SWEET BRIAR, Va. – The Sweet Briar College lacrosse team (0-2) came up short against the Guilford College Quakers (1-1, 0-0 ODAC) tonight as the team fell by a score of 16-4 in the home opener.
After Guilford got on the board first, junior
Valen Foster (Bushwood, Md.) helped the Vixens answer quickly with a woman-up goal less than five minutes in to tie the game up at one.
Sophomore
Victoria Schofield (Towson, Md.) was the next Sweet Briar player to get her name in the scoresheet after finding the back of the net at the 9:21 mark in the second quarter to bring the score to 4-2.
Five-straight goals by Guilford helped the visitors increase their lead to seven midway through the third quarter of play.
Back-to-back tallies from Foster and Schofield with time winding down in the third were the last goals scored by Sweet Briar in the game.
The Quakers ended the contest on a seven score run for the eventual 16-4 victory.
Senior
Kat Navarro (Carlsbad, Calif.) spent all 60 minutes in goal and totaled nine saves.
Highlights
- Senior Jamison Tarver (Kingwood, Texas) led the team with 10 ground balls.
- Six Vixens recorded a caused turnover while Schofield had a team-high three draw controls.
What's Next
The Vixens will head to North Carolina Wesleyan on March 2nd.
Visit the online home of Sweet Briar athletics, vixenathletics.com, to stay up-to-date on all Vixens sports and coverage from the Vixen Sports Network. Click here to sign up for email blasts from Vixen Athletics.
You can also give the Sweet Briar Vixens a like on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
