LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee sophomore midfielder Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) tallied four goals and two assists to help lead the Generals to an 18-8 victory over Denison in women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon on the Liberty Hall Fields.
The Generals grabbed the lead for good (3-2) at the 11:48 mark of the first half as Taffe scored her second goal of the contest off an assist from freshman midfielder Maggie Speasmaker (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's). W&L then outscored the Big Red, 5-2 over the remainder of the first half to claim an 8-4 halftime advantage. Junior attacker Leslie Bogart (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) notched one goal and three assists during the run.
W&L would extend its halftime advantage to 12-4 at the 17:57 mark by scoring the first four goals of the second half. Taffe and senior defender Julie Carskadon (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) each registered a goal and an assist during that span. After a Denison tally made the score 12-5, the Generals rattled off three straight goals, including a pair of tallies by sophomore attacker Stephanie Haldy (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Agnes Irwin) to assume a 15-5 lead.
In addition to Taffe's offensive output, Bogart added two goals and three assists, while sophomore midfielder Lee Wheeler (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) chipped in with three goals and one assist. Carskadon notched two goals and one assist and Haldy added a pair of scores. Sophomore Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) registered nine saves between the pipes.
For Denison, senior attacker Bridget Curley (Summitt, N.J./Summitt) recorded four goals. Junior goalkeeper Abbe Stewart (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) stopped 10 shots.
The victory improved W&L to 5-3 overall, while Denison slipped to 1-4.
The Generals return to action when they travel to Bridgewater on Wednesday for a 4:00 pm contest.
-- GENERALS --
SCORING
W&L: Leslie Bogart (2 goals, 3 assists), Kelly Taffe (4 goals, 2 assists), Kitt Murphy (2 goals), Lee Wheeler (3 goals, 1 assist), Julie Carskadon (2 goals, 1 assist), Natalya Hoobchaak (1 goal, 1 assist), Laura Wilson (1 goal), Stephanie Haldy (2 goals), Emily Barker (1 goal), Erin Rathbone (2 assists), Maggie Speasmaker (1 assist)
DEN: Bridget Curley (4 goals), Leslie Masterpaul (1 goal), Lea Disston (1 goal), Meg Myers (1 goal), Liz Robinson (1 goal)
GOALKEEPERS
Joanna Perini (W&L), 60:00, 8 GA, 9 saves
Abbe Stewart (DEN), 60:00, 18 GA, 10 saves
