ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Arcadia University field hockey team scored all four first half goals on its way to a 7-3 MAC Commonwealth victory at rival Lebanon Valley College Wednesday night. The Knights improved to 5-12 overall, and more importantly 3-2 in conference play as Arcadia now needs just one win in its final two games to clinch a MAC Commonwealth playoff berth.
 
PLAYOFF PICTURE: The Knights control their own destiny with the ability to get back into the postseason with a win over either Albright (October 22) over Widener (October 27). Arcadia is currently tied with Albright for third in the conference standings, and could still get in with the right combination of wins and losses by LVC, Widener and Stevenson.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: Junior Lindsay Tobey got the Knights on the board in the 17th-minute off a corner before setting up the first sophomore Gabby Sedares' three goals just over three minutes later to give Arcadia a 2-0 lead. Fellow sophomore Nicole Hasset buried a penalty stroke in the 27th-minute, and Sedares capped the first half scoring with what proved to be the difference-maker in the 32nd-minute.
 
Hannah Simon got the Dutchmen (9-6, 2-3 MACC) on the board 1:27 into the second half, but goals from Tobey, senior Allie Hines and Sedares quickly followed to put Arcadia in front 7-1 in the 44th-minute. Maddie Fox and Casey Dombroski scored for LVC to close the scoring in the match for the 7-3 final.
 
GAME TOTALS: Sedares finished the game with three goals and one assist for the Knights, while Tobey finished with two goals and on helper. Freshman Sydney Cry totaled a season-high three assists for Arcadia.
 
IN GOAL: Freshman Anne Becker improved her record to 5-2 after allowing two goals while making one saves in her 49 minutes in the cage for Arcadia; senior Brittany Hodson allowed one goal with two stops over the final 21 minutes. Sarah Dimaggio gave up five goals with one save in taking the loss in goal, while Rachel Gorman recorded a defensive save on Hines bid for the first goal of the match 15:44 into the contest.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Both teams took advantage of their scoring opportunities in this one, taking just 10 shots each. Nine of Arcadia's 10 shots were on goal, while Lebanon Valley put six of its 10 on cage. Both teams had six penalty corners in the game.