ASHLAND, Va. -- The second-seeded Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team advanced to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament Championship with an 8-4 victory over third-seeded Roanoke in semifinal action in Ashland, Va. on Saturday afternoon.

The Generals will square off against top-seeded Randolph-Macon at 2:00 pm on Sunday afternoon in the ODAC Championship. The Yellow Jackets defeated fifth-seeded Virginia Wesleyan, 14-8, in Saturday's first semifinal game. The winner of Sunday's ODAC Championship will receive the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

W&L (11-4) assumed a 5-1 halftime advantage against the Maroons today as sophomore midfielders Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) and Lee Wheeler (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) registered two goals each. Senior midfielder Emily Owens (Waco, Texas/Episcopal) netted W&L's other first half goal.

The Generals tacked on three insurance goals in the second half, including Taffe's third of the contest and two from junior attacker Leslie Bogart (Wilton, Conn./Wilton).

Taffe finished the game with three goals, while Wheeler and Bogart netted two apiece. Sophomore Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) was spectacular in goal as she posted 18 saves.

Roanoke (11-6) freshman attacker Steph Calabrese (Darien, Conn./Darien) scored a pair of goals and assisted on one, while senior midfielder Leslie Hunt (Baltimore, Md./Towson) contrinuted two goals. Freshman Koehl Robinson (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Episcopal) and junior Lisa Humphries (Glasgow, Va./Rockbridge County) combined to stop 10 shots between the pipes.

The Generals outshot Roanoke, 26-23 for the game.

SCORING
W&L: Kelly Taffe (3 goals), Lee Wheeler (2 goals), Leslie Bogart (2 goals), Emily Owens
RC: Steph Calabrese (1 goal, 1 assist), Leslie Hunt (2 goals), Carrie Smith (1 goal)

GOALKEEPERS
Joanna Perini (W&L) 60:00, 4 GA, 18 saves
Koehl Robinson (RC) 44:00, 7GA, 4 saves
Lisa Humphries (RC) 16:00, 1 GA, 6 saves

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