GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Shenandoah University men's lacrosse opened up its ODAC slate Saturday with an 18-8 road victory at Guilford.

Shenandoah (5-1, 1-0 ODAC) extended its winning streak to five games with the program's second-ever win over the Quakers (3-2, 0-1).

IN BRIEF

SU led for all but 2:34 of the game after Michael Brooks tallied the first of his four goals of the contest at 12:26 of the first.

Following a GC tally, Chris Baker scored back-to-back goals with Brooks adding another to put the visitors on top 4-1 with 4:59 to play in the first.

Brooks ended up with a hat-trick in the first quarter alone to give the Hornets the 5-3 lead after one.

Brooks connected with Kyle Morien to start the third quarter giving SU the 9-5 lead. Morien's goal would prove to be the game-winner.

Shenandoah extended the lead in the final stanza with a five-goal run to conclude the contest.

SU LEADERS

• Goals: C. Baker 4, Brooks 4, Ryan Schott 3

• Assists: Schott 3, Brooks 2, Baker 2

• Groundballs: Schott 4, Andrew Shy 4, C. Baker 4, Michael Beutel 3, Orlando Levins 3, Jason Morgan 3, Jared Barlow 3

• Saves: Beutel 10

BY THE NUMBERS

• Shots: SU 46, GC 53

• Groundballs: SU 33, GC 29

• Faceoffs: GC 18-of-30

• Clears: SU 14-of-18, GC 13-of-23

• Turnovers: SU 14, GC 19

QUOTABLE

"This was a solid win for us," head coach Tim Marshall said. "We feel like we executed well in all phases of our game plan and a lot of players contributed."

UP NEXT

The Hornets travel to Frostburg State on Tuesday, March 12 at 3 p.m. in the squad's final non-league contest of the season.

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