VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Washington and Lee committed 29 turnovers in falling to Virginia Wesleyan, 64-49, in ODAC women's basketball action on Tuesday evening at the Batten Center.

The Generals (2-6, 2-2) jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the opening minutes of the game, but 17 first-half giveaways plagued W&L's offensive attack as Virginia Wesleyan methodically pushed out to a double-digit lead and carried an eight-point advantage (33-25) into the halftime break.

W&L trimmed the Marlins' (8-2, 5-0) lead to four points (35-31) at the 16:04 mark, but VWC pushed back out to a double-digit cushion just minutes later. The Generals again made a run, cutting it to a seven-point margin (53-46) with 4:32 left, but the Marlins closed on an 11-3 run to put the game away.

Senior forward Kara Nadeau (Oakton, Va./Oakton) led the Generals with a season-high 14 points and a season-high tying 11 rebounds. First-year guard Meghan Ingram (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale) also notched 14 points, while first year forward Rebecca Bolton (Pittsboro, N.C./Chatham Central) tallied 10 markers.

Virginia Wesleyan was led by Andrea Ushinski's 13 points and six rebounds. Jordan Neville notched 12 points, while Maggie Smith posted 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Tonia Jones chipped in 11 points as well.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Friday as it hosts Lynchburg College for a 7:00 pm contest.

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