GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Westminster College men's lacrosse team concluded their Spring Break trip as they lost, 14-12, to non-conference opponent Guilford College on Wednesday.
 
Guilford (4-2) started off the scoring with two goals in the first five minutes, while holding Westminster (3-2) scoreless until 9:02 when junior Chris Slater (Plum, PA / Central Catholic) got the Titans' first goal with the assist by sophomore Nick Trella (Moon Twp, PA / Moon Area). Three minutes later, Slater scored his second goal (6:03) to tie the game at two. The Quakers took the lead back at 5:09, only for the Titans to tie the game again at three on a goal by junior Dante Serra (Center Valley, PA / Southern Lehigh) (4:31). The Titans held the Quakers scoreless for the remainder of the quarter and grabbed their first lead of the game (4-3) when junior Adrian Culp (Gaithersburg, MD / Quince Orchard) found first-year Joe Rosa (Newton, NJ / Kittatinny Regional) for the goal at the 2:46 mark.
 
In the second quarter, the Titans got off to a fast start, scoring three consecutive goals (five consecutive since 5:09 in the first), all three by senior Ryan Shorts (Westlake Village, CA / Oak Park), extending Westminster's lead to 7-3 (its largest of the game). Shorts's goals were assisted by junior Tyler Nordby (Burnt Hills, NY / Burnt Hills) (14:17), sophomore Shane Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL / East Lake) (9:21), and Rosa (7:26). Guilford broke its 16:56 scoring drought with a goal at the 3:13 mark to bring the game to 7-4 going into halftime.
 
In the third quarter, the Quakers held the Titans scoreless, while scoring three goals within the first two minutes at 14:16, 13:52, and 13:02 to tie the game 7-7.  Guilford scored two more goals with 9:49 left then five minutes later with 4:19 left, to take its first lead since the first quarter (9-7).
 
In the fourth quarter, the Quakers struck first with a goal, their seventh unanswered score, at 10:33 to extend their lead to 10-7. At the 9:56 mark, Westminster got back on the board with a goal by Nordby. Just 44 seconds later, Fisher scored to bring the Titans within one (10-9) with 9:12 left in the contest. The Quakers made it a two-goal lead with a goal at 8:19 (11-9).  After the five-minute mark, the Titans rallied to take a 12-11 lead with a goal from Serra (4:39) and two by Fisher (4:09 and 2:12). The first Fisher goal was assisted by junior Ryan Stiemly (Edgewood, MD/Edgewood / Edgewood) and the second was assisted by Culp. After the 2:00 mark, the Quakers went on a run of their own with goals with 1:54 left, 1:25 left, and 0:07 left, to secure the 14-12 victory.
 
Shorts's three goals gave him the team-lead with 14 on the season. Rosa's goal was his 12^th on the season. With three more goals, Fisher now has nine on the season, good for third on the team.
 
Titan senior goalkeeper Carter Hall (Zeeland, MI / Zeeland West) totaled 15 saves in a complete game effort. First-year Bennett Webster (Penfield, NY / Penfield) tied Hall with a team-high four ground balls.
 
Westminster will next play a non-conference game at home against Hampton University Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m.