SALEM, Va. -- The 16th ranked and second-seeded Washington and
Lee women's lacrosse team tallied seven-straight goals in the first
half and cruised to a 14-3 victory over third-seeded Randolph-Macon
on Saturday afternoon at Kerr Stadium.
The Generals (12-4) outshot the Yellow Jackets, 39-17, and raced
out to an 8-1 lead at halftime, including two goals apiece from
senior midfielder Colleen Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County)
and sophomore midfielder Emmy Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr).
W&L then pushed out to an 11-2 lead at the 21:17 mark of the
second half on the strength of two goals from junior attacker
Meredith Freeman (St. Louis, Mo./MICDS) in securing its
eighth-consecutive appearance in the ODAC finals with an 11-goal
triumph.
Washington and Lee was paced by first-year attacker Maddie McKaig
(Annapolis, Md./Annapolis), who notched a hat trick. Mathews,
Evans, Freeman, sophomore attacker Britten Mathews (Richmond,
Va./Collegiate) and sophomore attacker Kate Speare (Wallingford,
Pa./Strath Haven) all added two goals apiece, while senior
midfielder Kelsi Robinson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown) tallied one
goal and one assist. Senior attacker Katie Flippen (Norfolk,
Va./Norfolk Academy) chipped in two assits. Sophomore Katharine
Farrar (Lexington, Va./Episcopal) and first-year Jennifer Linder
(Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) shared minutes in goal and combined
to stop nine shots.
Senior midfielder Morgan Hutchinson tallied all three
Randolph-Macon goals. Sophomore netminder Alex Flammia played all
60 minutes for the Yellow Jackets (9-7) and recorded 13 saves.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Sunday in the ODAC
championship game against top-seeded Roanoke at 2:00 pm at Kerr
Stadium.
W&L GOALS:
Maddie McKaig 3; Britten Mathews 2; Emmy Mathews 2; Colleen Evans
2; Meredith Freeman 2; Kate Speare 2; Kelsi Robinson 1.
W&L ASSISTS:
Katie Flippen 2; Kelsi Robinson 1.
R-MC GOALS:
Morgan Hutchinson 3.
R-MC ASSISTS:
None.
GOALKEEPERS:
W&L: Katharine Farrar- 42:38, 3 GA, 8 saves
W&L: Jennifer Linder - 17:22, 0 GA, 1 save
R-MC: Alex Flammia - 60:00, 14 GA, 13 saves
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