NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Drew Magnusson and Randy Foster scored three goals apiece in Christopher Newport University’s 15-2 lacrosse win over visiting Guilford College Saturday. The Captains (3-2) scored the game’s first 13 goals and outshot their guests, 54-14, in their third win of the season.
Christopher Newport clustered its scoring for most of the game. Magnusson and Ryan Mills scored 70 second apart early in the first quarter to spot CNU an early 2-0 lead. Magnusson and Will Geise tallied 74 seconds apart towards the end of the quarter, doubling the Captains lead after 15 minutes.
Foster scored his first goal in the second quarter, which gave Christopher Newport a 6-0 halftime advantage. The Captains successfully killed off three man-down situations and got three saves from goalie Matt Hayden in the quarter.
Shane McKenna scored 1:15 into the second half and Magnusson followed 31 seconds later, which opened an 8-0 margin. Foster added two more goals and Mills one in the Captains’ seven-score third quarter.
Zack Capwell and Derek Spaulding put Guilford on the board midway through the fourth quarter.
Ten different Captains scored, including Will Geise, who also added two assists. McKenna had two goals and an assist. Face-off specialist Nick Kirschke captured seven-of-11 draws and picked up five ground balls for the home team. Tony Cruz won six-of-seven face-offs as Christopher Newport won 15 of 20 draws and picked up 38 of the game’s 57 ground balls.
Parker Styles went the distance in goal for the Quakers and made 20 saves. He also picked up four ground balls to share team-high honors with David Felipe. Matt Bowen contributed two caused turnovers and two ground balls.
Coach Tom Carmean’s Quakers (2-2) host Ohio Northern University Tuesday (3/7) at 4:00 p.m.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2017 Guilford College Lacrosse
Guilford vs Chris. Newport (Mar 04, 2017 at Newport News, Va.)
Guilford (2-2) vs. Chris. Newport (3-2)
Date: Mar 04, 2017
Location: Newport News, Va.
Stadium: Captains Turf Field
Attendance:416
Start time:3:00 p.m
End time:4:43 p.m
Total time:1:43
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot ------------------------------------- Guilford............ 0 0 0 2 - 2 Chris. Newport...... 4 2 7 2 - 15
Guilford SCORING: GOALS: Derek Spaulding 1; Zack Capwell 1.
ASSISTS: Zach Berkowitz 1.
Chris. Newport SCORING: GOALS: Drew Magnusson 3; Randy Foster 3; Shane McKenna 2; Ryan Mills 2; Will Geise 1; Spencer Shipman 1; Matthew Crist 1; Lucas Barry 1; Clay Miller 1.
ASSISTS: Will Geise 2; Drew Magnusson 1; Shane McKenna 1; Spencer Shipman 1.
Guilford GROUND BALLS: David Felipe 4; Parker Styles 4; Tony Batchler 2; Matt Bowen 2; James Liebrand 2; Zach Berkowitz 1; Joe Eggleston 1; Will Forrestal 1; Alex Ramey 1; Derek Spaulding 1.
Chris. Newport GROUND BALLS: Nick Kirschke 5; Will Geise 3; Matt Hayden 3; Christopher Albright 2; Lucas Barry 2; Max Fitzgerald 2; William Gingerich 2; Jacob Hale 2; Conor James 2; China Moon 2; Jake O’Connell 2; Josh Puterbaugh 2; Thomas Courtney 1; Pat Matsko 1; Scott McAneney 1; Clay Miller 1; Ryan Mills 1; Shane Palmateer 1; Lee Parkhill 1; Tristan Peschka 1; Trevor Royce 1.
Guilford TURNOVERS CAUSED: Matt Bowen 2; Tony Batchler 1; Will Forrestal 1; James Liebrand 1; Parker Styles 1.
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Newport TURNOVERS CAUSED: Will Cogan 3; Drew Cornell 3; Matt Hayden 2; Trevor Royce 2; Randy Foster 1; Conor James 1; Ryan Mills 1; China Moon 1; Lee Parkhill 1; Tristan Peschka 1; Josh Puterbaugh 1; Spencer Shipman 1.
SHOTS – Guilford 14; Chris. Newport 54.
SHOTS ON GOAL – Guilford 9; Chris. Newport 35.
PENALTIES – Guilford 1/1:00; Chris. Newport 5/3:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES – Guilford 0-5; Chris. Newport 1-1.
TURNOVERS – Guilford 23; Chris. Newport 13.
FACEOFFS – Guilford 5-20; Chris. Newport 15-20.
CLEARS – Guilford 17-24; Chris. Newport 19-22.
GOALIES – GCM: Parker Styles 2-2 (60:00 minutes, 35 shots-20 saves, 15 GA); CNU: Matt Hayden 3-2 (45:00, 5-5, 0) , Scott McAneney (14:50, 4-2, 2) , Matt Scott (00:10, 0-0, 0).
Start time: 3:00 p.m Finish time: 4:43 p.m Length of game: 1:43
Officials:.
A-416
T-1:43
Nonconference game