LEXINGTON, Va. -- Randolph-Macon scored three goals in the first half and held off a furious rally by Washington and Lee to defeat the Generals, 4-3, in field hockey on Saturday afternoon on the W&L Turf Field.

The Yellow Jackets got first half goals from junior forward Mara Friedman (Annadale, Va./Annadale ) with 16:30 to play, junior midfielder Kathryn Jefferson (Richmond, Va./St. Catherine's) with 6:58 to play and freshman midfielder Elizabeth Achee (Pilesgrove, N.J./Woodstown) with 2:32 left in the half.

W&L cut into the lead as sophomore midfielder Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season with 21:50 left in the game. Freshman forward Grace Barlow (Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day) notched her first collegiate goal to make it a one-goal game off an assist from freshman forward Meredith Walker (Travelers Rest, S.C./Chrust Church Episcopal). But Yellow Jacket junior forward Carrie Bittingham (Delmar, Del./Delmar) gave her team a two-goal cushion as she scored with 4:42 to play.

W&L sophomore forward Jessica Lake Montgomery Village, Md./Watkins Mill) made thngs close when she scored with 2:20 left. But the Generals could not tie the game in the final two-minutes of action.

W&L senior goalkeeper Deidra MacLeod (Weston, Mass./Weston) made two saves in the first half. She was releived by sophomore Lauren Rosario (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) who made three saves in the second half.

The Generals return to action on Wednesday when they host Roanoke at 4:30 pm.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Kell Taffe, Grace Barlow, Jessica Lake
RMC - Mara Friedman, Kathryn Jefferson, Elizabeth Achee, Carrie Bittingham

ASSISTS
W&L - Meredith Walker
RMC - Carrie Bittingham, Cory Wood (2), Kristina Myers

GOALKEEPERS
W&L - Deidra MacLeod: 35:00, 3GA, 2 saves and Lauren Rosario: 35:00, 1GA, 3 saves
RMC - Sam Madden - 70:00, 3GA, 6 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 9 shots, 5 saves, 3 penalty corners
RMC - 11 shots, 7 saves, 4 penalty corners