LANCASTER, Pa. -- Franklin and Marshall freshman midfielder Alexis O'Meara and junior midfielder Lauren Paul tallied four goals apiece to lead the 15th-ranked Diplomats to a 13-8 victory over 13th-ranked Washington and Lee in women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.
F&M (3-1) assumed a 4-0 lead just nine minutes into the contest as Paul netted two goals, while O'Meara and junior attacker Laura Fine each registered one.
The Generals (3-2) responded with back-to-back goals by sophomore midfielder Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) and senior defender Julie Carskadon (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) to bring W&L within two goals at 4-2 with 11:32 to play in the first half. However F&M freshman midfielder Allison O'Meara notched a pair of goals to close out the half, while W&L junior attacker Leslie Bogart (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) tallied one as the Diplomats claimed a 6-3 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Alexis O'Meara extended the Diplomat lead to 7-3 with a goal just one minute into action. Taffe responded with her second goal of the game at the 21:07 mark to cut the W&L deficit back to three goals at 7-4.
However, that would be as close as the Generals would get as Franklin & Marshall ripped off six straight goals over a six-and-a-half minute span to assume a 13-4 advantage with 9:03 to play.
The Generals rounded out the scoring with two goals from sophomore midfielder Lee Wheeler (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) and single tallies from Bogart and freshman midfielder Kristen Brown (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) over the final five minutes.
W&L sophomore Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) recorded 10 saves, while F&M senior Madhavi Rao tallied eight saves.
The Generals return to action when they host Mary Washington for a 2:00 pm contest next Saturday afternoon.
-- GENERALS --
SCORING
W&L GOALS: Kelly Taffe (2), Lee Wheeler (2), Leslie Bogart (2), Julie Carskadon, Kristen Brown
W&L ASSISTS: None
F&M GOALS: Lauren Paul (4), Alexis O'Meara (4), Danielle Jones (2), Allison O'Meara (2), Laura Fine (1)
F&M ASSISTS: Brynn Jackowski (2), Lauren Paul (2), Laura Fine, Allison O'Meara, Cynthia DaCosta
GOALKEEPERS
Joanna Perini (W&L) 60:00, 13 GA, 10 saves
Madhavi Rao (F&M) 60:00, 8 GA, 8 saves
