GREENSBORO, North Carolina - The Virginia Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team defeated the Quakers of Guilford College 14-9 on Saturday afternoon in the team's first road game of the year in Greensboro, NC.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Virginia Wesleyan 14 - Greensboro 9
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 5-4, 1-0 | Greensboro 4-5, 0-1
Location: Greensboro, NC

GAME RECAP
The Marlins started the game off on a strong note scoring the first three goals of the contest in the opening eight minutes. Natalie Dunn scored a pair that sandwiched a goal by Helen Kennedy-Butler. The Quakers scored a pair of goals that sandwiched a Sam Hill goal while Breanna Sviland scored the last goal of the first quarter to give VWU a 5-2 lead heading into the second quarter. 

Both teams combined to score three goals in the second quarter with Virginia Wesleyan scoring twice and Guilford once. The Marlins goals came off the sticks of Mikayla Callahan and Michaela Elston as VWU went into the halftime break with a 7-3 advantage. 

The Quakers scored the first goal after returning from the intermission before the Marlins posted a trio of scores taking a six goal lead, 10-4. Elston and Kenned-Butler got their second goals of the game while Mikayla Szudera scored her first of the contest. Guilford cut the Virginia Wesleyan lead to four, 10-6, after a pair of back-to-back goals, but VWU responded by closing out the quarter with two goals of their own to reclaim the six goal lead, 12-6. Szudera and Elston scored one goal each of the last two in the third quarter.

Sam Hill added her second goal of the day 59 seconds into the fourth quarter off a pass from Kennedy-Butler. GC scored one a little over three minutes later that put the score at 13-7, before VWU's Natalie Dunn scored her third of the day from a Szudera pass. Guilford scored the last two goals of the game as Virginia Wesleyan held firm to win the game 14-9. 

KEY STATS

• Natalie Dunn and Michaela Elston both lead the Marlins with three goals apiece.
• Helen Kennedy-Butler, Mikayla Szudera, and Sam Hill each added a pair of goals. 
• Mikayla Callahan and Breanna Sviland each added one goal apiece. 
• Kirsten Ivory (W: 4-2) played all 60 minutes in goal giving up nine goals while making five saves.

UP NEXT
The women's lacrosse team is back in action again on Wednesday, April 6, when they return home to Birdsong Field for a midweek matchup against Oberlin College. The Yeowomen and Marlins with meed for the opening draw at 5 PM.