GREENSBORO, N.C. – Derek Sweet scored three times and Dylan Hoff added a goal and five assists in visiting Lynchburg College’s 18-2 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) lacrosse win over Guilfrod College Saturday night.
Sweet scored a natural hat trick to cap the Hornets’ (9-5, 3-2 ODAC) game-opening 8-1 run. Andrew Wilfong started the burst with two man-up goals in the first four minutes. Lynchburg took advantage of three Guilford penalties and scored three of their five man-up goals in the opening period.
Guilford’s Chris Sisk tallied with 3:22 left in the second quarter made it an 8-2 game at halftime, but Lynchburg outscored the Quakers, 10-0, in the second period. The Hornets reeled off four goals in the final 2:41 of the third period and took a 15-2 lead into the final quarter.
Lynchburg’s Jeff Schwartz won 13 of 17 faceoffs and picked up 12 ground balls in a dominant midfield performance. The Hornets captured 16 of the game’s 24 draws and outshot the Quakers, 43-19. Thirteen different students scored for the Hornets, including Ben Sauer and Chris Eggeling, who both had two goals and an assist.
Sisk and Henry Farley netted the Quakers’ goals. Mark Guillen made eight saves in goal, two in each quarter. Trey Atkinson had a game-high three caused turnovers and Sam Newland led Guilford with three ground balls.
The Quakers close their regular season Wednesday against nationally ranked league-rival Roanoke College at 5:30 p.m.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2011 Guilford College Lacrosse
Lynchburg vs Guilford (Apr 16, 2011 at Greensboro, NC)
Lynchburg (9-5, 3-2 ODAC) vs. Guilford (9-6, 2-4 ODAC)
Date: Apr 16, 2011 Location: Greensboro, NC Stadium: Armfield Ath. Center
Attendance:100 Start time:7:00 pm End time:8:50 pm Total time:1:50
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Lynchburg........... 7 1 7 3 - 18
Guilford............ 1 1 0 0 - 2
Lynchburg SCORING: GOALS: Derek Sweet 3; Chris Eggeling 2; Ben Sauer
2; Andrew Wilfong 2; Dylan Hoff 1; Josh Davey 1; Jason Long 1; Eddie
Bilinkas 1; Matt Manzo 1; David Alyanakian 1; Pat Ohrem 1; Rob Arnold
1; Chase Loetz 1.
ASSISTS: Dylan Hoff 5; Josh Davey 1; Rob Day 1; Chris Eggeling 1; Ryan
Greenhill 1; Thomas Rodenhouse 1; Ben Sauer 1; Max Voumard 1.
Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Henry Farley 1; Chris Sisk 1.
ASSISTS: Chase Clausen 1; Nick Mann 1.
Lynchburg GROUND BALLS: Jeff Schwartz 12; Joe Lisicky 3; Franc Cook 2;
Rob Day 2; Chris Eggeling 2; Matt Jernack 2; Phil Petronelli 2; Kevin
Blackmur 1; Vincent Curran 1; Jordan Golob 1; Dylan Hoff 1; Jon
Lombardo 1; Steve Montgomery 1; Pat Ohrem 1; Ben Sauer 1.
Guilford GROUND BALLS: Sam Newland 3; Chris Ashcraft 2; Trey Atkinson
2; Tyler Class 2; Henry Farley 2; Mark Guillen 2; Dale Wray 2; Josh
Wynne 2; Chase Clausen 1; James Hulette 1; Charlie Robinson 1; Evan
Sylvia 1.
Lynchburg TURNOVERS CAUSED: Eddie Bilinkas 1; Tyler Burford 1; Vincent
Curran 1; Joe Lisicky 1; Phil Petronelli 1; Jeff Schwartz 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Trey Atkinson 3; Tyler Class 1; Mark
Guillen 1.
SHOTS - Lynchburg 43; Guilford 19.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Lynchburg 26; Guilford 6.
PENALTIES - Lynchburg 3/2:00; Guilford 6/5:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Lynchburg 5-6; Guilford 1-3.
TURNOVERS - Lynchburg 18; Guilford 23.
FACEOFFS - Lynchburg 16-24; Guilford 8-24.
CLEARS - Lynchburg 14-16; Guilford 12-22.
GOALIES - LC: Franc Cook 9-5 (30:00 minutes, 5 shots-3 saves, 2 GA) ,
Tommy Kestermann (05:46, 0-0, 0) , R. St. Clair-Barrie (24:14, 1-1,
0); GC: Mark Guillen 9-6 (60:00, 26-8, 18).
Start time: 7:00 pm Finish time: 8:50 pm Length of game: 1:50
Officials: Pete Almacy; Shannon Godfrey; Andrew Smith. Scorer:
Guilford Sports Info.
A-100 T-1:50
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game