SALEM, Va. -- The 12th-ranked Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team dropped its first game to an ODAC opponent in five seasons, falling to Roanoke College, 12-8, on Saturday afternoon at Donald J. Kerr Stadium.
The loss snapped W&L's 48-game winning streak against ODAC foes that dated back to a 7-6 loss to Randolph-Macon on April 10, 2004.
The Generals (6-4, 3-1) jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 27 seconds into the game on a goal by senior attacker Kelsi Robinson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown) off an assist from senior midfielder Colleen Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County).
The Maroons (7-4, 4-0) evened the score at the 27:26 mark as Gina Valles scored off a feed from Brooks Laufman and then took a 2-1 lead on a Laufman goal off an assist from Paige Mason at 26:02. The Generals pulled even four more times and the two teams went into the halftime tied at 5-5.
Roanoke grabbed control of the game with three-straight tallies to begin the second half and led 8-5 with 20:07 left in the contest. The Generals rebounded with back-to-back goals by sophomore midfielder Kate Donnelly (Houston, Texas/St. John's) and Evans to make it 8-7 with 14:17 to play, but four consecutive RC goals, including a trio by Valles, gave the Maroons a commanding 12-7 lead with 2:06 left as they posted their first win over W&L since the 1999 season.
Robinson and Evans led the Generals with two goals and one assist each, while sophomore midfielder Emmy Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) notched two goals. Sophomore Katharine Farrar (Lexington, Va./Episcopal) played the duration in goal and totaled nine saves.
Valles paced Roanoke with seven goals, while Laufman posted two goals and one assist. Mason chipped in one goal and a pair of assists and Katlyn Scarlett registered eight saves during her 60 minutes in goal.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Monday as it travels to Lynchburg College for a 7:00 pm contest.
W&L GOALS:
Colleen Evans 2; Emmy Mathews 2; Kelsi Robinson 2; Kate Donnelly 1; Wilton Megargel 1.
W&L ASSISTS:
Colleen Evans 1; Britten Mathews 1; Maddie McKaig 1; Kelsi Robinson 1.
RC GOALS:
Gina Valles 7; Brooks Laufman 2; Mary Kate Cummings 1; Paige Mason 1; Carolyn Miller 1.
RC ASSISTS:
Paige Mason 2; Brooks Laufman 1; Carolyn Miller 1; Sunni Ray 1; Meegan Rourke 1.
GOALKEEPING:
W&L - Katharine Farrar - 60:00, 12 GA, 9 saves
RC - Katlyn Scarlett - 60:00, 8 GA, 8 saves
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