LYNCHBURG, Va.–The Guilford College men's lacrosse team (5-10, 3-5 ODAC) delivers one of its strongest performances of the season, cruising to a dominant 22-5 win over Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opponent Randolph College (1-13, 0-8 ODAC) at WildCat stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Quakers outshot Randolph 62-29 and scooped up 35 ground balls to the WildCats' 18. Guilford finished 19-of-31 faceoffs, with River Hull (Lexington, Va.) claiming most of those as he won 16-of-27 total faceoffs and collected seven ground balls . Seth Woods (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) contributed the remaining three. Caused turnovers deemed crucial for the Quakers as they forced eight of them.
 
The goalkeeping trio of Darius Safavi-Abbassi (Culver City, Calif.), Gavin Dellinger (Hilton Head Island, S.C.), and Lucas Satterwhite (Oxford, N.C.) were instrumental in securing the lopsided win. Safavi-Abbassi set the tone early, allowing just one goal on nine shots and posting a stellar .889 save percentage. Dellinger stepped in during the third quarter and made three saves on seven shots, while Satterwhite closed out the contest with a perfect fourth quarter, stopping the only shot on goal he faced. The collective effort limited Randolph to just five goals on 29 shots. Safavi-Abbassi earns the win, improving him to an overall record of 5-9 on the season. Adam Ulffers got the nod in net for the opposition, allowing 22 goals on 62 shots and making 17 saves.
 
Our leading scorer, Davis Palombo (Greensboro, N.C), showcased a stellar performance notching a team-high and season-high, nine points on five goals and four assists, bringing his season totals to 31 goals and 15 assists. Seth Woods (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) secured his third four-goal performance with Luke Foxwell (Virginia Beach, Va.) following right behind him with his own four piece, giving the freshman his first hat-trick of his career. Gavin Brown (Charleston, S.C.) etched his third hat-trick and an assist. Jacob Mills (Culpepper, Va.) contributed with a trio of his own, his second hat-trick of his collegiate career. Jason Campbell (Fairfax, Va.) joined the scoring fun with a goal, while Antonio Puopolo (Holly Springs, N.C.) celebrated his first collegiate goal. Aimery Workman (High Point, N.C.) dished out two assists with Bashwyn Fitch (Charleston, S.C.) adding a goal and an assist to the total. Ezekiel Gravley (Summerfield, N.C.) provided a helper to the efforts.
 
The sole contributors for the bad guys were Leyton Brightly, who notched a hat-trick, and Michael Baldwin, who contributed with a pair of goals.
 
The Quakers set the tone early and never really looked back. Guilford scored seven unanswered goals in the first quarter alone, opening the floodgates just 42 seconds into the game with a goal from Palombo, assisted by Workman. That was quickly followed by tallies from Fitch, Brown, Puopolo, two more from Palombo, and finally Brown once again. The backline stifled the Wildcats throughout the quarter, while Safavi-Abbasi made three saves to maintain the first quarter shutout.
 
The Quakers opened the second quarter with style, as Foxwell notched a goal in the first 12 seconds of the quarter, thanks to a Gravley helper. Randolph responded rather quickly with a goal by Leyton Brightly, but Guilford's offense proved unstoppable. Mills scored a goal at the 10:09 mark, assisted by Workman. Woods followed with one of his own before Mills decided to add another one to his statline. Campbell closed out the scoring efforts in the quarter, adding Guilford's 12th goal of the game.
 
The third quarter saw more of the same, with the Quakers pouring in five more goals. Palombo secured his quad-feed 51 seconds into the quarter while Brown notched his hat-trick at the 10:27 mark, assisted by Palombo. The WildCats did respond with a pair of their own before the Quakers decided to dump two more thanks to Woods and Foxwell adding to the scoring efforts. Brightly and Baldwin added their third and second of the game but were quickly responded to with a last-minute goal by Foxwell.
 
Guilford closed out the game with yet another handful of goals in the frame. Woods added a pair while Mills, Foxwell, and Palombo pitched in one more goal each. The Quakers took advantage of multiple man-up opportunities and continued to dominate the possession game. Randolph managed just four shots on target in the fourth, with Satterwhite denying the lone attempt that found the frame.
 
Men's Lacrosse returns home for its final regular-season contest on Saturday, April 19, when the team hosts Shenandoah University for Senior day. First faceoff is set for 4 PM at Appenzeller Field.
 
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