Center Valley, PA 9February 15, 2025) - The DeSales University women's basketball team shot just 27.3 percent dropping a 50-42 decision to Lebanon Valley College in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: Lebanon Valley - 50, DeSales - 42
• Records: DeSales (13-10, 6-6 MAC Freedom); Lebanon Valley (17-6, 10-2 MAC Freedom)
• Lebanon Valley sweeps the season series as DeSales falls to 9-3 all-time vs. the Flying Dutchmen.
• DSU stays two-games ahead of FDU-Florham and King's (whom both lost) in the MAC Freedom standings with two games to play. DSU can clinch a spot in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament with just one win in either of their final two games this upcoming week.

How it Happened

• DSU started slow shooting just 8-for-31 in the first-half to trail by 11 points (29-18) at the halftime break.
• After falling behind by 14 points early in the third quarter, the Bulldogs got it going using an 8-0 run to cut the margin down to six points (36-30).
• LVC went back up 10 points with four straight points but DSU got within five with 1:53 left in the quarter.
• Trailing by eight entering the final quarter, DeSales went cold again, scoring just four points in the quarter going 2-for-12 from the field, as LVC held on for the win, despite only scoring five fourth quarter points themselves.

Top Bulldog Performers

• First-year Aubrey Pollard was the lone double digit scorer with 18 points.

For the Foes

• LVC had four players in double digits including Riley Hevelow (11) and Kailey Eckhart, Cristina Fernandez, and Brielle Reidinger with 10 each.
• Reidner also had 13 rebounds.

Inside the Box Score

• Lebanon Valley shot 42.2 percent from the field as compared to just 27.3 percent for the Bulldogs.
• DSU had a decisive advantage in turnovers forcing 21 from LVC, while committing just six but were only able to score 11 points off the miscues.
• LVC had a 43-26 advantage on the glass.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs first chance at clinching a spot in the postseason comes on Tuesday night when DSU hosts Misericordia University beginning at 7:00 pm.