SELLERS LIFTS LYNCHBURG TO WOMEN'S LACROSSE WIN OVER GUILFORD
Greensboro, NC (2/26/99) -- Junior attack Karen Sellers (Paoli, PA/Conestoga) broke a 10-10 tie with her fourth goal of the game with 1:20 left and rookie Erika Ruddie (Owings Mills, MD/Owings Mills) added an insurance tally with three seconds left as visiting Lynchburg took a 12-10 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) win over Guilford Friday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.
The Hornets (1-0, 1-0 ODAC) have now won eight straight games with the Quakers (0-1, 0-1 ODAC) and 10 of the last 12 meetings overall.
The Hornets rallied from a 7-6 halftime deficit as junior Kelly Murray (Lusby, MD/Calvert) and Sellers scored 39 seconds apart to give Lynchburg an 8-7 edge early in the second half. The teams traded goals for the rest of the period before the Hornets scored the final goals of the game. Guilford senior Tina Schroeter (Reisterstown, MD/Garrison Forest) netted her game-high sixth goal of the day with 2:24 left to knot the score at 10-10 - the eighth and final deadlock of the game.
Schroeter led all scorers with six goals and an assist, while rookie attack Keli Donnelly (Lafayette Hills, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) totalled a game-high three assists for Guilford. Senior midfielder Luisella Perri (Towaco, NJ/Boonton) came off the bench to score twice for the Quakers, less than 24 hours after concluding her season with the women's basketball team in the Thursday's ODAC quarterfinal loss to Bridgewater.
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
| Lynchburg (1-0, 1-0 ODAC) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Guilford (0-1, 0-1 ODAC) | 7 | 4 | 10 |
Scoring Summary
| Half | Team | Goal (Assist) | Time |
| 1st | GC | Tina Schroeter | 0:32 |
| LC | Kelly Murray | 4:47 | |
| LC | Karen Sellers | 8:57 | |
| GC | Jenn Jankowski | 11:28 | |
| LC | Jodi Graul | 18:09 | |
| GC | Luisella Perri (Keli Donnelly) | 15:05 | |
| GC | Schroeter | 14:21 | |
| GC | Perri (Jankowski) | 13:30 | |
| LC | Sellers | 13:17 | |
| LC | Erin Campbell (Erika Ruddie) | 11:01 | |
| GC | Schroeter | 6:52 | |
| GC | Kate Allen (Schroeter) | 0:45 | |
| LC | Kristin James | 0:19 | |
| 2nd | LC | Murray | 27:42 |
| LC | Sellers | 27:03 | |
| GC | Schroeter (Donnelly) | 24:25 | |
| LC | Ruddie | 21:21 | |
| GC | Schroeter (Donnelly) | 8:36 | |
| LC | Graul | 6:10 | |
| GC | Schroeter | 2:24 | |
| LC | Sellers | 1:20 | |
| LC | Ruddie | 0:03 |
Composite Scoring
Lynchburg: Karen Sellers 4-0, Erika Ruddie 2-1, Jodi Graul 2-0, Kelly Murray 2-0, Erin Campbell 1-0, Kristin James 1-0.
Guilford: Tina Schroeter 6-1, Keli Donnelly 0-3, Luisella Perri 2-0, Jenn Jankowski 1-1, Kate Allen 1-0.
| Goaltending | Minutes | Goals Allowed | Saves | W/L |
| Lauren Gill (GC) | 60 | 12 | 12 | L |
| Kristen Booty (LC) | 42:31 | 8 | n/a | -- |
| Jen McHugh (LC) | 17:29 | 2 | n/a | W |
Shots: LC 28, GC 19. Draw Control: GC 12, LC 12.
Ground Balls: GC 35, LC 34. Free-position Shots: GC 2, LC 1.
