Box Score HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va.---Two Guilford College penalty-kick goals propelled the Quakers to a Saturday afternoon Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victory over Hampden-Sydney College, 2-1.
Liam Hogan scored the match's first goal on the first shot of the contest, in the fifth minute to put the Tigers ahead. In a game where shots were few, Guilford (5-3, 2-0 ODAC) followed with the match's next four shots up until the 27th minute when the Tigers countered with three shots of their own.
A mad scramble in the box in the 37th minute set up the Quakers next key opportunity when an Edgar Solis shot that was saved by Hampden-Sydney's Cameron McFarlane produced a rebound that resulted in a blocked shot struck by a Hampden-Sydney hand, forcing a penalty kick. Jake Elsey struck the following attempt into the net near the end of the 37th minute to even the score.
After halftime, Hampden-Sydney posted the only two shots of the second half until the 79th minute when an attempted shot hit a Hampden-Sydney player in the hand while on the ground. Corey McDonough converted on the Quakers' second penalty-kick goal of the match, the first shot of the period for Guilford, to take the lead.
Hampden-Sydney narrowly out-shot the Quakers, 10-9. Guilford held the edge on corner kicks, 4-2.
Eric Hayes made one save in net for the Quakers. McFarlane made five stop in net for the Tigers. All saves for both goalkeepers occurred in the first half.
Guilford enjoys a week away from the pitch before returning to action next Saturday for at 3 p.m. ODAC contest at Washington and Lee University.