Women's Basketball | 2/23/2015 2:49:00 PM

GLENSIDE, Pa. – The fifth-seeded Arcadia University women's basketball team will travel to fourth-seeded Lebanon Valley College Monday night for its first-ever Commonwealth Conference Championship Tournament game. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE: Fans unable to make the trip to Annville can follow the game online thorough LIVE STATS, LIVE AUDIO and LIVE VIDEO feeds provided by LVC. 
 
THE MATCHUP: These two teams split the regular season series, with the home team winning both contests. The Dutchmen won a 71-62 decision in Annville January 3 to start the New Year, while the Knights posted a 61-51 decision in Glenside February 4.
 
SERIES HISTORY: Arcadia recorded its first-ever win over Lebanon Valley with its victory in Glenside three weeks ago. The Dutchmen had won each of the previous 15 meetings in a series that dates back to the 2005-06 season. The two programs met just twice prior to the Knights joining the Commonwealth Conference in 2008-09.
 
ARCADIA IN THE POSTSEASON: Arcadia is making their first-ever appearance in the Commonwealth Conference tournament since first joining the league in 2008-09, and are making just their second postseason berth as a NCAA Division III program. The first was in 1998, when then fifth-seeded Beaver College fell to fourth-seeded Misericordia 58-55 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference quarterfinals. The Knights won a program-record 16 games that season.
 
SCOUTING ARCADIA: The Knights posted an overall record of 12-13 in 2014-15 under first-year head coach Rose Katz, marking the second-most wins in program history, while their eight conference wins are not only tied for the most in a single-season in program history, they doubled Arcadia's conference victory total as a member of the Commonwealth Conference, an affiliation that began in 2008-09. Junior guard Maureen Fiocca leads the team in scoring with 15 points per game; her 376 points so far this season are the second-most in program history. Junior forward Addy Crenny is averaging 13.4 points and rebounds per game. Her conference-leading 19 double-doubles tie her for fifth in the nation, while she leads the conference and ranks in the top-10 nationally in rebounding. She now owns Arcadia's single-season record for total rebounds (321) and rebounding average, while her 322 points this season place her ninth on the single-season list. Junior forward Valerie DiMuro is averaging 10.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while senior guard Megan Fox is averaging 10.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest. Junior guard Dominique Hassinger averages 6.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game to go with a team-best 86 assists and 35 steals.  

SCOUTING LVC: The Dutchmen went 17-8 overall and finished tied with Arcadia in the final conference standings at 8-8, but owned the tie-breaker with the Knights after closing the regular season with a 68-64 upset win over first-place Stevenson University. Junior guard Bridget Rothbert leads the team in scoring and is second in rebounding with 15.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game this season. She also leads the team with 98 assists and is second with 46 steals. Junior guard/forward Peyton Carper is averaging 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while junior guard Taylor Umbrell is averaging 11 points and a team-best seven rebounds per contest. Sophomore forward Lexie Lantz is averaging 9.2 points and five rebounds per game.
 
NEXT UP: The winner of this game will advance to Wednesday's semifinals against top-seeded Stevenson University. The other semifinal will feature second-seeded Albright College and third-seeded Messiah College. The championship game will take place Saturday at the highest remaining seed.