Alisha Farrell

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The winter track and field season began this past Saturday for both men and women.  Both teams headed to the Ursinus Bow-Tie Track Classic, where they each had a standout start.  The men placed sixth out of 14 and the women placed ninth out of 15.

One in particular standout was Alisha Farrell, '13, a health science major, who won the pole vault with a height of 2.9 meters.  This was her personal best in pole vault. In addition she placed fourth in the 400 meter dash, which was a personal best and it ranked third on LVC's top 10 list.

The Dutchmen do not have another meet until after break, when there actual conference season begins.  On January 21st both teams will compete at the Collegeville Classic.

Tierney Hiltz

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 Women's Basketball wins a close one against rival Elizabethtown this past Wednesday, with a score of 67-61.  The victory gives the Dutchmen its first conference win of the season.

Tierney Hiltz, '13, a criminal justice major, was one of four players who each had 15 points for the night.  Although, Hiltz's points came from mainly three point shots where as the others were from inside the lane.  For her career she has 51 field goals, 17 three point field goals, 141 points, and 44 steals.

The Dutchmen will play another conference game this Saturday against Alvernia at 1.

Joe Meehan

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Joe Meehan, '12, physical therapy major, helped the Dutchman to its first Rinso Marquette Tournament title since 2004-05, beating Delaware Valley College 78 to 73.  Because Meehan lead the team in points, with 20 total, he was named Most Valuable Player for the tournament.

Although the season has only just begun for men's basketball, Meehan already has 58 points, 16 assists and three steals for the season. Currently, he is the leader in all of these categories.

The Men play tomorrow against Wilkes University at 7:30.

On a different note, I would like to congratulate Jenn Cronin for an outstanding four years at The Valley.  On Saturday, she placed 41st at nationals, which is a 15 place improvement from last year.  I wish her all the luck in the future.


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Lauren Ruhl

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A new basketball season brings new players and what a player Lauren Ruhl is.  Lauren, `14, physical therapy major, is the sixth man off the bench for Andrea Hoover.  In her debut Lauren was the leading scorer having 13 points and four steals.  At the game, people were calling her "little Hoover" because she plays just like Andrea.  Ruhl's amazing athleticism lead the team to their first win of the season over Misericordia, 62-52.

Coming up for the Lady Dutchman is an away game against St. Mary's College today at six.

Brendan Riley

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FOOTBALL KILLS ALBRIGHT!!!!!!

Saturday's game was the biggest of the season for two reasons.  First, if we win, we could get the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off and second, the team could get a bid to an ECAC Bowl Game.  So far only the second has come true and LVC will play in the South Atlantic Bowl game against Johns Hopkins next Saturday at noon.

During the game against Albright, Brendan Riley, `11, a business major, played his heart out as tight end.  He caught six balls for 68 yards and scored a touchdown.  This would be the most yards for Riley during one game.  For his career he has 395 total receiving yards and has four touchdowns.

According to LVC tradition, Student Government will lead the student body on a march to the President's house (Kreiderheim) on Monday at 4:00 PM. Our march will start at the gazebo.  Come out and join the march.

Caleb Fick

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This past Saturday, LVC Football won its sixth game of the season over Lycoming 28-14.  One more win for the Dutchmen guarantees a bowl game in the ECAC's.

Although there was great defensive plays that helped LVC won, Caleb Fick '11, accounting major, also contributed.  Fick had 149 net passing yards compared to 114 by Lycoming.  In addition, Fick ran for 42 yards, threw one touchdown, and completed six third down conversions and one fourth down conversion.

Overall Fick has run for 376 yards, including five rushing touchdowns, completed 425 passes, including 44 touchdown's, and has thrown for over 5,664 yards. 

Coming up for the Dutchmen is the WHITE OUT GAME against Albright this Saturday.  Remember, if we win we get an extra vacation day for Thanksgiving.  Come out and support the team.

Nicole Snyder

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LVC Women's Soccer had one goal this past Saturday, to beat Widener.  If the team won their game against Widener, then they would clinch a spot in the Commonwealth Conference Playoffs.

With only 15 minutes in play Nicole Snyder, '13, physical therapy major, scored her seventh goal of the season, making the game 1-0.  That would be the only goal in the game, giving LVC a 3-3-1 record, which qualified them for playoffs.  The last time LVC made it to playoffs was back in 2007.

Over the past two years Snyder has been the leader in goals (14 overall), shots on goal (58overall), and game winning goals (6 overall).  Playoffs begin this week with the #3 seed, LVC traveling to #2 Arcadia Wednesday, with the game time to be determined.