The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Aggies as they improved to 4-6 on the season. The Flying Dutchmen fell to 3-6.
The 5-foot-11 Dittmar hit 10 of 12 shots from the field, en route to topping her previous career high of 18 points against Widener earlier this season. Dittmar also added seven rebounds in 29 minutes of action.
Dittmar and fellow junior Moira Donohue keyed a 14-0, Delaware Valley that turned an 8-4 deficit into an 18-8 lead with 12:11 remaining in the first half. Donohue had eight points in the spurt while Dittmar added four, including the go-ahead layup with 14:41 to go.
The Aggies built the lead to as many as 18, 30-12, and still had a 17-point advantage before Lebanon Valley tallied the final four points of the first half to trail 35-22 at the break.
The Flying Dutchmen pulled to within 11 on four separate occasions, including when Donna Geiger capped a 7-0 run with a jumper to make it 50-39 with 9:54 remaining. However, the Aggies quickly responded with two baskets by Dena Santoro and a Shannon O’Neill layup sandwich in-between and they were never threatened again.
Donohue finished with 16 points and eight assists while O’Neill contributed 14 points and six helpers. Santoro added six points in 11 minutes of action.
Lebanon Valley was led by Monica Johnson as the senior forward notched 16 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots. Cassie Moore and Geiger added 12 and nine points respectively while Allie Butler recorded seven points and four assists.