GREENSBORO, N.C. – Eleanora Keene scored her career-high seventh goal in overtime to help Guilford College to a 16-15 lacrosse win over visiting Centre College Sunday.
Keene scored 31 seconds into the extra-frame on a free-position shot to break a 14-14 tie. She won the ensuing draw control, which ultimately led to Demming Carlow’s goal that gave the Quakers a 16-14 edge. Kira Buss’s set up Carlow’s fourth goal of the game with a nifty pass into the crease, which was her career-high third assist.
The Colonels (2-5) cut the deficit to one on Andrea Wambaugh’s third goal of the game off a Colleen Jackson feed with 2:40 left in overtime. While Guilford won the ensuing draw, possession swung back and forth in the remaining time due to turnovers. Neither team fired a shot in the final 2:40.
Keene sparked Guilford’s big second-half comeback, which saw the Quakers (3-3) overcome two seven-goal deficits. Centre’s Jacqueline Anderson scored her third goal of the game off a free-position shot with 22:48, which gave the Colonels a 12-5 edge. Keene answered less than two minutes later, which triggered a 9-1 Quakers run that gave Guilford a 14-13 lead with 8:22 left in regulation. Keene netted five goals and Guilford won seven of 10 draws during the decisive spurt.
After Keene’s go-ahead goal, Centre answered with an Aubrey Powers tally that ultimately forced overtime. Both squads had good scoring opportunities in regulation’s final seven minutes, including a Jackson shot with seven seconds left that hit the crossbar and a Haden Gibbons free-position shot that sailed high six seconds earlier.
In addition to her career-high seven scores, Keene picked up a game-high 10 draws and five ground balls. Carlow finished with four goals and had five draw controls. Taylor Campellone and Marina Bailey both tallied twice for the Quakers. Carter MacLeod added a game- and career-high six assists. Sammi Milbourn made five saves and had four ground balls after relieving Sarah Sedaghat midway through the first half.
Wambaugh, Anderson and Powers each scored three times for Centre. Powers added two assists for a team-high five points. Anderson and Ellen Resinger were two of three Colonels who left the game in the second half with injuries. Resinger had two goals, one assist, four draws and two caused turnovers before her injury. Anderson contributed three scores, four draws and three ground balls before leaving the game. Natalie Marek made 15 saves in goal for Centre, 10 in the first half, which helped the visitors build a 7-0 lead.
Coach Sarah Lamphier’s Quakers return to action Saturday (3/25) at Old Dominion Athletic Conference rival Virginia Wesleyan College.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2015 Guilford College Lacrosse
Centre vs Guilford (Mar 15, 2015 at Greensboro, NC)
Centre (2-5) vs. Guilford (3-3)
Date: Mar 15, 2015
Location: Greensboro, NC
Stadium: Armfield Ath. Center
Attendance:60
Start time:11:00 AM
End time:1:15 PM
Total time:2:15
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 OT Tot ---------------------------------- Centre.............. 9 5 1 - 15 Guilford............ 4 10 2 - 16
Centre SCORING: GOALS: Audrey Powers 3; Jacqueline Anderson 3; Andrea Wambaugh 3; Ellen Resinger 2; Colleen Jackson 1; Haden Gibbons 1; Devin Baker 1; Andrea Merchak 1.
ASSISTS: Audrey Powers 2; Colleen Jackson 1; Ellen Resinger 1.
Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Eleanora Keene 7; Demming Carlow 4; Taylor Campellone 2; Marina Bailey 2; Kira Buss 1.
ASSISTS: Kira Buss 3; Taylor Campellone 1; Carter MacLeod 1.
Centre GROUND BALLS: Jacqueline Anderson 3; Natalie Marek 3; Ellen Resinger 3; Andrea Wambaugh 3; Anne Carole Preuss 2; Lena Jewler 2; Devin Baker 1; Colleen Jackson 1; Andrea Merchak 1; Audrey Powers 1;
Charlotte Sackett 1.
Guilford GROUND BALLS: Eleanora Keene 5; Taylor Campellone 4; Sammi Milbourn 4; Kira Buss 3; Corrie Gray 3; Carter MacLeod 3; Demming Carlow 2; Megan Gaeth 2; Abby Horn 2; Marina Bailey 1; Belen Kouba 1;
Madison Ruppenthal 1.
Centre TURNOVERS CAUSED: Jacqueline Anderson 2; Ellen Resinger 2; Anne Carole Preuss 1; Audrey Powers 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Carter MacLeod 6; Corrie Gray 3; Abby Horn 2; Kira Buss 1; Sammi Milbourn 1; Madison Ruppenthal 1.
SHOTS – Centre 29; Guilford 40.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Centre 21; Guilford 31.
TURNOVERS – Centre 22; Guilford 16.
CLEARS – Centre 16-24; Guilford 15-19.
GOALIES – CENTRE: Natalie Marek 1-3 (66:00 minutes, 31 shots-15 saves, 16 GA); GC: Sammi Milbourn 1-0 (48:26, 13-5, 8) , Sarah Sedaghat (17:34, 8-1, 7).
Start time: 11:00 AM
Finish time: 1:15 PM
Length of game: 2:15
Officials: Stephanie Bacon; Jason Phillips; Blake Balogh.
Scorer: Guilford Sports Info.
A-60
T-2:15
Nonconference match