrea Hoover 0-2; Lori Lidlow 0-3; Suzie Noyes
0-1; Shelly Lobach 0-1; Mindy Bennett 0-2). Fouled out--Messiah-None,
Lebanon Valley-None. Rebounds--Messiah 26 (Ashley Brooks 8), Lebanon Valley
28 (Mindy Bennett 5; Megan Bish 5). Assists--Messiah 17 (Nikki Lobach 6),
Lebanon Valley 11 (Andrea Hoover 4). Total fouls--Messiah 11, Lebanon Valley
14. Technical fouls--Messiah-None, Lebanon Valley-None. A-714
Messiah clinches Commonwealth Conf. regular-season title

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