ANNVILLE - One could say these Dutchmen are learning 'on the Fly'.

 And it's grounded role models who are doing the tutoring.

 On Wednesday at LVC Gymnasium, a uniquely-seasoned Lebanon Valley College women's basketball team won its 11th straight game, 66-54 over Lycoming. Employing a crisp and lethal transition game, the Flying Dutchmen pieced together a late first-half burst to open a 39-26 locker room lead.

 The triumph pushed the 20th-ranked Flying Dutchmen to 19-1 on the campaign, and at 9-0, kept them alone in first place in the Commonwealth Conference. Lycoming slipped to 6-14 on the season and 3-6 in the conference.

 Given that it went 17-9 a year ago, the fact that Lebanon Valley has won 19 of its first 20 games is not all that surprising. What is puzzling is the personnel with which The Valley has gotten it done - LVC dresses no seniors, eight freshmen and solid junior leaders Andrea Hoover, Eryn Schultz and Suzie Noyes.

 So how many 19-1 college basketball teams in the country have eight freshmen on their rosters?

 "I'm in my own little world here. If there's others out there, I don't know," said Lebanon Valley head coach Todd Goclowski. "The answer is yes, there has been some carry-over from last year. But not in the way you may think. We're trying to build a basketball culture. That's carried over. Our culture is getting better. And we've been fortunate to win some games.

 ANNVILLE - Fight yourself enough, and eventually you become your own worst enemy.

 On Wednesday night, the Lebanon Valley College men's basketball team overcame itself as much as it did visiting Lycoming. After missing three late free throws in regulation, the Flying Dutchmen won it 75-72 in overtime.

 An off-balanced drive by Lycoming's Eric Anthony with four seconds left in the second half knotted the score at 61 and sent the Commonwealth Conference affair to 'bonus basketball', where LVC outscored the Warriors 14-11. A 7-0 OT burst - five of which were the result of the inspired play of Anthony Trautman - gave Lebanon Valley a 70-64 lead, before senior Dan Dunkelberger iced it with five charity tosses in the closing 41 seconds of the extra session.

 The Flying Dutchmen are now 8-12 overall, 4-5 in the Commonwealth and very much in the running for the conference's final playoff berth. Lycoming, which fell to LVC 70-67 in Williamsport on Dec. 2, dropped to 16-4 on the year and 6-3 in the circuit.

 "No, it doesn't matter how," said Lebanon Valley head coach Brad McAlester. "We're just trying to win games. We just want to win.

 "These kids play hard," McAlester added. "When we had that stretch where we lost eight in-a-row, I never questioned their heart. We're in every game. It's not like we're losing by 30 points."

 Sophomore floor general Joe Meehan paced Lebanon Valley with 24 points, while Trautman, a Lebanon High product, netted 14 points. Jordan Stewart also collected 14 points for LVC, and Dunkelberger tallied 13, on 11-of-13 free throwing, to go with 12 caroms.