LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior forward Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) scored two goals to lead the Washington and Lee field hockey team to an ODAC victory against Virginia Wesleyan, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at the W&L Turf Field.

The Generals (3-6, 2-3) opened the scoring with 32:12 remaining in the first half when sophomore forward Kristen Brown (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) scored an unassisted goal to stake W&L to a 1-0 lead. The Marlins (3-5, 3-2) bounced back almost immediately when freshman forward Cara Byrd's (Suffolk, Va./Jamestown) shot found the back of the Generals' cage with 31:20 remaining in the first half, knotting the contest at 1-1.

W&L took over in the second half scoring three unanswered goals. Sandwiched between Taffe's two goals was a score by junior forward Jessica Lake (Montgomery Village, Md./Watkins Mill), who made a long run through the Marlins' defense before cranking a shot into their cage.

Freshmen goalies Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) and Elise Gelinas (Rosemont, Pa./Agnes Irwin) split the time in the Generals' goal, combining to make two saves on the afternoon. Sophomore Margie Baker (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) made eight saves for the Marlins.

W&L returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Bridgewater for a 4:00 pm match.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Kelly Taffe (2), Kristen Brown, Jessica Lake
VWC - Cara Byrd

ASSISTS
W&L - Kristen Brown
VWC - None

GOALKEEPERS
Courtney Harrison (W&L) - 35:00, 1GA, 0 saves
Elise Gelinas (W&L) - 35:00, 0GA, 2 saves
Margie Baker (VWC) - 70:00, 4GA, 8 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 22 shots, 2 saves, 4 penalty corners
VWC - 6 shots, 8 saves, 10 penalty corners