Women’s Lacrosse Final – Christopher Newport 21, Guilford 6

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Kaitlin Quigley scored six goals and three assists in Christopher Newport University’s 21-6 lacrosse win over visiting Guilford College Sunday. Teammate Meghan Harkey added four goals and two assists for the Captains (9-1).

Quigley and Harkey combined for seven of Christopher Newport’s goals in an 11-1 first-half run that helped the hosts open a 13-3 halftime lead. After trading goals to start the second half, Christopher Newport ripped off seven of the game’s next eight scores. Quigley had a goal and three assists in the second-half spurt.

Christopher Newport enjoyed a 47-18 advantage in shots and forced the Quakers into 18 turnovers. Jessica Singer had three goals and an assist for the Captains. Ashton Marshall and Lauren King also scored three times for the home team.

Rookie E’Leyna Garcia led the Quakers (2-7) with three goals and teammate Summer Frazier scored twice. Liza Mettler made 13 saves in goal.

Guilford hosts Roanoke College Saturday (4/2) at 2:00 p.m.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2011 Guilford College Lacrosse
Guilford vs Christopher Newport (Mar 27, 2011 at Newport News, VA)

Guilford (2-7) vs. Christopher Newport (9-1)
Date: Mar 27, 2011
Location: Newport News, VA
Stadium: Captains Field
Attendance:76
Start time:1:00 pm
End time:2:35 pm
Total time:1:35

 SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Guilford............ 3 3 - 6
Christopher Newport. 13 8 - 21

Guilford SCORING: GOALS: E'Leyna Garcia 3; Summer Frazier 2; Kathryn Carella 1.
ASSISTS: None.

Christopher Newport SCORING: GOALS: Kaitlin Quigley 6; Meghan Harkey 4; Jessica Singer 3; Ashton Marshall 3; Lauren King 3; Rachel Tomlinson 1; Elizabeth Bryant 1.
ASSISTS: Kaitlin Quigley 3; Meghan Harkey 2; Kelly Lane 2; Rachel Tomlinson 2; Jessica Singer 1.

Guilford GROUND BALLS: Katherine Falzareno 2; E'Leyna Garcia 2; Annie Motta 2; Reegan Carbone 1; Meaghan Dill 1; Liza Mettler 1.

Christopher Newport GROUND BALLS: Kaitlin Quigley 3; Ali Kern 2; Lauren King 2; Morgan Layton 2; Rachel Tomlinson 2; Maddy Connor 1; Monica Evans 1; Emily Johnson 1; Kelly Lane 1; Jessica Singer 1.

Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Sarah Bradburd 1; Reegan Carbone 1; Katherine Falzareno 1; Summer Frazier 1; Erin Hoerner 1; Liza Mettler 1; Annie Motta 1.
Christopher Newport TURNOVERS CAUSED: Kaitlin Quigley 2; Monica Evans 1; Ali Kern 1; Morgan Layton 1; Jessica Singer 1; Rachel Tomlinson 1.

SHOTS - Guilford 17; Christopher Newport 48.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Guilford 14; Christopher Newport 34.
TURNOVERS - Guilford 18; Christopher Newport 13.
CLEARS - Guilford 9-13; Christopher Newport 12-13.
GOALIES - GC: Liza Mettler 2-7 (60:00 minutes, 34 shots-13 saves, 21 GA); CNU: Hannah Wilkerson 9-1 (60:00, 14-8, 6).
Officials:
Scorer: CNU Sports Info..
Nonconference game