LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee junior forward Amy Volkmann (Norfolk, Va./Granby) scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the top-seeded Generals to a 5-1 win over fourth-seeded Randolph-Macon in the semifinals of the ODAC Field Hockey Tournament on Friday afternoon at the W&L Turf Field.
Sophomore forward Maggie Nugent (Louisville, Ky./Collegiate) got the Generals on the board just 11:07 into the game as she found the cage off an assist from Volkmann. W&L upped its lead to 2-0 a mere 1:57 later as Volkmann scored off an assist from senior midfielder Elisabeth Putney (Richmond, Va./Episcopal), and senior midfielder Kate Lester (Wilmington, Del./Friends) made the score 3-0 at the half as she scored unassisted at the 28:03 mark.
The Generals tacked on a goal from senior forward Jane Beall (Richmond, Va./James River) off an assist by sophomore midfielder Kendall Korte (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) for a 4-0 lead at the 44:54 mark, but the Yellow Jackets (9-7) responded with an unassisted tally by senior forward Lyndsay Edginton (Chester Springs, Pa./Villa Maria) just 1:54 later to cut the game to 4-1. However, Volkmann stretched the Generals back to a four-goal lead with a marker off an assist from Lester.
Senior Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) played the first half in goal for W&L, making two saves. Senior Elise Gelinas (Gladwyne, Pa./Agnes Irwin) played the final 35 minutes and made four stops.
Randolph-Macon freshman Nicole Vera (Stafford, Va./Brooke Point) played all 70 minutes in goal, posting five saves.
Washington and Lee advances to the ODAC Final for the first time in program history, where it will face the winner of the game between second-seeded Lynchburg and third-seeded Virginia Wesleyan. The championship game will be played on Saturday at 3:30 pm.
-- GENERALS --
GOALS
W&L - Amy Volkmann (2), Jane Beall, Kate Lester, Maggie Nugent
R-MC - Lyndsay Edginton
ASSISTS
W&L - Kendall Korte, Kate Lester, Elisabeth Putney, Amy Volkmann
R-MC - None
GOALKEEPERS
Courtney Harrison (W&L) - 35:00, 0 GA, 2 Saves
Elise Gelinas (W&L) - 35:00, 1 GA, 4 Saves
Nicole Vera (R-MC) - 70:00, 5 GA, 5 Saves
TEAM STATS
W&L - 18 shots, 9 penalty corners, 0 penalty strokes, No Cards
R-MC - 11 shots, 4 penalty corners, 0 penalty strokes, No Cards
