College Men’s Lacrosse Final – Randolph-Macon 6, Guilford 4

ASHLAND, Va. – Kyle Keepers scored two goals and an assist to help Randolph-Macon College to a 6-4 lacrosse win over visiting Guilford College Saturday. The Yellow Jackets (4-3, 1-0 ODAC) held off a Quakers’ (3-3, 0-1 ODAC) comeback to win both teams’ Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opener.

After Guilford’s Charlie Kiley netted the opening goal 11 minutes into the game, Randolph-Macon scored the next six scores. Keepers set up David Cryster for the Yellow Jackets’ first tally, just 24 seconds after Kiley’s goal. Mitch Behl added a man-up score before the end of the quarter and Keepers connected with an unassisted goal 4:31 before halftime, which gave the hosts a 3-1 edge after two quarters.

Keepers scored his second goal in the midst of a 3-0 Randolph-Macon run to start the third quarter before Aswan Bland connected for Guilford with 21 seconds left in the frame. The Quakers’ Connor Sweeney made it a 6-3 game with his goal in the fourth quarter’s opening minute off a Kiley assist. Zach Berkowitz’s score trimmed the deficit to two with 6:29 left. Guilford had a few more shots in the game’s final minutes, but Yellow Jackets’ goalie Brian Davies stopped the lone shot on goal.

Randolph-Macon held a 36-18 edge in shots and won nine-of-14 face-offs. Keepers’ three points paced the offense. Miles Muncie added a goal, one assist and a team-high four ground balls. Joe Maranto also picked up four ground balls. Davies stopped eight of the 12 shots he faced in goal.

Kiley led Guilford’s offense with his two points. Berkowitz and Bland both scored their team-leading 11th goals of the season. Guilford’s David Felipe picked up a game-high five ground balls and Quakers’ goalie Parker Styles made 14 saves.

Coach Tom Carmean’s Quakers host Methodist University Wednesday (3/15) at 7:00 p.m. in a nonconference game.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
Guilford vs Randolph-Macon (Mar 11, 2017 at Ashland, VA)
Guilford (3-3, 0-1 ODAC) vs. Randolph-Macon (4-3, 1-0 ODAC)
Date: Mar 11, 2017
Location: Ashland, VA
Stadium: Day Field
Attendance:231
Start time:1:00 pm
End time:2:46 pm
Total time:1:46

SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Guilford............  1  0  1  2 -  4
Randolph-Macon......  2  1  3  0 -  6

Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Charlie Kiley 1; Aswan Bland 1; Connor Sweeney 1; Zach Berkowitz 1.
ASSISTS: Anthony Florian 1; Charlie Kiley 1.
Randolph-Macon SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Keepers 2; Miles Muncie 1; Colin Disesa 1; Mitch Behl 1; David Cryster 1.
ASSISTS: Kyle Keepers 1; Sam Mayer 1; Miles Muncie 1.

Guilford GROUND BALLS: David Felipe 5; Will Forrestal 4; Parker Styles 4; Matt Bowen 3; Aswan Bland 2; Anthony Florian 2; Bryce Craig 1; Jake Dugal 1; Aaron Parrish 1; Alex Ramey 1; Connor Sweeney 1; Devon Winbush 1.
Randolph-Macon GROUND BALLS: Joe Maranto 4; Miles Muncie 4; Alex Camilliere 3; Brian Davies 3; Colin Disesa 3; Kyle Geblein 3; Sam Mayer 3; Austin Evans 2; Tyler Flora 2; Tait Buttrey 1; Andrew Hogg 1; Kyle Keepers 1; Tim Leavitt 1; Andrew Venezia 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Michael Aust 1; Tony Batchler 1; Matt Bowen 1; David Felipe 1; Anthony Florian 1; Will Forrestal 1.
Randolph-Macon TURNOVERS CAUSED: Tyler Flora 2; Miles Muncie 2; Austin Evans 1; Kyle Geblein 1; TEAM 1.
SHOTS – Guilford 18; Randolph-Macon 36.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Guilford 12; Randolph-Macon 20.
PENALTIES – Guilford 4/2:00; Randolph-Macon 1/1:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Guilford 0-1; Randolph-Macon 1-4.
TURNOVERS – Guilford 21; Randolph-Macon 19.
FACEOFFS – Guilford 5-14; Randolph-Macon 9-14.
CLEARS – Guilford 15-24; Randolph-Macon 14-17.
GOALIES – GC: Parker Styles 3-3 (60:00 minutes, 20 shots-14 saves, 6 GA); RMC: Brian Davies 4-3 (60:00, 12-8, 4).
Start time: 1:00 pm
Finish time: 2:46 pm
Length of game: 1:46
Officials:.
Scorer: RMC Sports Info..
A-231
T-1:46
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game