Lebanon Valley 86, Dickinson 55
 
LVC Starters
Light, Bugg, Anderson, Orr, Boccanfuso
 
Dickinson Starters
Allen, McNeal, Romocki, Melton, Hinckley
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley picked up its most impressive victory of the season to date with an 86-55 thrashing of Dickinson at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Monday night, Dec. 18.
 
Sam Light posted his second 30-plus point performance and Andy Orrrecorded his fourth double-double of the year. The duo combined for 47 tallies of the team's point total in leading the Flying Dutchmen (8-2) to victory over a squad that received votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. Freshman Zach Tucker was the third player to reach the double-digit scoring mark with 10.
 
Light was white hot out of the gate for LVC, showing off his mid-range ability and netting the team's first eight points before Orr followed it up with five in a row to put the home team out in front 13-4 less than five minutes into the contest.
 
The Red Devils (5-3) tried to hang around, as Mike Hinckley's jumper in transition cut the deficit to 28-20 at the 10:17 mark, but Light and Orr responded by converting the game's next eight points to halt any momentum gained by the visitors during the short run.
 
Light's 3-pointer off a find from CJ Boxley gave the Dutchmen their largest lead of the first half at 42-24 with 2:12 left before the break but Dickinson showed signs of life by putting together a 5-0 run to draw to within a more manageable 13 at halftime.
 
It was for naught, however, as the 1-2 punch of Light and Orr continued to be too much for the Red Devils to handle after the break. The pair combined to score Lebanon Valley's first 11 points of the second half and push the advantage to 17 with 14:22 left to play.
 
When Orr and Light were provided a brief breather midway through the second half, their teammates answered the call. Andrew Eberhart, Chris Anderson, Collin Moore, Luke Stambaugh, and Caleb Barwin all hit key shots to help push the lead to 70-45 with 5:48 remaining before freshman Gordon Shouler put a cap on the game's scoring by converting a tough layup and burying a jumper from beyond the arc in the final seconds to seal the blowout victory.
 
Inside the Numbers
- LVC shot the ball well and finished with a field goal percentage of 55.4, including shooting 50 percent from 3-point territory (7-14).
- The Dutchmen turned in one of their stronger efforts from the free throw line, finishing 17-22 from the stripe.
- Lebanon Valley's defense was stingy all night long, as evidenced by Dickinson's 32.3 percent shooting effort from the floor.
- LVC won the rebounding battle 44-33.
- The Dutchmen bench outscored the Dickinson reserves 32-15.
- Lebanon Valley scored 19 points off turnovers, compared to just six by the Red Devils.
- LVC held Dickinson to just 7-27 shooting from beyond the arc.
- Sam Light poured in a game-high 32 points, including 23 in the first half, on better than 50 percent shooting from the field. He was 9-10 from the charity stripe.
- Andy Orr quietly posted his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 14 rebounds. He finished 7-10 from the floor.
- Zach Tucker was a perfect 4-4 from the field in netting his 10 points.
- Tucker, Chris Anderson, and CJ Boxley dished out two assists apiece.
- Will Boccanfuso pulled in six rebounds and wreaked havoc on the defensive end, frustrating the Dickinson bigs for the duration of the contest.
- Andrew Eberhart scored four points, grabbed six boards, and added a block in six minutes of action.
- Gordon Shouler provided the spark in the closing moments, scoring five quick points in just two minutes of play.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen will be on short rest when they host Gwynedd Mercy at Sorrentino Gymnasium on Wednesday night. For LVC, it is the team's second tough non-conference matchup in three nights.

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