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Following a day of upsets in the Commonwealth Conference, the Albright College women face nationally-ranked Lebanon Valley in an important home league matchup.

Commonwealth Conference- Wednesday Evening

Albright got back into the winning column on Wednesday with a 63-61 victory at Hood, putting the Lions a game out of the playoff spots. Two of the other four matchups featured an upset according to the standings, with Alvernia beating Widener 91-71 and Arcadia knocking off Elizabethtown 77-76. Stevenson has also surprised over the last week with wins over 2012-13 Commonwealth finalists Lebanon Valley and Messiah.

Series

Albright is 23-40 all-time against Lebanon Valley, but will be looking to break a 12-game LVC run this weekend. The teams recently met in the Commonwealth Conference semifinals in both 2007-08 and 2008-09.

LVC won both playoff encounters, but the Lions took both regular season meetings in 2007-08 and would go on to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament that year.

Albright College Lions (9-5, 3-4)

Albright held off Hood 63-61 on Wednesday, with junior Jessica Venturelli providing the winning free throws. Kelecia Harris totaled 18 points and 18 rebounds, while fellow sophomore Emily O'Donnell also had a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Harris leads the Lions in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (9.9 rpg) and blocked shots (37). Venturelli leads in assists (59).

#22 Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen (12-2, 6-1)

The Dutchmen are ranked #22 in the latest WBCA Coaches Top 25 poll. It marks the eighth consecutive Albright-LVC game where the Dutchmen enter with a national ranking. Last season, the Dutchmen were ranked 20th in the teams' first meeting and 21st in the return trip to Reading. In 2011-12, LVC was #18 and #16 in the two meetings, respectively. The Dutchmen were also ranked in both 2010-11 games, and the second encounter between the squads in 2009-10.

Senior Caitlin Bach is a two-time All-Commonwealth selection and is currently second on the team in scoring (10.4 ppg), while leading in rebounding (10.3 rpg) and blocks (14). She has 943 career points and has passed 800 career rebounds as well.

Junior guard Kiely Chaklos leads the squad in scoring with 11.2 ppg.