LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior forward Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) scored a pair of goals in the second half to lead the Washington and Lee field hockey team past Catawba College, 4-1, Friday evening.

The Generals (3-2) took a 1-0 lead into half-time thanks to a goal from junior forward Kristen Brown (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville), but Taffe's goals sandwiched around a score from junior midfielder Kitt Murphy (New York, N.Y./St. Catherines) broke the game wide for the home team.

Freshman defender Rebecca Hatchett (Newport News, Va./Hampton Roads Acad.) and junior defender Erin Rathbone (Darnestown, Md./Northwest) both recorded an assist in the victory.

The Lady Indians (0-10) prevented the shutout when sophomore defender Valerie Cullen (Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor) buried a penalty corner from senior midfielder Rachel Alosky (Windham, N.H./Salem) with 1:18 left in the game.

Splitting the time in goal for the Generals, sophomore Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) faced no shots while Elise Gelinas (Rosemont, Pa./Agnes Irwin) made one save. Sophomore keeper Lauren Weitzel (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) made 12 saves for Catawba.

The Generals return to action Sun., Sept. 28, when they travel to ODAC opponent Virginia Wesleyan. Game time is 2:00 p.m.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Kelly Taffe (2), Kit Murphy, Kristen Brown
CC - Valerie Cullen

ASSISTS
W&L - Rebecca Hatchett, Erin Rathbone
CC - Rachel Alosky

GOALKEEPERS
Elise Gelinas (W&L) - 35:00 1 GA, 1 Save
Courtney Harrison (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 0 Save
Lauren Weitzel (CC) - 70:00, 4 GA, 12 Saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 23 shots, 16 penalty corners, 0 penalty strokes,
CC - 5 shots, 7 penalty corners, 0 penalty strokes