Guilford Men’s Lacrosse York (Pa.) 15, Guilford 4

Greensboro, N.C. (2/23/08) – Steve Roy scored four goals and John Gaeta added three as visiting York (Pa.) College scored a 15-4 men’s lacrosse win at Guilford College Saturday in the season-opener for both teams.

The Spartans (1-0) jumped out to a 6-1 halftime lead as six different students dent the twine in the first 30 minutes. Roy ripped off a natural hat trick, which gave the guests a 10-2 advantage early in the fourth quarter.

York (Pa.) enjoyed a 63-30 advantage in shots and took advantage of 33 Quakers’ (0-1) turnovers. Dan Wood forced three of Guilford’s miscues and shared team-high honors with five ground balls. Matt Keeler played the first three quarters in goal for the Spartans and made 12 saves.

Tyler Zivic’s one goal and one assist paced Guilford’s offense. Andrew Vigne made 21 saves in goal for the Quakers.

Guilford returns to action Friday (2/29) against visiting St. John Fisher College at 4:00 p.m. York (Pa.) visits Washington and Lee University Wednesday (2/27) night at 7:00 p.m.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final) 2008 Guilford College Lacrosse York (Pa.) vs Guilford (Feb 23, 2008 at Greensboro, NC)
York (Pa.) (1-0-0) vs. Guilford (0-1-0)
Date: Feb 23, 2008 Location: Greensboro, NC
Stadium: Armfield Athletic
Attendance:120 Start time:1:00 pm End time:3:00 pm Total time:2:00

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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York (Pa.)………. 4 2 3 6 – 15
Guilford………… 1 0 1 2 – 4

York (Pa.) SCORING: GOALS: Steve Roy 4; John Gaeta 3; Ryan Mcnicholas 2; Ryan Schab 1; Brian O’Neill 1; Kyle Henninger 1; Chris Chappelle 1; Adam Cooper 1; Dave Yike 1.
ASSISTS: Gavin Scherr 2; Kyle Henninger 1; Chris Norman 1; Brian O’Neill 1; Ryan Schab 1.

Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Tyler Zivic 1; Mark Halip 1; Nick Martin 1; Colin Davis 1.
ASSISTS: Matthew Fuquay 1; Dan Orr 1; Tyler Zivic 1.

York (Pa.) GROUND BALLS: Mike LaRoque 5; Dan Wood 5; Steve Mersinger 4; Rob Marine 3; Mike Stokes 3; Chris Chappelle 2; Matt Keeler 2;
Bobby Braun 1; Adam Cooper 1; Josh Gamble 1; Kyle Henninger 1; John Mortimer 1; Gavin Scherr 1; Dave Yike 1.

Guilford GROUND BALLS: Gates Benson 4; Joe Dauksis 4; Andrew Vigne 4; Kyle Boylan 3; Mark Guillen 2; Matt Meriwether 2; Dan Simpson 2; Colin Davis 1; Matthew Fuquay 1; Mark Halip 1; Tyler Harrison 1; David Heltzel 1; Ken Keesee 1; Tyler Zivic 1.

York (Pa.) TURNOVERS CAUSED: Dan Wood 3; Chris Chappelle 2; Jeff Bell 1; Bobby Braun 1; Rob Marine 1; Steve Roy 1; Dan Sadler 1; Gavin Scherr 1; Dave Yike 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Gates Benson 2; Andrew Heimsath 2; Warren Brown 1; Tyler Harrison 1.

SHOTS – York (Pa.) 63; Guilford 30.
SHOTS ON GOAL – York (Pa.) 36; Guilford 16.

PENALTIES – York (Pa.) 7/5:00; Guilford 6/4:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – York (Pa.) 0-6; Guilford 0-7.

TURNOVERS – York (Pa.) 17; Guilford 33.

FACEOFFS – York (Pa.) 12-23; Guilford 11-23.

CLEARS – York (Pa.) 25-30; Guilford 28-38.

GOALIES – YCP: Matt Keeler 1-0-0 (45:00 minutes, 16 shots-12 saves, 4 GA) , Joe Kenworthy (13:26, 0-0, 0) , Devin O’Neill (01:34, 0-0, 0); GC: Mark Guillen (11:25, 0-0, 0) , Ian MacPhail (03:35, 0-0, 0) , Andrew Vigne 0-1-0 (45:00, 36-21, 15).

Start time: 1:00 pm Finish time: 3:00 pm Length of game: 2:00 Officials: Steve Dahl; Howie Norwick; Mike Byrnes. Scorer: Guilford Sports Info.

A-120 T-2:00 Nonconference game