HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The W&L field hockey team saw its season come to an end as it dropped a 6-0 decision to the top-seeded Royals of Eastern Mennonite in the semifinals of the ODAC tournament on Wednesday evening.

The Generals (10-9) found themselves down 1-0 just 3:22 into the contest on an unassisted goal by the Royals' Alyssa Derstine. Eastern Mennonite stretched its lead to 2-0 at the break when Julie Denlinger scored off a feed from Kate Cimini at the 33:55 mark.

In the second half, EMU received three goals from Cimini and one from Valerie Landis as they improved to 14-4 on the season.

Junior goalkeeper Caroline Habliston (St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) played all 70 minutes in goal for the Generals and was credited with eight saves, while junior Grace McGee (Virginia Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam) recorded two defensive saves and sophomore Jennie Norcini (Wayne, Pa./Episcopal) added one.

 EMU keeper Becky Nolt also played the duration and recorded three saves. W&L finishes the 2008 season with an overall record of 10-9, its fourth-straight winning campaign.

Eastern Mennonite will take on the winner of the Lynchburg vs. Bridgewater contest for the ODAC Championship on Saturday .

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Scoring Summary:
EMU - Alyssa Derstine (unassisted): 3:22
EMU - Julie Denlinger (Kate Cimini): 33:55
EMU - Kate Cimini (unassisted): 46:53
EMU - Valerie Landis (Alyssa Derstine): 57:49
EMU - Kate Cimini (unassisted): 59:04
EMU - Kate Cimini (Julie Denlinger):64:10

Goalkeepers:
Caroline Habliston (W&L) - 70:00, 6 goals against, 8 saves
Becky Noly (EMU) - 70:00, 0 goals against, 3 saves

Team Stats:
W&L - 14 shots, 16 penalty corners, 11 saves
EMU - 20 shots, 13 penalty corners, 5 saves