College Women’s Lacrosse Final – Guilford 14, Va. Wesleyan 10

NORFOLK, Va. – E’leyna Garcia scored seven goals and one assist in Guilford College’s 14-10 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) lacrosse win at Virginia Wesleyan College Saturday.

Garcia’s fifth goal of the match came with just under 23 minutes left in regulation and broke an 8-8 tie. The tally gave Guilford (7-1, 3-0 ODAC) the lead for good and triggered a decisive 6-1 Quakers’ run. Garcia, Lily Colley and Eleanora Keene each tallied twice during the spurt.

Garcia scored five times in the first half and helped Guilford build a 7-3 lead. The Marlins (1-7, 0-3 ODAC) rallied with three straight scores, including two of Taylor Harding’s team-high three goals. Garcia stopped the streak with her fifth goal of the half and sent the Quakers into halftime with an 8-6 edge.

Guilford’s Colley collected four points on three goals and one assist, plus four ground balls. Keene scored twice and also picked up nine draw controls and four ground balls. Rookie Summer Fowler had a team-high five pickups and Liza Mettler made 10 saves in goal.

Summer Moore tallied four points with three goals and an assist for the Marlins. Amari Agee scored once and picked up a game-best seven ground balls. Madison Carroll had seven saves.

The Quakers, enjoying their best start in school history, host league-rival Lynchburg College Wednesday (3/27) at 6:00 p.m.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2013 Guilford College Lacrosse
Guilford vs Virginia Wesleyan (Mar 23, 2013 at Norfolk, VA)

Guilford (7-1, 3-0 ODAC) vs. Virginia Wesleyan (1-7, 1-2 ODAC)
Date: Mar 23, 2013 Location: Norfolk, VA Stadium: Foster Field/Trinder
Attendance:155 Start time:1:00 pm End time:2:50 pm Total time:1:50

   SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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   Guilford............  8  6 - 14
   Virginia Wesleyan...  6  4 - 10

Guilford SCORING: GOALS: E’leyna Garcia 7; Lily Colley 3; Eleanora Keene 2; Becca Colley 1; Marina Bailey 1.
ASSISTS: Lily Colley 1; E’leyna Garcia 1.

Virginia Wesleyan SCORING: GOALS: Summer Moore 3; Taylor Harding 3; Brooke Cabeceiras 2; Carla Williams 1; Amari Agee 1.
ASSISTS: Summer Moore 1; Stacey Sank 1; Carla Williams 1.

Guilford GROUND BALLS: Summer Fowler 5; Lily Colley 4; Eleanora Keene 4; E’leyna Garcia 3; Liza Mettler 3; Millie Carter 2; Becca Colley 2; Anna Howard 2; Marina Bailey 1.

Virginia Wesleyan GROUND BALLS: Amari Agee 7; Taylor Harding 3; Kelly Jacobson 3; Stacey Sank 3; Brooke Cabeceiras 2; Madison Carroll 2; Tianna Garland 2; Nikki Salyers 2; Aoife Branco 1; Candace Carey 1; Summer Moore 1; Chloe Weinmann 1; Carla Williams 1.

Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Millie Carter 1; Lily Colley 1; E’leyna Garcia 1; Anna Howard 1; Eleanora Keene 1.
Virginia Wesleyan TURNOVERS CAUSED: Kelly Jacobson 2; Summer Moore 2; Tianna Garland 1; Nikki Salyers 1.

SHOTS – Guilford 25; Virginia Wesleyan 23.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Guilford 21; Virginia Wesleyan 20.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Guilford 0-0; Virginia Wesleyan 2-0.
TURNOVERS – Guilford 20; Virginia Wesleyan 17.
CLEARS – Guilford 15-17; Virginia Wesleyan 16-21.
GOALIES – GC: Liza Mettler 7-1 (60:00 minutes, 20 shots-10 saves, 10 GA); VWC: Madison Carroll 1-7 (60:00, 21-7, 14).

Start time: 1:00 pm Finish time: 2:50 pm Length of game: 1:50
Officials:. Scorer: VWC SID.

A-155 T-1:50
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game