BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- The Washington and Lee field hockey team improved to 4-6 overall, 3-3 in the ODAC with a 3-0 win at Bridgewater on Wednesday afternoon.

Junior forward Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at the 7:05 mark of the first half.

Sophomore midfielder Kitt Murphy (Richmond, Va./St. Catherines) stretched the lead to 2-0 on an unassisted goal with 30:23 remaining in the second half and sophomore forward Grace Barlow (Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day) added an insurance goal with 4:38 remaining off an assist from freshman midfielder Lindsay Pace (Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan) for the final margin.

Freshman goalkeepers Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) and Elise Gelinas (Rosemont, Pa./Agnes Irwin) each logged a half in goal for W&L, combining to stop five shots.

Kristi Martin and Frankee Waldron split time in goal for Bridgewater (3-6, 1-3), making five saves as well.

Washington and Lee will return to action on Wednesday as it hosts Randolph-Macon Woman's College for a 6:30 pm contest.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Kelly Taffe, Kitt Murphy, Grace Barlow
BC - None

ASSISTS
W&L - Lindsay Pace
BC - None

GOALKEEPERS
Courtney Harrison (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 2 saves
Elise Gelinas (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 3 saves
Kristi Martin (BC) - 35:00, 1 GA, 2 saves
Frankee Waldron (BC) - 35:00, 2 GA, 3 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 13 shots, 5 saves, 9 penalty corners
BC - 10 shots, 5 saves, 5 penalty corners