GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford College outscored visiting Vassar College, 9-2, in the second half of its 12-4 men’s lacrosse win Wednesday. The Quakers are 4-1 for the first time since 2002 after sending the undermanned Brewers (0-2) to their second loss.
Henry Farley’s four points led a balanced effort that produced nine different Quakers’ goal scorers. Farley set up Chris Ashcraft’s second-quarter tally 3:59 before halftime that gave Guilford the lead for good. The pair hooked up again for Ashcraft’s second goal of the day 1:29 into the third quarter. The Quakers outscored the Brewers, 6-1, in the frame. Consecutive tallies by Chase Clausen and Chris Sisk in the final 16 seconds gave Guilford an 8-3 edge through three quarters.
Ryan Hart tallied 15 seconds into the fourth quarter, which pulled Vassar to within 8-4, but the Brewers drew no closer.
Farley finished with two goals and two assists. Ashcraft and Clausen both chipped in with two goals and one assists. Greg Nash added a goal and two helpers. Sam Newland won nine-of-16 face-offs and Dale Wray won all four draws to help Guilford control possession. Mark Guillen had six saves in just under 55 minutes.
Sam Seymour scored twice for Vassar and Andrew Nicol had nine saves in goal. The Brewers, who used only 12 students in the game, played without 2010 all-region defender Zach Beauchamp.
Guilford entertains the University of the South Friday (3/11) at 1:00 p.m. in the Armfield Athletic Center.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final) 2011 Guilford College Lacrosse Vassar vs Guilford (Mar 09, 2011 at Greensboro, NC) Vassar (0-2) vs. Guilford (4-1) Date: Mar 09, 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Stadium: Armfield Ath. Center Attendance:75 Start time:1:00 pm End time:2:45 pm Total time:1:45 SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot ------------------------------------- Vassar.............. 1 1 1 1 - 4 Guilford............ 0 2 6 4 - 12 Vassar SCORING: GOALS: Sam Seymour 2; Max Herman 1; Ryan Hart 1. ASSISTS: Jeff Lee 1. Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Henry Farley 2; Chris Ashcraft 2; Chase Clausen 2; Ken Keesee 1; Taylor Teodosio 1; Greg Nash 1; Nick Mann 1; Erik Dolliver 1; Chris Sisk 1. ASSISTS: Henry Farley 2; Ken Keesee 2; Chris Ashcraft 1; Chase Clausen 1; Taylor Teodosio 1. Vassar GROUND BALLS: Stephen Kozey 3; Jeff Lee 3; Ryan McCarthy 3; Garrett Rich 2; Sam Seymour 2; Jeremy Gottlieb 1; Alex Tice 1; Ben Willis 1. Guilford GROUND BALLS: Josh Wynne 5; Dale Wray 4; Chase Clausen 3; Sam Newland 3; James Stegeman 3; Chris Ashcraft 2; Ken Keesee 2; Evan Sylvia 2; Tyler Class 1; Erik Dolliver 1; Mark Guillen 1; James Hulette 1; Nick Mann 1. Vassar TURNOVERS CAUSED: Jeff Lee 2; Ryan McCarthy 1; Sam Seymour 1; Ben Willis 1. Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: James Hulette 2; Ken Keesee 2; James Stegeman 2; Evan Sylvia 2; Chris Ashcraft 1; Tyler Class 1; Nick Mann 1; Greg Nash 1. SHOTS - Vassar 20; Guilford 38. SHOTS ON GOAL - Vassar 10; Guilford 21. PENALTIES - Vassar 1/0:30; Guilford 4/3:30. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Vassar 0-4; Guilford 1-1. TURNOVERS - Vassar 18; Guilford 11. FACEOFFS - Vassar 7-20; Guilford 13-20. CLEARS - Vassar 12-18; Guilford 15-15. GOALIES - VASSAR: Andrew Nicol 0-2 (60:00 minutes, 21 shots-9 saves, 12 GA); GC: Blade Cruickshank (05:17, 0-0, 0) , Mark Guillen 4-1 (54:43, 10-6, 4). Start time: 1:00 pm Finish time: 2:45 pm Length of game: 1:45 Officials: Scott Smith; Jim Blankner; Chris Bynum. Scorer: Guilford Sports Info. A-75 T-1:45 nonconference game