College Women’s Lacrosse Final – Roanoke 18, Guilford 7

SALEM, Va. – Courtney McCartin and Katie Clements scored four goals apiece in Roanoke College’s 18-7 victory over visiting Guilford College Tuesday in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Lacrosse Tournament quarterfinal.

Claire Feeney added two goals and an assist for the fourth-seeded Maroons (9-8), who advance to a semifinal game Saturday with top-seeded Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. The fifth-seeded Quakers end their season with a 7-10 overall record.

Roanoke held a 4-3 lead midway through the first half after Guilford’s Amanda Dionne scored off a Carter MacLeod assist, but the Maroons closed the half on a 5-1 run that featured two of McCartin’s three first-half goals.

Guilford’s Demming Carlow opened the second-half scoring with consecutive tallies that made it a 9-6 contest early in the period. The Maroons answered with seven straight scores, including each of Meredith Bigelow’s three goals, which put the game out of reach with 12 minutes left in regulation.
Claire Feeney, Jenn Schwechheimer and Allison Beames each scored twice for Roanoke, which held a 33-24 edge in shots. Feeney added a game-high six assists for eight points. She also picked up 10 draw controls, which helped the hosts hold a decisive 21-3 edge in the key statistic of possession. Victoria Smith and Emma Blair split the game in goal, with Smith recording seven of Roanoke’s 10 saves in the first half.

Carlow’s three goals paced the Quakers. Dionne added two scores and MacLeod finished with a goal and an assist. Sammi Milbourn made six saves and picked up three ground balls in goal.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2016 Guilford College Lacrosse
Guilford vs Roanoke (May 03, 2016 at Salem, VA)
Guilford (7-10) vs. Roanoke (9-8)

Date: May 03, 2016
Location: Salem, VA
Stadium: Kerr Stadium
Attendance:103
Start time:5:30 pm
End time:7:24 pm
Total time:1:56

SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Guilford............  4  3 -  7
Roanoke.............  9  9 - 18

Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Demming Carlow 3; Amanda Dionne 2; Carter MacLeod 1; Kelly Martin 1.
ASSISTS: Taylor Campellone 2; Carter MacLeod 1.
Roanoke SCORING: GOALS: Courtney McCartin 4; Katie Clements 4; Meredith Bigelow 3; Claire Feeney 2; Jenn Schwechheimer 2; Allison Beames 2; Julia Galanto 1.
ASSISTS: Claire Feeney 6; Courtney McCartin 2; Allison Beames 1; Julia Galanto 1; Mckenna Polak 1; Jenn Schwechheimer 1.

Guilford GROUND BALLS: Amber Dubois 3; Sammi Milbourn 3; Marina Bailey 2; Holly Kozak 2; Kelly Martin 2; Madison Ruppenthal 2; Demming Carlow 1; Amanda Dionne 1; Summer Fowler 1; Carter MacLeod 1; Mimi Shimura 1.
Roanoke GROUND BALLS: Katie Clements 2; Claire Feeney 2; Victoria Smith 2; Reed Walter 2; Emma Boris 1; Julia Galanto 1; Courtney McCartin 1; Jenn Schwechheimer 1; Jordan Visser 1; Nicole Zelnik 1.

Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Madison Ruppenthal 3; Summer Fowler 2; Marina Bailey 1; Demming Carlow 1; Amber Dubois 1; Holly Kozak 1; Carter MacLeod 1.
Roanoke TURNOVERS CAUSED: Emma Boris 2; Reed Walter 2; Katie Clements 1; Julia Galanto 1; Sarah Kroneberger 1; Jordan Visser 1.

SHOTS – Guilford 24; Roanoke 33.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Guilford 17; Roanoke 24.
TURNOVERS – Guilford 13; Roanoke 17.
CLEARS – Guilford 14-20; Roanoke 15-17.
GOALIES – GC: Sammi Milbourn 6-10 (60:00 minutes, 24 shots-6 saves, 18 GA); RC: Emma Blair (30:00, 6-3, 3) , Victoria Smith 6-3 (30:00, 11-7, 4).

Start time: 5:30 pm
Finish time: 7:24 pm
Length of game: 1:56
Officials:.
Scorer: Roanoke Sports Info.
Att.-103
T-1:56
Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal