Guilford College Men’s Lacrosse Final – Christopher Newport 12, Guilford 11 (OT)

Greensboro, N.C. – Ryan Merrell scored with 33 seconds left in overtime to give visiting Christopher Newport University a 12-11 men’s lacrosse win at Guilford College Sunday. Merrell scored four goals for the Captains, who even their record at 1-1. The Quakers drop to 0-3.

Neither team led by more than two goals in the tightly played contest, which featured six ties and three lead changes. Guilford scored the first three goals of the fourth period to gain its first lead since the opening quarter, but Christopher Newport’s Patrick Cavanaugh scored from Justin King with 3:10 left and tie the game at 11. The Quakers killed off a one-minute slashing penalty to Kyle Boylan with 1:37 left overtime four seconds before Merrell tallied the game winner.

Merrell and King both scored four times for the Captains. Cavanaugh added a goal and two assists. Matt Miller made eight of his 13 saves in the second half and picked up a game-high nine ground balls.

Joe Dauksis’ third goal of the game with 4:11 remaining gave the Quakers a brief 11-10 advantage. Nick Martin scored twice for Guilford and Dan Orr added a goal and three assists. Andrew Vigne made 15 saves in goal and picked up eight ground balls.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final) / 2008 Guilford College Lacrosse
Christopher Newport vs Guilford (Mar 02, 2008 at Greensboro, N.C.)
Christopher Newport (1-1) vs. Guilford (0-3)
Date: Mar 02, 2008 Location: Greensboro, N.C. Stadium: Armfield Ath. Center
Attendance:150 Start time:1:00 pm End time:3:20 pm Total time:2:20

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT Tot
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Christopher Newport. 2 4 4 1 1 – 12
Guilford………… 2 3 3 3 0 – 11

Christopher Newport SCORING: GOALS: Justin King 4; Ryan Merrell 4; Patrick Cavanaugh 1; John Ims 1; Matt Gleisner 1; Ray Fitzgerald 1.
ASSISTS: Patrick Cavanaugh 2; John Ims 1; Justin King 1.
Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Joe Dauksis 3; Nick Martin 2; Dan Orr 1; Tyler Zivic 1; Josh Osbourne 1; Tyler Harrison 1; Colin Davis 1; FJ Ientile 1.
ASSISTS: Dan Orr 3.
Christopher Newport GROUND BALLS: Matt Miller 9; Dom Coppola 4; Justin King 4; Andy Mullinax 4; Nick Cavallaro 3; Nick Lynch 3; Ryan Merrell 3; Patrick Cavanaugh 2; Andrew Evans 2; Matt Gleisner 2; Carter Hanson 2; Chris Quigley 1; Donny Stanford 1.
Guilford GROUND BALLS: Andrew Vigne 8; Tyler Harrison 4; Josh Osbourne 4; Dan Simpson 4; Matthew Fuquay 3; Gates Benson 2; Kyle Boylan 2; Warren Brown 2; Nick Martin 2; Dan Orr 2; Matt Youngblood 2; Joe Dauksis 1; Colin Davis 1; Andrew Heimsath 1; FJ Ientile 1; Ken Keesee 1.
Christopher Newport TURNOVERS CAUSED: Nick Lynch 3; Donny Stanford 3; Dom Coppola 2; Justin King 2; Andy Mullinax 2; Patrick Cavanaugh 1; Matt Gleisner 1; Jackson Kibler 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Tyler Harrison 4; Matthew Fuquay 2; Gates Benson 1; Warren Brown 1; Carl Farlow 1; Andrew Heimsath 1; Tyler Zivic 1.
SHOTS – Christopher Newport 45; Guilford 40.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Christopher Newport 27; Guilford 24.
PENALTIES – Christopher Newport 7/5:30; Guilford 5/5:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Christopher Newport 0-5; Guilford 1-5.
TURNOVERS – Christopher Newport 24; Guilford 30.
FACEOFFS – Christopher Newport 10-26; Guilford 16-26.
CLEARS – Christopher Newport 22-26; Guilford 17-25.
GOALIES – CNU: Matt Miller 1-1 (65:00 minutes, 24 shots-13 saves, 11 GA); GC: Andrew Vigne 0-3 (65:00, 27-15, 12).
Start time: 1:00 pm Finish time: 3:20 pm Length of game: 2:20
Officials: Scott Smith; Peter Reichard; John Zawada. Scorer: Guilford Sports Info.
A-150 T-2:20
Nonconference game