The Dutchmen (5-1, 2-0 CC) won their fourth game in a row and handed Messiah (5-1, 1-1 CC) its first loss of the season.
Lebanon Valley held the Falcons to 9-for-30 shooting in both halves for its best defensive effort since limiting Bluffton to 28.3% shooting in its season opener.
Senior guard J.D. Byers scored a team-high 15 points and handed out six assists for LVC while junior forward Dan Hogan recorded a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to go with four steals. Senior center Brad Stigelman and sophomore guard Jimmy Curran scored 11 points apiece while senior forward Steve Buzinski added 10 points.
Stigeleman and Buzinski ripped down eight rebounds apiece.
Sophomore forward Jared Yoder scored a game-high 19 points and corralled eight rebounds coming off the bench for Messiah. Sophomore guard Matt Henninger contributed 10 points.
Senior guard Dave Carter added six assists and six steals for the Falcons.
Lebanon Valley hit its first four shots and never trailed after outscoring Messiah 13-2 over the game’s opening 6:37. Curran and Hogan combined for 11 points during the Dutchmen’s early run.
Messiah answered with a 9-3 run to cut it to 16-12 with 7:51 left in the first half. The Falcons whittled the deficit down to three on two occasions before the end of the stanza and LVC assumed a 28-23 halftime lead.
The Dutchmen also started the second half strong, making six of their first eight shots to open up a 10-point lead (40-30) with 15:33 left. Messiah was unable to get the deficit under seven the rest of the way.
Lebanon Valley shot 62.1% in the second half and 52.6% for the game.
Messiah vs Lebanon Valley 12/4/04 3:00 pm at Annville, Pa. - LVC Gymnasium At Annville, Pa. - LVC Gymnasium LEBANON VALLEY 70, MESSIAH 56 MESSIAH (5-1, 1-1 CC) Jared Yoder 8-10 1-2 19; Matt Henninger 4-9 2-3 10; Steve King 2-10 4-4 9; Quinn Mccullough 1-7 5-7 7; Femi Akinnagbe 1-4 1-2 3; Zach Wiernicki 0-7 3-5 3; Rayn Tiplady 1-1 0-0 3; Dave Carter 1-10 0-0 2; Johnny Boyd 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-60 16-23 56. LEBANON VALLEY (5-1, 2-0 CC) J.D. Byers 5-13 5-6 15; Dan Hogan 6-11 0-0 12; Jimmy Curran 5-10 0-0 11; Brad Stigelman 5-8 1-3 11; Steve Buzinski 4-6 2-5 10; Hunter Bretschneider 3-5 0-0 7; Luke Foster 1-1 0-0 2; Brian Wolensky 1-1 0-0 2; Matt Polinsky 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-57 8-14 70. Messiah....................... 23 33 - 56 Lebanon Valley................ 28 42 - 70 3-point goals-Messiah 4-16 (Jared Yoder 2-2; Rayn Tiplady 1-1; Steve King 1-5; Femi Akinnagbe 0-2; Dave Carter 0-1; Johnny Boyd 0-1; Quinn Mccullough 0-3; Matt Henninger 0-1), Lebanon Valley 2-11 (Hunter Bretschneider 1-2; Jimmy Curran 1-2; Matt Polinsky 0-2; J.D. Byers 0-5). Fouled out--Messiah-None, Lebanon Valley-None. Rebounds-Messiah 35 (Jared Yoder 8), Lebanon Valley 43 (Dan Hogan 11). Assists-Messiah 11 (Dave Carter 6), Lebanon Valley 14 (J.D. Byers 6). Total fouls-Messiah 18, Lebanon Valley 21. A-640