Box Score LEXINGTON, Va. – The 14th-ranked Washington and
Lee women's lacrosse team capitalized on five consecutive
free position shots in the first half and never relinquished the
lead as they held on for a 10-9 victory over 16th-ranked
Catholic University on Wednesday afternoon at Watt Field.
W&L (9-4) opened the first half with free position goals
from junior attacker Wilton Megargel (Charlottesville, Va./St.
Anne's-Belfield), sophomore attacker Maddie McKaig
(Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) and senior attacker Meredith Freeman
(St. Louis, Mo./MICDS) to assume a 3-0 lead with 26:27 remaining.
Catholic University (4-6) responded with a tally just over a minute
later from sophomore midfielder Meghan Brady (Huntington Bay,
N.Y./St. Anthony's) off an assist from junior attacker Katie
Buonpastore (Lansdale, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) to bring the score to
3-1 with 25:26 remaining.
The Generals then went on to record the next two goals off of
free position shots from junior attacker Ellie Van Sant (Chevy
Chase, Md./The Taft School) and Freeman to give W&L a 5-1
advantage with 16:47 remaining in the first stanza. CUA tallied two
consecutive goals from sophomore midfielder Mary Swarthout
(Rockville, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) and junior midfielder
Caroline Taltavull (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg), but W&L
recorded the final goal of the first stanza from Megargel to assume
a 6-3 advantage at the half.
Megargel opened the scoring in the second stanza with an
unassisted marker with 25:35 remaining. However, the Cardinals
tallied three consecutive goals, including one from Taltavull and
two from Swarthout, to pull CUA to within one goal (7-6) with 18:00
remaining in the game.
W&L responded with three markers of its own from Megargel,
junior midfielder Emmy Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) and
senior attacker Britten Mathews (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) to put
the Generals up 10-6 with 9:38 remaining in the contest. The
Cardinals tallied the final three goals of the game from junior
midfielder Kelly Ryan (Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur), Buonpastore and
Taltavull to pull them to within one goal (10-9). However,
CUA's Brady hit the post on a potential game-tying free
position shot in the final seconds, and W&L collected the
ground ball to gain possession and claim the 10-9 victory.
The Generals were paced by Megargel, who tallied four goals.
Freeman finished the contest with two goals, while Emmy Mathews,
Britten Mathews, McKaig and Ellie Van Sant each tallied a goal.
Junior goalkeeper Katharine Farrar (Lexington, Va./Episcopal)
played all 60:00 in net, stopping nine shots in claiming the
victory.
The Cardinals were led by hat tricks from Taltavull and
Swarthout, while Ryan, Buonpastore and Brady all finished with a
goal apiece. Senior netminder Melissa Brashear (Pittsburgh,
Pa./Oakland Catholic) recorded 60:00 between the pipes, tallying
nine saves.
The Generals return to action on April 18 as they travel to
ODAC-rival Randolph-Macon for a 2:00 pm contest.
AGATE
W&L Goals: Wilton Megargel 4; Meredith Freeman 2; Emmy
Mathews 1; Britten Mathews 1; Maddie McKaig 1; Ellie Van Sant
1.
W&L Assists: None.
CUA Goals: Mary Swarthout 3; Caroline Taltavull 3; Katie
Buonpastore 1; Meghan Brady 1; Kelly Ryan 1.
CUA Assists: Katie Buonpastore 1; Kate Narzikul 1; Christina
Rogers 1.
GOALKEEPING
Katharine Farrar (W&L): 60:00, 9 GA, 9 saves
Melissa Brashear (CUA): 60:00, 10 GA, 9 saves
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