College Women’s Lacrosse Final – Guilford 15, Sweet Briar 7

SWEET BRIAR, Va. – Becca Colley and E’leyna Garcia both scored four goals in Guilford College’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) lacrosse victory at Sweet Briar College Saturday. The victory marked Guilford’s (4-1, 1-0 ODAC) third straight.

Lily Colley scored all three of her goals in the opening 12-and-a-half minutes, which sparked the Quakers to an early 5-1 lead. The Vixens’ Olivia Hurt and Torrey Schwartz scored consecutive goals to bring the hosts to within 5-3, but Becca Colley and Eleanora Keene scored in the final three minutes, which gave Guilford a 7-3 halftime lead.

Garcia and Becca College both scored twice as the Quakers netted the second-half’s first four goals and took a commanding 11-3 advantage. The margin grew to as many as 10 goals before Sweet Briar scored twice in the final 29 seconds.

Becca Colley had two assists to finish with a career-high six points. She also had six ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover. Garcia and Lily Colley both scored five points. Lily Colley and Keene both picked up a game-high nine ground balls. Liza Mettler made 13 saves in goal and grabbed four ground balls.

Hurt’s three goals paced Sweet Briar (4-2, 0-2 ODAC). Kimberly Orchowski scored twice and dished out a game-high three assists for five points. Sweet Briar’s Caroline Baker was strong in goal with 21 saves and five ground balls.

Coach Sarah Lamphier’s Quakers are back in action Wednesday (3/13) at league-rival Randolph College.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2013 Guilford College Lacrosse
Guilford vs Sweet Briar (Mar 09, 2013 at Sweet Briar, VA)
Guilford (4-1, 1-0 ODAC) vs. Sweet Briar (4-2, 0-2 ODAC)
Date: Mar 09, 2013 Location: Sweet Briar, VA Stadium: Babcock Field
Attendance:60 Start time:1:00 pm End time:2:48 pm Total time:1:48

   SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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   Guilford............  7  8 - 15
   Sweet Briar.........  3  4 -  7

Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Becca Colley 4; E’leyna Garcia 4; Lily Colley 3; Eleanora Keene 3; Marina Bailey 1.
ASSISTS: Becca Colley 2; Lily Colley 2; E’leyna Garcia 1.

Sweet Briar SCORING: GOALS: Olivia Hurt 3; Kimberly Orchowski 2; Torrey Schwartz 1; Sam Schwartz 1.
ASSISTS: Kimberly Orchowski 3; Torrey Schwartz 1.

Guilford GROUND BALLS: Lily Colley 9; Eleanora Keene 9; Becca Colley 6; Anna Howard 4; Liza Mettler 4; Millie Carter 3; E’leyna Garcia 2; Marina Bailey 1; Celine De Perlinghi 1; Summer Fowler 1; Courtney Morsberger 1.

Sweet Briar GROUND BALLS: Caroline Baker 5; Olivia Hurt 4; Reba Gagne 3; Kimberly Orchowski 3; Charlotte Davis 2; Allison Hassard 2; Taylor Klos 2; Sam Schwartz 2; Remy Stein 2; Kelsey Barta 1; Torrey Schwartz 1.

Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Anna Howard 2; Eleanora Keene 2; Marina Bailey 1; Millie Carter 1; Becca Colley 1; Lily Colley 1; Celine De Perlinghi 1.

Sweet Briar TURNOVERS CAUSED: Reba Gagne 3; Caroline Baker 2; Charlotte Davis 2; Kelsey Barta 1; Jessie Edington 1; Kimberly Orchowski 1; Remy Stein 1.

SHOTS – Guilford 49; Sweet Briar 23.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Guilford 36; Sweet Briar 20.
TURNOVERS – Guilford 18; Sweet Briar 20.
CLEARS – Guilford 15-21; Sweet Briar 16-25. GOALIES – GC: Liza Mettler 4-1 (60:00 minutes, 20 shots-13 saves, 7 GA); SBC: Caroline Baker 4-2 (60:00, 36-21, 15).

Start time: 1:00 pm
Finish time: 2:48 pm
Length of game: 1:48
Officials:. Scorer: Jean Hazelwood.
Attendance–60
Time–1:48

Old Dominion Athletic Conference game