NORFOLK, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team rallied from a 7-5 halftime deficit to post an 11-10 victory over Virginia Wesleyan and clinch the No. 2 seed in next week's ODAC Tournament.

The Generals (9-4, 7-1) assumed a 2-0 lead 10 minutes into the contest as sophomore midfielder Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) scored at the 25:36 mark and sophomore midfielder Lee Wheeler (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) netted a goal with 19:49 remaining. Following a Blue Marlin score just 11 seconds later, Wheeler notched her second goal of the half at the 18:23 mark to provide the Generals with a 3-1 lead. A goal by Kristina Adams cut the W&L lead to 3-2 with 17:14 left, however, W&L tallied two straight goals in less than 50 seconds to claim a 5-2 lead with 14:02 left. VWC then closed the half with five straight goals to assume a 7-5 lead at halftime. Anne Marie Nash scored the Blue Marlins final four goals during the run.

Taffe began the second half with her third goal of the contest at the 27:58 mark. The Blue Marlins regained a two-goal lead (8-6) with a score at the 23:30 mark, however, the Generals rattled off four unanswered goals to claim a 10-8 lead with 16:11 left.

VWC sliced its deficit to one goal as Meagan DiCave tallied with 14:10 left. Taffe registered her fifth goal of the contest with 7:55 showing and DiCave rounded out the scoring with her second goal of the half with four minutes to play.

Taffe led the Generals with five goals, while junior attacker Leslie Bogart (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) tied her own school record with six assists for the second consecutive game. Sophomore Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) stopped three shots between the pipes.

VWC (9-7, 4-4) was led by Nash who totaled five goals and one assist. Meagan DiCave scored two goals and contributed an assist, while Janine Swanson made 13 saves in the losing effort.

The Generals will next be in action when they host an ODAC quarterfinal game on Wednesday afternoon.

SCORING
W&L: Leslie Bogart (6 assists), Kelly Taffe (5 goals), Lee Wheeler (1 goal), Maggie Speasmaker (2 goals), Kitt Murphy (1 goal), Julie Carskadon (1 goal), Courtenay Fisher (1 goal)
VWC: Anne Marie Nash (5 goals, 1 assist), Meagan DiCave (2 goals, 1 assist), Meghan Pannenbacker (1 goal), Megan Parris (1 goal), Kristina Adams (1 goal)

GOALKEEPERS
Joanna Perini (W&L) 60:00, 10 GA, 3 saves
Janine Swanson (VWC) 60:00, 11 GA, 13 saves

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