LEXINGTON, Va. -- The fourth-seeded Washington and Lee field hockey team earned its first-ever ODAC Tournament victory as it defeated fifth-seeded Virginia Wesleyan, 1-0, on Saturday evening at the W&L Turf Field.

W&L (10-8), which outshot the Marlins 15-2 and held a 7-0 edge in penalty corners, scored the game's lone goal when junior forward Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) controlled a loose ball and fed it to freshman forward Elisabeth Putney (Richmond, Va./Episcopal), whose shot found the back of the cage with 11:08 remaining in the second half.

W&L freshmen goaltenders Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) and Elise Gelinas (Rosemont, Pa./Agnes Irwin) each played 35 minutes making one save in the shutout.

Sophomore Margie Baker (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) turned back nine shots in the Marlins' (7-9) goal.

The Generals will return to action on Friday as they play in the ODAC Semifinals at top-seed Lynchburg for an 11:30 am match.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Elisabeth Putney
VWC - None

ASSISTS
W&L - Kelly Taffe
VWC - None

GOALKEEPERS
Courtney Harrison (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 1 save
Elise Gelinas (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 0 saves
Margie Baker (VWC) - 70:00, 1 GA, 9 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 15 shots, 1 save, 7 penalty corners
VWC - 2 shots, 9 saves, 0 penalty corners