HOW IT HAPPENED

• CNU struck first on a free-position goal from Syd Guidi at the 8:41 mark before back-to-back W&L tallies from Walker McKnight and Julia Thomson. 
• Thomson opened up the second quarter with a free-position goal to take a 3-2 lead at 11:49. 
• CNU responded with three consecutive scores from the eight-meter and a Brookelyn Morrson goal from Sloane McDonald at 1:13 for a 6-3 advantage. 
• Desperately needed to stop CNU's momentum, the Generals answered with a thrilling buzzer-beater. With 0.9 left on the clock, Cat Caples scooped up a loose ball and found Betty Boatwright on the crease to cut the lead down to two goals for CNU. 
• The Generals outscored CNU 3-2 in the third stanza and headed into the final quarter trailing by just one score. Hanna Bishop's free position tally was at the 3:37 mark to bring the score to 8-7 in favor of the visitors. 
• The Captains responded by scoring the first two goals in the fourth quarter and answered the next two W&L goals with their own to keep the Blue and White at bay. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Generals outshot CNU 26-18 and put 19 shots on target compared to CNU's 16. 
• The two teams evenly split the 32 ground balls. 
• CNU posted 14 turnovers to W&L's 11. 
• Coming into tonight's contest, the Captains have defeated W&L just once in the 16 meetings between the two programs. 

W&L LEADERS 

• Thomson recorded the second hat trick in as many games with three goals off of five shots and was successful from the eight-meter hashes twice. 
• Seven Generals found the back of the net. Alex Petras added a pair of scores and Caples dished out two assists to round out the multi-point scorers. 
• Caples led the Blue and White on the draw circle with four draw controls and Shannon Timoney and Eugenie Rovegno added three each. 
• Timoney collected four ground balls and three caused turnovers. Allie Doyle recorded three ground balls and also forced a turnover.
• Senior goalkeeper Caroline Kranich made four stops. 

CNU LEADERS

• Goalkeeper Hadley Chadwick recorded the win with nine saves to halt the General's offense. 
• Julia Iapicca found the back of the net on four occasions and Kelsey Winters matched her four points with a pair of goals and assists. 
• The Captains were nearly perfect from the hash marks and scored on five of six free position attempts.
• Brookelyn Morrison and Kate Lamendola both caused a pair of turnovers.
• Lamendola scooped up a team-best four ground balls in her career debut for the Captains. 
• On the circle, Emma Jackson led the visitors with five draw controls and Morrison added four. 

UP NEXT

Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.