GREENSBORO, N.C.– The Guilford College men's lacrosse team (2-4, 0-0 ODAC) battled hard but ultimately fell to Penn College of Technology (4-2, 0-0 AMCC), 20-10, in a high-scoring matchup on Saturday afternoon at Appenzeller Field.
 
As a team, the Quakers had 15 total points on 10 goals and five assists, totaling 33 shots with 17 on target. Penn held advantages in shots (52-33), ground balls (48-25), and faceoffs (28-5).
 
The starting keeper for the Quaker's was Darius Safavi-Abbassi (Culver City, Calif.) making nine saves against eight goals, dropping to a save percentage of .529. Gavin Dellinger (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) closed out the game with two saves against 12 goals, dropping to 0-2 on the season with a  .321 save percentage. Penn saw all keepers participate in today's win. Ryan Twist started things off with four saves against six goals, securing a .400 save percentage and improving to a 4-2 record. Alex Hammond continued with two saves against four goals, securing a .333 save percentage. Fisher Makuch finished things off for the Wildcats earning one save.
 
Stat leaders for the Quaker's included Seth Woods (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) notching his second hat-trick of the season, putting five goals past the WildCat defense on nine shots, seven of those on target. Aimery Workman (High Point, N.C.) pitched in with two of his own with one helper on five shots, three of those on target. Jacob Mills (Culpepper, Va.) had a goal and assist with five shots total, three on target. Jason Campbell (Fairfax, Va.) scored one with two total shots. Kenneth Crowley (Charlotte, N.C.) rounded out Guilford's scoring efforts with one. Gavin Brown (Charleston, S.C.) contributed with a pair of assists, while Davis Palombo (Greensboro, N.C.) added an assist to the stat sheet. Drew Sizemore (Greensboro, N.C.) led the Quakers in ground balls with seven.
 
The Wildcats wasted no time asserting themselves, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first six minutes of gameplay. Owen Kupsey led the charge with two quick goals in succession, both assisted by Elliot Dotson. Dotson, Harrison Schlachta, and Jake Small each found the back of the net moments after Kupsey's two piece. Guilford struggled to generate offensive momentum early, with Penn's defense limiting them to just five shots in the opening frame.
 
The Quakers responded in the second quarter, finally breaking through when Campbell scored unassisted at the 13:44 mark. Workman followed just a minute later to cut the deficit to 6-2, giving GC some type of momentum. Penn quickly responded with a blow of their own, extending their lead to 7-2, Workman struck again off an assist from Mills, keeping Guilford within striking distance. Woods closed out the half with a goal at 1:27, bringing the score to 8-4 heading into the half.
 
Penn took control in the third, outsourcing Guilford 9-2 in a dominant stretch. Woods opened the half with a man-up goal off a feed from Workman, but Penn continued to pester the Quaker's backline. Will Ehret, Jayden Hazzard, Aiden McFalls, Kupsey, Dotson, and Small were instrumental in the scoring spree, pushing Penn's lead to 17-6 by the end of the period. Woods added a tally of his own at the 7:46 mark, but the deficit proved insurmountable.
 
Guilford fought hard in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 4-3, but unfortunately it was too late. Crowley secured his fifth of the season off a pass from Brown at 13:45. Mills secured his seventh goal of the season, with a helper from Brown. Woods added his fourth and fifth goals of the day to wrap up the game. Despite the Quaker's late push, the gap was too unbearable as Penn secured the 20-10 victory.
 
Guilford will look to bounce back as they continue their homestead, facing Lake Forest College, on March 14. First face-off is set for 4 P.M
 
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