LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee men's lacrosse team recovered from a 7-3 deficit early in the third period to post an 11-10 victory over Roanoke College in ODAC action on Wednesday evening at the W&L Turf Field.
The Generals (6-4, 2-0) led 3-2 early in the second quarter, but saw the Maroons reel off five-straight goals, including a pair by junior midfielder Benjamin Sultze (Acworth, Ga./Ft. Collins), as Roanoke pushed out to a 7-3 lead with 12:50 left in the third quarter.
W&L answered with five consecutive goals of its own, including two tallies from junior midfielder Seth Fishman (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Haverford), to post an 8-7 lead with 2:13 left in the third period. Each team added one more goal before the end of the period and W&L carried a 9-8 lead into the final quarter.
Roanoke (5-4, 0-2) knotted the score at 9-9 just 1:52 into the fourth quarter on an unassisted goal by Sultze, but the Generals took the lead for good at 10-9 on a goal by sophomore attackman Will Keigler (Timonium, Md./Gilman) off a feed from junior midfielder Tim Skeen (Baltimore, Md./Towson) with 3:25 left in the game. Junior midfielder Harry St. John (Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex) scored unassisted just 1:18 later to give the Generals an 11-9 lead and Roanoke senior midfielder Bill Cameron (Salem, Va./Salem) scored unassisted at 1:25 to provide the final margin.
Keigler led W&L with three goals and two assists, while St. John had two goals and two assists. Senior attackman Will Englehart (Cockeysville, Md./Dulaney) and Fishman notched two goals apiece and Skeen posted one goal and two helpers. Junior Connor Locke (Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) stopped eight shots in goal.
Sultze and sophomore attackman Ashton Hotchkiss (Darien, Conn./Darien) scored three goals each to lead the Roanoke offense. Sophomore attackman Pat March (Glen Burnie, Md./Mt. St. Joseph) had two goals and one assist, while junior midfielder Chas Carlson (Cockeysville, Md./St. Paul's) chipped in a pair of assists. Sophomore Jake Dorsey (Woodbine, Md./Mt. St. Joseph) recorded 17 saves between the pipes.
Washington and Lee will now break for finals before returning to action on Sat., Apr. 12 at Randolph-Macon. Opening faceoff is slated for 1:00 pm.
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