FERRUM, Virginia - Ferrum College's lacrosse team beat Guilford in an evenly contested match up. The Panthers outscored the Quakers 4-1 in the fourth quarter to win 17-16. Lana Barkovic and Ashtyn Bishop led Ferrum with five goals apiece.

RECORDS
Ferrum 6-8, 3-6
Guilford 4-11, 1-7

THE BASICS
The first quarter went back and forth and ended in a 5-5 tie. With 12:54 remaining in the half, Bishop scored to put the Panthers ahead 7-5. The Quakers then went on a 7-0 run to stretch their lead to 12-7. Just before intermission, Caroline Moore found the back of the net to pull the Panthers to within four. With eight minutes remaining in the third, Barkovic scored her fifth goal of the game, picking up a ground ball and taking it all the way to the bank. That goal pulled the Panthers even with the Quakers. The fourth period saw four different Panthers score. Guilford's Kylie Wood scored with 1:05 remaining to pull Guilford within one. The crucial next draw was won by Ferrum's Makaila Veney, her 9th of the game, allowing Ferrum to run the clock out.

Ferrum Goalie Cayden West made 14 saves in the win. Defensively, Veney had four caused turnovers and six ground balls.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Bishop 5G, Barkovic 5G, Moore 2G; Cass 2G, Veney 1G, 1A, 9DC, 4CT, 6GB
Guilford: Carm DeFeo 5G, 1A; Maggie Hartnett 4G, 1A; Emma Garland 4G

UP NEXT
Coach Carly Coyle's team will be celebrating senior day on Saturday, April 19 when they take on Randolph College. Game time in Ferrum will be at 1:00 PM.