LEXINGTON, Va. -- Five different players scored goals as Washington and Lee defeated Rhodes College, 5-0, in field hockey action on Sunday afternoon at the W&L Turf Field.

The Generals (7-7) opened the scoring at the 27:40 mark of the first period as sophomore midfielder Kitt Murphy (Richmond, Va/St. Catherines) scored an unassisted tally. Junior sweeper Maitena Moure (Mar Del Plata, Argentina/Holy Trinity) also scored an unassisted goal at the 15:17 mark to give W&L a 2-0 halftime lead.

Freshman midfielder S.B. Northen (Richmond, Va./Collegiate), sophomore defender Erin Rathbone (Darnestown, Md./Northwest) and junior forward Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) all scored goals in the second half to provide the final margin. Rathbone's goal occurred on a penalty stroke. Murphy, Moure and exchange student Joanna Slack (Coventry, U.K./King Henry VIII School) all recorded assists in the second half of play for the Generals.

For the game, W&L held a 22-1 advantage in shots and an 11-2 edge in penalty corners.

Freshman goaltenders Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) and Elise Gelinas (Rosemont, Pa./Agnes Irwin) combined on the shutout for the Generals.

Rhodes (7-7) freshman goaltender Alice Cowley (Louisville, Ky.) posted 11 saves on the afternoon.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Thursday as it travels to Ashland, Va., to take on Randolph-Macon. Game time is slated for 4:30 pm.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Maitena Moure (1), Kitt Murphy (1), S.B. Northen (1), Erin Rathbone (1), Kelly Taffe (1)
RC - None

ASSISTS
W&L - Maitena Moure (1), Kitt Murphy (1), Joanna Slack (1)
RC - None

GOALKEEPERS
Courtney Harrison (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 1 save
Elise Gelinas (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 0 saves
Alice Cowley (RC) - 70:00, 5 GA, 11 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 22 shots, 1 save, 1 penalty stroke, 11 penalty corners
RC - 1 shot, 11 saves, 2 penalty corners