LEXINGTON, Va. -- Ten different Washington and Lee players scored to help lead the Generals to a 10-7 victory over Lynchburg in ODAC women's lacrosse action on Wednesday afternoon at the Liberty Hall Fields.
In a rematch of last year's ODAC Championship game, the Hornets assumed a 2-0 lead six minutes into the contest on goals by sophomore attacker Judy Garger (Fairfax, Va./Chantilly) and junior attacker Linda Jack (Riva, Md./South River). Jack also assisted on Garger's goal.
The Generals (4-3, 3-0) would respond with six unanswered goals to end the first half with a 6-2 advantage. Sophomore midfielder Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) and senior midfielders Emily Owens (Waco, Texas/Episcopal) and Courtenay Fisher (Baltimore, Md./Garrison Forest) each tallied goals on free possession shots during the run.
Lynchburg (5-2, 3-1) sophomore attacker Beth Bicker (Centennial, Co./Arapahoe) tallied a goal at the 28:53 mark of the second half to cut the W&L lead to 6-3. However, W&L freshman midfielder Kristen Brown (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) scored at the 22:35 mark off an assist from Owens and freshman midfielder Erin Rathbone (Darnestown, Md./Northwest) notched a tally with 13:27 left off an assist from junior attacker Leslie Bogart (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) to give the Generals an 8-3 lead.
W&L sophomore Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) was sensational between the pipes as she made 16 saves. Lynchburg senior Jen McHugh (Bel Air, Md./Milton Wright) notched 13 saves.
Bogart finished the game with one goal and three assists, while Wheeler and Owens added one goal and one assist each. Jack led the Hornets with two goals and one assist. Freshman attacker Ali Ballantyne (Summitt, N.J./Summitt) and junior midfielder Kim Habicht (Baltimore, Md./Parkville) chipped in one goal and one assist.
W&L returns to action when it hosts non-conference foe Denison at 1:00 pm Saturday afternoon.
-- GENERALS --
SCORING
W&L: Leslie Bogart (1 goal, 3 assists), Kelly Taffe (1 goal), Kitt Murphy (1 goal, 1 assist), Emily Owens (1 goal, 1 assist), Lee Wheeler (1 goal, 1 assist), Courtenay Fisher (1 goal) Kristen Brown (1 goal), Julie Carskadon (1 goal), Erin Rathbone (1 goal), Maggie Speasmaker (1 goal)
LC: Linda Jack (2 goals, 1 assist), Kate Habicht (1 goal, 1 assist), Kim Hamblen (2 goal), Judy Garger (1 goal), Ali Ballantyne (1 goal, 1 assist)
GOALKEEPERS
Joanna Perini (W&L) 60:00, 7 GA, 16 saves
Jen McHugh (LC), 60:00, 10 GA, 13 saves
