GREENSBORO, N.C. – Chase Clausen (Portland, Ore./Lake Oswego) scored a career-high five goals and two assists in Guilford College’s 17-2 lacrosse victory over visiting Randolph College Saturday in both teams’ Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opener. The 15-goal victory margin marks the Quakers’ largest in 21 years of ODAC play.
Clausen, a sophomore midfielder, had three tallies by halftime, which helped Guilford (6-2, 1-0 ODAC) to a 6-1 advantage. He scored twice and added two assists during the Quakers’ 9-0 run that started the second half.
Guilford’s Greg Nash (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) added four goals and teammates Henry Farley and Taylor Teodosio both tallied twice. Eight different Quakers dent the twine, including Chris Ashcraft, who contributed a game-high three assists. Guilford took advantage of 27 Randolph turnovers and enjoyed a 46-15 edge in shots. The Quakers also won 15 of 23 face-offs and were successful on 19-of-22 clears.
The Quakers’ Nick Huckins picked up a career- and game-high eight ground balls. Freshman goalie Thomas Deane allowed just one goal and made eight saves in the cage.
Bobby Crosby and Colton Wood scored for the WildCats (2-5, 0-1 ODAC). Kevin McCracken made 17 saves and John Grundy picked up a team-best six ground balls.
Guilford hosts league-rival Washington and Lee University Wednesday (3/21) at 7:00 p.m.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2012 Guilford College Lacrosse
Randolph vs Guilford (Mar 17, 2012 at Greensboro, NC)
Randolph (2-5, 0-1 ODAC) vs. Guilford (6-2, 1-0 ODAC)
Date: Mar 17, 2012
Location: Greensboro, NC
Stadium: Armfield Ath. Center
Attendance:250
Start time:1:00 pm
End time:2:45 pm
Total time:1:45
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot ---------------------------------------- Randolph............ 0 1 0 1 - 2 Guilford............ 2 4 4 7 - 17
Randolph SCORING: GOALS: Colton Wood 1; Bobby Crosby 1.
ASSISTS: None.
Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Chase Clausen 5; Greg Nash 4; Taylor Teodosio 2; Henry Farley 2; Chris Ashcraft 1; Nick Mann 1; Ian Parker 1; Chris Sisk 1.
ASSISTS: Chris Ashcraft 3; Chase Clausen 2; Henry Farley 1; Nick Mann 1; Juquan Tellis 1; Taylor Teodosio 1; Chandler Zirkle 1.
Randolph GROUND BALLS: John Grundy 6; Ryan Blackwell 4; Ryan Pearson 3; Bobby Crosby 2; Anthony Mangano 2; Kevin McCracken 2; Colton Wood 2; Josh Borgelt 1; Greg Herrick 1; Ryan Mahon 1; Nick Valentine 1.
Guilford GROUND BALLS: Nick Huckins 8; Greg Nash 4; Trey Atkinson 3; Juquan Tellis 3; Duncan Fitzgerald 2; A.J. Oliver 2; Ian Parker 2; Austen West 2; Dale Wray 2; Chris Ashcraft 1; Thomas Deane 1; Henry Farley 1; Nick Mann 1; Eric Parmelee 1; Chandler Zirkle 1.
Randolph TURNOVERS CAUSED: Ryan Blackwell 2; Matt Bray 1; Anthony Mangano 1; Jon O’Hara 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Trey Atkinson 5; Nick Huckins 4; Juquan Tellis 2; A.J. Oliver 1; Nick Mann 1; Greg Nash 1; Eric Parmelee 1; Austen West 1.
SHOTS – Randolph 15; Guilford 46.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Randolph 11; Guilford 34.
PENALTIES – Randolph 5/4:30; Guilford 9/7:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Randolph 1-8; Guilford 2-5.
TURNOVERS – Randolph 27; Guilford 15.
FACEOFFS – Randolph 8-23; Guilford 15-23.
CLEARS – Randolph 13-21; Guilford 19-22.
GOALIES – RAND: Kevin McCracken 2-5 (60:00 minutes, 34 shots-17 saves, 17 GA); GC: Thomas Deane 6-2 (54:18, 9-8, 1) , Garrison Goth (05:42, 2-1, 1).
Start time: 1:00 pm
Finish time: 2:45 pm
Length of game: 1:45
Officials: Howie Norwick; Bruce Buskard; John DeBottis. Scorer:
Guilford Sports Info.
A-250
T-1:45
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match