LANCASTER, Pa. – Thirteenth-ranked Washington and Lee outscored 16th-ranked Franklin & Marshall, 6-2, in the final 26:34 to secure a 10-9 non-conference women's lacrosse victory on Saturday afternoon.

Trailing, 7-3, with 28:01 remaining in the game, the Generals (5-1) began their come-back as senior attacker Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) scored off an assist by sophomore attacker Amanda Strickler (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) at 26:34. Sophomore midfielders Rachel Wallick (Phoenix, Md./Notre Dame Prep) and Kate Lester (Wilmington, Del./Friends) pulled W&L to within 7-6 of the Diplomats (1-2) with goals at 25:30 and 24:22 respectively, before a score by Alexis O'Meara at 19:37 pushed the F&M lead to 8-6.

Franklin and Marshall's tally wasn't enough to shift the momentum, however, as W&L saw two goals from Strickler, one goal from both Taffe and junior midfielder Erin Rathbone (Darnestown, Md./Northwest) in the next 15:31, giving the visitors a 10-8 lead with 4:06 to play.

The Diplomats scored again at 1:45 with a goal from Kelly Cassels, but couldn't find the equalizing tally as time expired and gave W&L to come-back victory.

Strickler recorded three goals and one assist for the Generals, while senior Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) recorded 15 saves in goal for the Generals.

The Generals return to action on Tuesday when they host Guilford for a 4:00 p.m. game.

SCORING:
W&L GOALS - Amanda Strickler 3, Kelly Taffe 2, Kate Lester 2, Lee Wheeler 1, Erin Rathbone 1,
Rachel Wallick 1.
W&L ASSISTS - Kelly Taffe 1, Lee Wheeler 1, Amanda Strickler 1.
F&M GOALS - Kelly Cassels 3, Alexis O'Meara 2, Kiki Foster 1, Allison O'Meara 1, Brenna Dolphin 1, Beverly Menghetti 1.
F&M ASSISTS - Alexis O'Meara 2, Brenna Dolphin 1, Eileen Keever 1.

GOALTENDING:
Joanna Perini (W&L) 60:00, 9 GA, 15 Saves
Kim Pleasants(F&M) 50:00, 7 GA, 3 Saves
Leslie Staines (F&M) 10:00, 3 GA, 2 Saves

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