WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sophomore forward Sallie Armstrong (Houston, Texas/St. Johns) tallied the game's lone goal to lead the Washington and Lee field hockey team to a 1-0 win over Catholic in its season opener on Saturday evening in Washington, D.C.

With the score knotted at 0-0 after the first half of play, Armstrong found the back of the net at 44:09 after her initial shot was saved by CUA goalkeeper Marion Cassilly and rebounded to her. Armstrong's first attempt at a score was set up by senior midfielder Kendall Korte's (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) penalty corner.

Senior goalkeeper Tara Rubenstein (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) played the entire contest for Washington and Lee (1-0), notching eight saves. Irene Jorden started the contest for the Cardinals (1-2), but was spelled by Cassilly for the second half. Jorden made five stops, while Cassilly made 10 saves.

W&L returns to action on Sunday when it hosts Centre College at the W&L Turf Field at 1:00 pm

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Scoring Summary
W&L - Sallie Armstrong (unassisted) - 44:09

Goalkeepers
Tara Rubenstein (W&L) - 70:00, 8 saves, 0 GA
Irene Jorden (CUA) - 35:00, 5 saves, 0 GA
Marian Cassilly (CUA) - 35:00, 10 saves, 1 GA

Team Stats
W&L - 18 shots, 11 penalty corners, 0 penalty strokes, 8 saves, Green card (Guada Suarez - 43:58)
CUA - 13 shots, 9 penalty corners, 0 penalty strokes, 15 saves, Red card (Erin Kelly - 37:54)