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Lacrosse rebounds after opening loss
by Michael Van Wagner
After a season opening 14-8 loss
to the College of Wooster last
Wednesday, the Guilford lacrosse
team rebounded Saturday, thras
ing Randolph-Macon 21-7, and
then topped Union College 16-11
on Monday, improving its record
to 2-1 on the young season.
Coming after several
miserable days, last Wednes
day's balmy 70° sunshine must
have put the Guilford stickmen
back into a Ft. Lauderdale frame
of mind. For so they played.
Despite jumping off to an early
2-0 lead, the Quakers found
themselves tied at the end of one
period and trailing the Ohioans
8-4 by halftime. Although during
the intermission many fans hur
ried to get a bit of dinner, there
was little reason to hurry back,
for The Quakers never got closer
than 9-6 in the second half. Hav
ing taken the advantage both
physically and psychologically,
Wooster put the game on ice mid
way through the final period,
scoring three goals before the
Guilford defense had time to say
"pass the Coppertone, please"
three times fast, increasing the
margin to 14-6. Guilford did
answer with two goals of its own,
cutting the difference to 14-8
before the final whistle.
Somewhat at a loss to explain
Pitching, muscle help produce three key victories
By Chris Mackie
The Guilford College baseball
team upped its record to 4-1 with
three big wins last week.
Thursday afternoon the
Quakers pounded out a 26-2
victory over Salem College.
Guilford rapped 22 hits including
four doubles, one triple, and one
homerun. Ken Cornelison and
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his team's lacklustre perfor
mance, Quaker mentor Geoff
Miller commented: "We simply
weren't ready and they surprised
us. We looked like we were in
slow-motion out there today
(Wednesday). Perhaps we work
ed too hard on Monday and Tues
day. Whatever the case, this loss
is a real setback to our pro
gram."
Senior tri-captain Brian
Savage echoed Miller's sen
timents and offered a more suc
cinct analysis: "We were mental
ly unprepared, we didn't execute,
and they took control."
And as if the final score wasn't
a big enough setback. The
Quakers may have lost A 1 Barth
for the season after the
sophomore midfielder collided
with a Wooster player late in the
game.
On Saturday, if the weather
was anything but balmy, The
Quakers were anything but
lacklustre. Jumping off again to
an early lead, Guilford never let
down, building a 10-2 lead by the
half and coasting the rest of the
way. Pacing the attack which
peppered the Randolph-Macon
net with 53 shots, were Savage (6
goals, lassist),Kerry Donovan (3
goals, 3 assists) and senior tri
captain David Frank (3 goals).
The defense also turned in an ad
mirable performance with Ron
Todd Roberts had three hits
apiece and Harley Miller added
three more, including a three-run
homer in the first inning. On the
mound, Randy Doss, Chris
Mackie, and Mark Malthouse
kept Salem in check with Mackie
getting the win in relief.
On Saturday, the Quakers
traveled to Boiling Springs to
take on Gardner-Webb in a
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Crispi (15 saves, 5 goals allowed)
being replaced in the goal by
John Bailey (6 saves, 2 goals
allowed) midway through the
fourth period.
Commenting on his club's turn
around, Miller cited preparations
and determination as the key fac
tors: "This time we took it easier
in the practices prior to the game
and I think that helped today
(Saturday). And of course on top
of that we were determined to
regain some pride and respect. I
think the added incentive to
make-up for Wednesday's em
barrassment was clearly evident
in our performance. These kids
doubleheader. In the opener,
Guilford nipped the Bulldogs 5-4.
In the first inning, John Wilcox
hit a two-out double and scored on
Harley Miller's homerun to
centerfield. Wilcox and Kelly
Jenkins later added an rbi apiece
for the Quakers. Lefthander
Randy Doss held the Bulldogs to
only five hits and went the
distance to pick up his first win.
don't like to be losers." Miller
also added special praise for the
efforts turned in by Donovan and
junior attackman Jim Duncan.
Finally, on Monday, The
Quaker stickmen went one-up in
the win column, posting a solid
16-11 victory over Union College,
from upstate New York.
Turning in what Miller called
"a super performance",
freshman midfielder Rich Metz
paced the victors with 4 goals and
3 assists. Savage also had
another fine game, notching 6
goals and assisting on another.
Crispi and Bailey again split the
In the second game, Guilford
used two runs in the fourth and
three more in the sixth to capture
an 8-2 decision. Vic Fucci led the
Quakers with four hits in four
trips to the plate. John Wilcox
slapped three hits and Ed Smith
had two, including a solo homer
in the fifth. Starter Chris Mackie
went six innings to pick up his
second win of the year, with John
Kennedy providing relief for the
final three outs.
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goaltending chores, with the
former recording 18 saves while
allowing 10 goals and the latter
recording 3 saves while allowing
one goal.
QUICK STICKS-Savage is
again ringing the nets at a torrid
pace, leading all Quaker scorers
with 16 goals in three
games...The Quakers end their
home stand on Thursday, March
25 against Lynchburg and then
take to the road for five straight
matches beginning with Tri-State
League for Virginia Military
Academy on Saturday. The an
nual alumni game is set for Sun
day, March 28 at 2:00.