College Men’s Lacrosse Final – #17 Lynchburg 17, Guilford 6

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Andrew Thomas and Logan Adams combined for four goals and five assists in 17th-ranked Lynchburg College’s 17-6 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) lacrosse win over Guilford College Saturday.

The Hornets (10-5, 7-1 ODAC), ranked 17th in this week’s United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association NCAA Division III Poll, tallied the game’s first seven goals and never looked back in their sixth straight victory.
Adams had a goal and two assists in the game-opening burst, which helped Lynchburg to an 11-2 halftime advantage. Thomas netted all three of his goals and Michael Githens tallied twice in the second quarter. The Hornets outshot Guilford, 24-11, in the opening half.

The teams played evenly in the third stanza as both clubs scored twice, but Lynchburg reeled off four straight scores in the fourth quarter to open a 17-4 margin. John Padden, one of 10 Guilford seniors honored prior to the game, scored his first college goal and Aswan Bland added a marker in the final four minutes to provide the final margin.

Chris Carmara scored twice and Colin McGuire contributed a goal and two assists for Lynchburg, which had 13 different goal scorers. Tyler Gallagher paced a solid defensive effort with three ground balls and linemate Chris Hamilton forced two of the Quakers’ 20 turnovers. C.J. Santora, the first of three Hornets’ goalies, made seven of the team’s 12 saves in two-and-a-half quarters of work.

Zach Berkowitz paced Guilford’s offense with two goals and an assist. Parker Styles made seven saves in three-and-a-half quarters in goal. He also caused two turnovers and picked up a game-high five ground balls. The Quakers’ Alex Ramey won seven-of-10 face-offs.

Coach Tom Carmean’s Quakers (7-8, 2-6 ODAC) visit league-rival Randolph College next Saturday (4/29) in their regular-season finale at 1:00 p.m.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2017 Guilford College Lacrosse
#17 Lynchburg vs Guilford (Apr 22, 2017 at Greensboro, NC)
Lynchburg (10-5, 7-1 ODAC) vs. Guilford (7-8, 2-6 ODAC)
Date: Apr 22, 2017
Location: Greensboro, NC
Stadium: Armfield Ath. Center
Attendance:225
Start time:1:00 PM
End time:2:52 PM
Total time:1:52

SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Lynchburg...........  5  6  2  4 - 17
Guilford............  0  2  2  2 -  6

Lynchburg SCORING: GOALS: Andrew Thomas 3; Michael Githens 2; Chris Camarca 2; Logan Adams 1; Colin McGuire 1; Chase Boyer 1; Evan Lombardo 1; Harrison Brennan 1; Daniel Owens 1; Brian Smith 1; Joey Giannaras 1; Eric Corella 1; Shayne O’Brien 1.
ASSISTS: Logan Adams 4; Colin McGuire 2; Chase Boyer 1; Colin Dean 1; Andrew Thomas 1.

Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Zach Berkowitz 1; Nick Damiano 1; Aswan Bland 1; Brennan Sweeney 1; Charlie Kiley 1; John Padden 1.
ASSISTS: Zach Berkowitz 1.

Lynchburg GROUND BALLS: Tyler Gallagher 3; Craig Koester 3; Brian Smith 3; Jake Vignali 3; Nick Willertz 3; Logan Adams 2; Patrick Cornelius 2; Bo Delaney 2; Chris Hamilton 2; Seamus McDonald 2; Harrison Brennan 1; Rivington Lambert 1; Mark Lisitano 1; Robert Logan 1; Ben Rodman 1; CJ Santora 1; Andrew Thomas 1; Griffin Thoreck 1; Karl Wernecke 1.
Guilford GROUND BALLS: Parker Styles 5; Anthony Florian 3; Matt Bowen 2; Connor Leamey 2; Michael Aust 1; Tony Batchler 1; Zach Berkowitz 1; Nick Damiano 1; TJ Estevez 1; David Felipe 1; Will Forrestal 1; Erik Fries 1; Jake Hymowitz 1; James Liebrand 1; Aaron Parrish 1.

Lynchburg TURNOVERS CAUSED: Chris Hamilton 2; Rivington Lambert 2; Cole Barrett 1; Robert Logan 1; Seamus McDonald 1; Matt Meadows 1; Ben Rodman 1; Jake Vignali 1; Nick Willertz 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Matt Bowen 2; Parker Styles 2; Michael Aust 1; Tom Driscoll 1; Anthony Florian 1; Will Forrestal 1; Erik Fries 1; Aaron Parrish 1.

SHOTS – Lynchburg 46; Guilford 28.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Lynchburg 26; Guilford 18.
PENALTIES – Lynchburg 3/2:30; Guilford 5/4:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Lynchburg 2-4; Guilford 0-3.
TURNOVERS – Lynchburg 20; Guilford 19.
FACEOFFS – Lynchburg 13-25; Guilford 12-25.
CLEARS – Lynchburg 19-24; Guilford 22-24.

GOALIES – LC: Patrick Cornelius (16:30 minutes, 5 shots-3 saves, 2 GA) , Niklas Hedengren (04:59, 4-2, 2) , CJ Santora 10-5 (38:31, 9-7, 2); GC: Parker Styles 7-8 (51:15, 23-7, 16) , Mat Salas (08:45, 3-2, 1).

Start time: 1:00 PM
Finish time: 2:52 PM
Length of game: 1:52
Officials: Scott Cooke; Shannon Godfrey; John Debottis.
Scorer: Guilford Sports Info.

A-225
T-1:52
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