Women's Soccer

Generals Pick Up First Victory, 10-0

Women's Soccer

Generals Pick Up First Victory, 10-0

Sewanee, Tenn. -- Eight Generals scored goals as the Washington and Lee University women's soccer team gathered their first victory of the season with a 10-0 victory over Meredith at the Sewanee Tournament.

Freshman forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./The Potomac School) led the way for W&L (1-1) with three goals on the day. She started the scoring at the 3:20 mark with her first collegiate goal off assists by senior Shana Levine (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) and freshman Susannah Hewlett (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville).

Sophomore midfielder Ruth Hill Yeilding (Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook) collected W&L's third goal to go along with two assists. Senior Courtney Nolan (Princeton, N.J./Princeton) also had a goal and an assist.

Freshman Amy Blakeway (San Antonio, Texas/St. Mary's Hall) and Sara Jurkowsky (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) notched their first collegiate goals in the second half.

Senior goalkeeper Lauren Harris (Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill) stopped all four shots in the net to get her first shutout of the season and 22nd in her career. W&L outshot Meredith (0-2) 46-4.

Emory College won the tournament with a record of 2-0 after defeating Sewanee 2-0 on Sunday.

Senior Liz Olson (Brookfield, Conn./Loomis-Chaffee), junior Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia), and Marcoux were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Generals return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 13, vs. Randolph-Macon in both the home opener and the beginning of Old Dominion Athletic Conference play. Game time is set for 4:00 pm on the Liberty Hall Fields.

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