LEXINGTON, Va. -- Christopher Newport used two first half goals and held on to defeat Washington and Lee, 2-1, in field hockey action on the W&L Turf Field on Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Captains (8-5) jumped on the board with 17:52 to play in the first half as freshman forward Megan McCreedy (Stafford, Va./North Stafford) tallied a goal off an assist from junior midfielder Shannon Lia (Yorktown, Va./Tabb). Christopher Newport extended its lead to 2-0 with 5:32 to play in the first half as senior forward Wendy Wilson (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) scored off an assist from McCreedy.

The Generals cut the deficit in half with 14:27 to play as sophomore forward Jessica Lake (Montogomery Village, Md./Watkins Mill) received a pass from sophomore forward Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) and scored her fourth goal of the season.

W&L senior goalkeeper Deidra MacLeod (Weston, Mass./Weston) played the first 35 minutes in goal and recorded three saves. Sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Rosario (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) tallied one save in the second half. Christopher Newport freshman goalkeeper Jessica Trosclair (Stafford, Va./North Stafford) made 12 saves to earn the victory.

The loss concludes the season for W&L. The Generals finished their first season as a varsity sport with an overall record of 3-10, including a 2-7 mark in the ODAC.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Jessica Lake
CNU - Megan McCreedy, Wendy Wilson

ASSISTS
W&L - Kelly Taffe
CNU - Shannon Lia, Megan McCreedy

GOALKEEPERS
Deidra MacLeod (W&L) - 35:00, 2GA, 3 saves
Lauren Rosario (W&L) - 35:00, 0GA, 1 save
Jessica Trosclair (CNU) - 70:00, 1GA, 12 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 17 shots, 4 saves, 7 penalty corners
CNU - 11 shots, 12 saves, 6 penalty corners