LYNCHBURG, Va. – E’leyna Garcia scored with 21 seconds left to lift visiting Guilford College to a 16-15 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) lacrosse win at Lynchburg College Wednesday.
Garcia’s fifth goal of the game came off a feed from Lily Colley and capped a 5-1 Guilford run in the final 13:52. Lynchburg’s Bri Slate netted her team-high fifth goal of the game 10 minutes into the second half, which opened a 14-11 Hornets’ lead. Colley started the run at the 13:52 mark and scored again with 3:40 left, which gave the Quakers (10-5, 8-1 ODAC) a 15-14 lead, their first since the first half.
Caroline Kilby netted her fifth goal of the game for Lynchburg (7-8, 6-4 ODAC) with 2:13 remaining, knotting the score at 15-15. The Quakers’ Marina Bailey won the ensuing draw control and Guilford held possession until Colley found a cutting Garcia, who beat Hornets’ goalie Hailey Bossert with a low, hard shot from about three yards out.
Guilford won the following draw, but turned the ball over and Lynchburg moved into the offensive end. A foul on Guilford gave the Hornets one final opportunity, but Laura Meisner’s long shot with 0.5 second left sailed wide as time expired.
Colley scored five goals and two assists for a team-high seven points. Garcia scored five times and Colley’s twin, Becca, totaled four goals and an assist, plus four caused turnovers. Goalie Sammi Milbourn made 10 saves.
Kilby led all scorers with nine points on five goals and four assists. Katherine Francis added two goals and an assist. Guilford unleashed 44 shots on the Hornets and Bossert made 13 saves and three ground balls.
Guilford closes the regular season at home Saturday (4/19) versus league-rival Shenandoah University at 1:00 p.m.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2014 Guilford College Lacrosse
Guilford vs Lynchburg (Apr 16, 2014 at Lynchburg, VA)
Guilford (10-5, 8-1 ODAC) vs. Lynchburg (7-8, 6-4 ODAC)
Date: Apr 16, 2014 Location: Lynchburg, VA Stadium: Shellenberger Field
Attendance:134 Start time:4:00 pm End time:5:58 pm Total time:1:58
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot ---------------------------------- Guilford............ 8 8 - 16 Lynchburg........... 11 4 - 15
Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Lily Colley 5; E’leyna Garcia 5; Becca Colley 4; Eleanora Keene 1; Marina Bailey 1.
ASSISTS: Lily Colley 2; Becca Colley 1.
Lynchburg SCORING: GOALS: Caroline Kilby 5; Bri Slate 5; Katherine Francis 2; Kira Castle 2; Caroline Carozza 1.
ASSISTS: Caroline Kilby 4; Katherine Francis 1; Laura Meisner 1; Ryland Scott 1.
Guilford GROUND BALLS: Becca Colley 5; Eleanora Keene 5; Summer Fowler 2; Anna Howard 2; Marina Bailey 1; Lizz Carella 1; Lily Colley 1; Sammi Milbourn 1.
Lynchburg GROUND BALLS: Hailey Bossert 3; Brianna LaMarca 3; Ryland Scott 3; Helen Boniface 2; Kira Castle 2; Rachel Sard 2; Grace Finnerty 1; Katherine Francis 1; Paige Gadsby 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Becca Colley 4; Eleanora Keene 3; Ashly Bennington 2; E’leyna Garcia 2; Lily Colley 1. Lynchburg TURNOVERS CAUSED: Brianna LaMarca 3; Ryland Scott 3; Helen Boniface 1; Caroline Carozza 1; Laura Meisner 1; Rachel Sard 1; Bri Slate 1.
SHOTS – Guilford 44; Lynchburg 29.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Guilford 29; Lynchburg 25.
TURNOVERS – Guilford 18; Lynchburg 16.
CLEARS – Guilford 11-15; Lynchburg 15-23.
GOALIES – GC: Sammi Milbourn 10-5 (60:00 minutes, 25 shots-10 saves, 15 GA); LC: Hailey Bossert 7-8 (60:00, 29-13, 16).
Start time: 4:00 pm Finish time: 5:58 pm Length of game: 1:58
Officials:. Scorer: LC Sports Info.
A-134 T-1:58
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game