GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Senior attackman Colin Dougherty (Timonium, Md./Loyola) netted two goals and dished out four assists as fourth-ranked Washington and Lee used a 4-0 burst in the fourth period to break an 8-all tie and defeat Gettysburg 12-10 in the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals at Musselman Stadium in Gettysburg, Pa.

With the win, the Generals advance to face top-ranked Salisbury State in the national semifinals next weekend. The Sea Gulls avenged their only loss of the 2000 regular-season with a 21-9 romp over Washington (Md.) on Sunday.

In a game that was tied at the end of each of the first three periods, the Generals advanced to the semis with a 4-0 run over a span of seven minutes and 42 seconds in the fourth quarter. Dougherty fed junior attackman Tom Burke (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) with 12:28 left in the game to put the Generals ahead to stay at 9-8. Junior attackman Matt Dugan (Rockaway, N.J./Mtn. Lakes) then scored twice in a span of 44 seconds to push the lead to 11-8 and help Washington and Lee (16-1) to its school-record 16th victory while avenging its only loss of the 2000 campaign. Gettysburg downed W&L 6-4 on March 12th in Lexington. Following Dugan's pair of goals, freshman attacker Will Sharp (Kensington, Md./St. Albans) finalized the W&L scoring with an EMO goal, increasing the W&L advantage to 12-8 with 4:46 to play. The Bullets (14-2) responded with an unassisted goal from Tommy Pearce with 4:10 to play, but the Generals clamped down on defense and held Gettysburg off the scoreboard until a goal by Ross Garretson with only :10 seconds remaining.

W&L junior goalie Wes Hays (Towson, Md./Loyola) made 12 saves on the afternoon while Andrew Barter came up with eight stops for Gettysburg. The Generals were led in scoring by Dougherty with a team-high six points. Dugan notched four goals and an assist, while senior attackman Chris Brown (Towson, Md./Towson) chipped in with two goals and an assist. The Bullets, who saw their season end in the Quarterfinals for the third consecutive season, were led by Pete Milliman with two goals and two assists, while Garretson tallied three goals.

Both the date and time of W&L's contest against Salisbury State will be announced later this week.

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