LEXINGTON, Va. – Eighth-ranked Mary Washington used a 5-3 half time advantage to outlast 10th-ranked Washington and Lee, 7-6, in non-conference women's lacrosse on Saturday afternoon.
Following the mid-game break, the Generals (6-2) were first to find the net as senior midfielder Lee Wheeler (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) scored her second goal of the game off an assist by senior attacker Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) at 26:58 to make it 5-4 in MWC's favor.
The Eagles (4-2) responded at 19:19 when freshman midfielder Jackie Rose (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) found the net for her third goal of the day, this time off an assist by junior attacker Britt Gottlieb (Middlebury, Vt./Phillips Academy) to give MWC a 6-4 lead.
The Generals countered with a free position goal by freshman midfielder Kelly Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) at 18:51, but freshman midfielder Stephanie Hearn (Kennebunk, Maine/Kennebunk) pushed the Eagles' lead back to 7-5 with a goal at 10:01.
Taffe converted an assist by Wheeler to pull W&L back within 7-6 with 1:06 remaining, but the Generals were unable to find the goal again.
Wheeler and Taffe both recorded two goals and an assist for W&L, while sophomore attacker Amanda Strickler (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) and Evans each added one goal in the loss. Senior Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) recorded eight saves in goal for the Generals.
Rose led the Eagles with three goals, while Gottlieb scored two goals and dished out one assist. Sophomore Robyn Lankford (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) made 14 saves for MWC.
The Generals return to action on Sunday when they take on Colby at the University of Richmond. Game time is 12:00 p.m.
SCORING:
W&L GOALS - Lee Wheeler (2), Kelly Taffe (2), Amanda Strickler (1), Kelly Evans (1).
W&L ASSISTS - Lee Wheeler (1), Kelly Taffe (1)
MWC GOALS - Jackie Rose (3), Britt Gottlieb (2), Meaghan O'Leary (1), Stephanie Hearn (1)
MWC ASSISTS - Jessica Goon (3), Britt Gottlieb (1)
GOALTENDING:
Joanna Perini (W&L) 60:00, 7 GA, 8 Save
Robyn Lankford (MWC) 60:00, 6 GA, 14 Saves
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