BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's basketball team dropped its third-straight ODAC road game as it fell at 19th-ranked Bridgewater, 78-56, on Tuesday evening.

The Generals (3-4, 1-3) led 15-14 with 10:25 remaining in the first half, but a three-pointer by Bridgewater's Shannan Scales gave the Eagles a 17-15 lead with 9:23 left and BC would not trail again.

W&L remained close throughout the opening 20 minutes and trailed just 34-28 at the break. However, the Eagles (4-0, 3-0) shot 55.9 percent from the floor in the second half and steadily pulled away for the 22-point victory.

W&L, which has dropped games to each of the top three teams in the ODAC Preseason Coaches Poll (Randolph-Macon, Virginia Wesleyan, Bridgewater) on the road during the past five days, was led by junior forward Kristen Krouchick (Holland, Pa./Nazareth Academy) and sophomore forward Kara Nadeau (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton), who scored 15 points each. For Nadeau, the total was a career-high scoring effort. Senior center Jessica Hunsinger (Mayer, Ariz./Orme School) added nine points and 10 rebounds.

Bridgewater was paced by Scales, who shot 7-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc in scoring a career-high 25 points. Katy Herr Lovell chipped in 19 points, nine assists and five steals.

Washington and Lee will break for finals and the holiday season before returning to action on Tue., Jan. 2 with a home contest against Virginia Wesleyan. Opening tip is slated for 7:00 pm.

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