LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse team handed Washington and Lee its second loss of the season on Saturday, downing the visiting Generals by a 10-6 margin.
F&M jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before W&L could tally a goal. Sophomore Courtenay Fisher (Balitmore, Md./Garrison Forest) got the Generals on the board with an unassisted goal at the 22:22 mark of the first half. Freshmen Laura Wilson (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) and Leslie Bogart (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) then tallied goals just :44 seconds apart to give W&L what proved to be its only lead of the contest at 3-2. The Diplomats rallied, scoring the final three goals of the first half for a 5-3 lead at the break.
F&M continued its streak at the onset of the second half, notching the first two goals for a 7-3 lead. W&L senior Katherine Riddle (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Univ. Liggett) connected for two second half goals, but the Generals could never climb back into the game.
For the game, the Diplomats outshot W&L by a count of 22-21. W&L senior Ginny Jernigan (Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips) tallied 12 saves in goal to help keep the Generals within striking distance. Kim Kelly and Laura Fine led F&M with three goals apiece.
W&L will return to action on Saturday, March 25, when it plays host to Mary Washington at 2:00 pm.
SCORING:
W&L - Katherine Riddle (2 goals), Leslie Bogart (1 goal, 1 assist), Laura Wilson (1 goal, 1 assist), Courtenay Fisher (1 goal), Emily Owens (1 goal), Sarah Janowitz (1 assist)
F&M - Kim Kelly (3 goals), Laura Fine (3 goals), Laura Longmore (2 goals), Cynthia DaCosta (1 goal, 2 assists), Megan Berrington (3 assists), Gen Moyer (1 goal), Lauren Paul (1 assist)
GOALKEEPING:
Min. GA SAVES W/L
Mod Rao (LC) 60 6 9 W
Ginny Jernigan (W&L) 60 10 12 L
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