RALEIGH, N.C. — Sophomore forward Allison Pitts (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh School) tallied her first collegiate hat trick to propel the 14th-ranked Washington and Lee field hockey team to a 10-0 victory at Meredith on Thursday.
 
The Generals (11-0) recorded the first goal of the contest 3:20 after the opening whistle. Junior forward Peyton Tysinger (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy) notched the goal with a shot from the center of the circle. A little over three minutes later, Pitts extended the lead to 2-0, when she stuffed the ball inside the left post.
 
Junior forward Freddie Tobeason (New York, N.Y./Groton School) stretched the lead to 3-0 just 24 seconds later, as she fired a shot across the circle from the left side into the right corner of the cage. Pitts added her second goal of the game with 7:27 left in the first off an assist from sophomore midfielder Emma Gatrell (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin School).
 
Coming off a penalty corner, Gatrell passed the ball from the right side to Pitts in the center of the circle. She quickly redirected the ball into the goal. Pitts secured her third goal of the first quarter with 4:07 left in the period.
 
Sophomore midfielder Ally Hoffmann (West Chester, Pa./Unionville) had the ball on the left side and sent a bouncing shot toward the right post. Pitts was there waiting and deflected the ball into the cage. Gatrell capped the first-period scoring (6-0), registering a goal with 2:16 left in the stanza.
 
The Generals added one goal in the second with 15 seconds remaining in the period, as first-year midfielder Jenna Bernstein (St. Louis, Mo./MICDS) found junior forward Alexis Parks (Arlington, Va./Washington-Lee) for her third goal of the season.
 
Carrying a 7-0 lead into the second half, W&L notched one goal in the third from first-year forward Kate Ruffin (Virginia Beach, Va./Norfolk Academy), and added two more goals in the fourth to reach the final margin. Scoring for the Blue and White in the fourth were Parks with her second of the contest and first-year forward Maddy Duggleby (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius). First-year midifelder Louise Strawn (Gloucester, Va./Chatham Hall) assisted on each of the final two goals.
 
Pitts is the third General to tally a hat trick this season, joining Tobeason and senior forward Grace Weise (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Agnes Irwin School).
 
W&L led in shots, 62-0, in the game and took 15 penalty corners, while the Avenging Angels (0-7) did not have a corner.
 
Senior goalkeeper Sara Amil (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex) started and played the first 15 minutes for the Blue and White, and sophomore goalkeeper Abby Long (Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill) saw the final 45 minutes of action.
 
First-year goalkeeper Shea-Lynn Henderson made 32 saves for Meredith, playing all 60 minutes.
 
The Generals return to action on Wednesday when they play at Shenandoah at 7:00 pm.