LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg College men's lacrosse team defeated Guilford College 19-1 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action on Saturday afternoon from Shellenberger Field.

Lynchburg led just 2-0 after the first quarter but exploded for six goals in the second quarter to go into the half with an 8-0 lead. The Hornets were led by Stephen Weis (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers) who tallied four goals and one assist. Pat Manders (Potomac, MD/Gonzaga), Kevin Donahue (Ipswich, MA/Tabor Academy), and Tyler Tolson (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) each had two scores while Michael Mundorf (Catonsville, MD/Mt. Saint Joseph) posted a goal and three assists, and Dean Evans (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) found the back of the net once with two helpers.

Jeff Schwartz (New City, NY/Tabor Academy) won seven of nine face-offs while Norby King (Bryn Mawr, PA/Cardinal O'Hara) won five of eight. Goalie Garrett Curran (Hull, MA/Tabor Academy) stopped six shots in the net for the Hornets.

Tyler Zivic scored the lone Guilford (2-7/0-2) goal from a Gareth Fuller pass in the fourth quarter. Andrew Vigne contributed with 15 saves for the Quakers. Lynchburg out shot the Quakers 51-12 and held a 42-22 advantage in groundballs. The Hornets also won 15 of 23 face-offs, converted on 18 of 22 clears, and were successful on four of seven extra man opportunities.

Lynchburg (8-2/1-0) returns to the field on Wednesday, when the Hornets host Randolph-Macon College in ODAC action from Shellenberger Field at 7:00 p.m.

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Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Guilford............  0  0  0  1 -  1
Lynchburg...........  2  6  8  3 - 19

Guilford SCORING:
GOALS: Tyler Zivic 1.
ASSISTS: Gareth Fuller 1.

Lynchburg SCORING:
GOALS: Stephen Weis 4; Tyler Tolson 2; Pat Manders 2; Kevin Donahue 2; Michael Mundorf 1; Dean Evans 1; Ryan Cranston 1; Austin Jeter 1; Cooper Kyprianou 1; Johnny Black 1; Robert Flintoff 1; Kyle McGuire 1; Eddie Bilinkas 1.
ASSISTS: Michael Mundorf 3; Dean Evans 2; Ryan Cranston 1; Austin Jeter 1; Tyler Tolson 1; Stephen Weis 1.

2008-04-05