GREENSBORO, NC – Hampden-Sydney Lacrosse picked up a key 11-7 win on the road at Guilford College to stay near the top of the ODAC standings on Wednesday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 11, Guilford 7
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 9-5, 4-2 ODAC; Guilford 6-7, 2-4 ODAC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tigers got the upper hand early as an impressive first quarter saw H-SC leading 3-0 after 15 minutes behind goals from Chandler Shaheen (Richmond, VA/St. Christopher's), Hunter Brown (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle), and Duncan Morris (Charlottesville, VA/Christchurch) along with strong play from the defense
• Matt Bowen put the Quakers on the scoreboard 35 seconds into the second quarter to cut the lead to 3-1, but scores just 40 seconds apart from Connor Pool (Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Catholic) and Ian Levin (Chapel Hill, NC/East Chapel Hill) saw the Tigers jump out to a 5-1 lead with 11:09 left in the half.
• The Quakers settled down and took over from there, scoring the last four goals of the half when Adam Fiore's man-up goal at the 1:30 mark tied the game at 5-5 heading into halftime
• The Quakers kept the momentum going into the third quarter as Daniel Haupt found the back of the net to give Guilford a 6-5 lead.
• H-SC didn't take long to wrestle back momentum and control of the contest as Levin finished off a Jack Doetzer (Holly Spring, NC/Middle Creek) pass at 9:17 to knot the game at 6-6
• Just 36 seconds later, Jake Koferl (Huntersville, NC/Lake Norman) fed Brown on a man-up goal to regain the lead for the Tigers with 8:41 to play in the third frame
• Koferl delivered again at the 4:02 mark, this time to Shaheen, to push the advantage out to two, 8-6
• Neither team was able to get anything going on offense for most of the fourth quarter, but Brown pocketed his third goal of the day at 7:52 to provide H-SC a three-goal cushion
• Morris provided another quick turnaround goal, scoring just over a minute later at 6:34 to make it a 10-6 contest.
• H-SC drew a two-minute unreleasable penalty with 2:24 to play, and Daniel Hughey scored at 1:45 to close the deficit to three
• Koferl won the man-down face-off and Shaheen found Levin for a man-down goal at 1:16 to end any hopes of a Quaker comeback

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Kyle Fraser (Salem, VA/North Cross) received the primary task of checking 40-point scorer Adam Fiore, who was held to just one shot and goal, both coming on an extra-man opportunity.
• Levin posted four points on three goals and an assist
• Brown recorded a hat trick along with two caused turnovers
• Koferl handed out three assists
• Shaheen contributed two goals and an assist
• Morris scored twice
• Wilson Booth (Cary, NC/Green Hope) and Jared Arntzen (Atlanta, VA/Blue Ridge) went 12-for-19 on face-offs with nine ground balls
• Mitch Renfrow (Charlotte, NC/Providence Day) stopped eight shots in goal

FOR THE FOES

• Dylan Haupt was the lone multi-point contributor for the Quakers with two assists

STATS OF THE GAME

• H-SC scooped 27 groundballs to 20 for GC
• Hampden-Sydney went 13-for-21 on face-offs
• The Tigers outshot the Quakers 32-26

UP NEXT

• The Tigers host Lynchburg College on Saturday at 5 pm at Lewis C. Everett Stadium. 
• At 4:40 pm, the eight senior student-athletes will be honored on senior day for their outstanding contributions to Hampden-Sydney and the Lacrosse team.