Guilford College lacrosse star a proven leader on and off the field

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GREENSBORO -- The Guilford College lacrosse team made history with their 19-15 victory Wednesday evening over Roanoke College. Not only did they end their 0-28 mark against their conference foe but the win gave the Lady Quakers their first ODAC regular season championship.

They were lead by the nation's leading scorer, E'leyna Garcia, who the Maroons bottled up by face-guarding throughout the match, holding her to only one goal at halftime. But the junior attacker had no worries when facing a deficit at the break and she wanted her teammates to feel the same way.

"We're only down one, this is our game, guys," she told her team on the sideline.

She then scored four of her five goals in the second half helping lead her teammates to a comeback victory while shaking off those defensive strategies put in place to stop her.

"I do see it almost every game so I'm starting to get used to it now. Just keep on working to get around it," she said. "My coach is really helpful in giving me tips on how to get open and my teammates are really great about helping me try to get open as well."

That help from her teammates and first-year head coach, Sarah Lamphier, has been vital. She inherited a squad with only 15 players, stacking the odds against them to succeed at this level.

However, the lack of depth on the team has played to their benefit.

"They have a lot of experience and they're in it every day working hard so they're seeing a lot of the same repetitions over and over again," Lamphier said. "I think that's part of the reason we've been successful is even just through our small numbers.

Garcia is their undisputed leader on and off the field. She spends a majority of her free time volunteering at the YWCA with teen moms, providing an extra support system. Lamphier says that's exactly the kind of player she wants to build her program around.

"Putting aside her talent and her ability, her as a person and what she brings to our own community as well as the greater Greensboro community is incredible. This is exactly what I want my team to be about," she said.

And that mentality may help Guilford College compete for a Division III national championship down the road.

Source: http://charlotte.news14.com/content/local_news/triad/693130/guilford-college-lacrosse-star-a-proven-leader-on-and-off-the-field

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