OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Senior
Hillis Burns recorded two points, including the 200th of his career, to help the No. 13 Washington and Lee men's lacrosse team close out an 11-8 win over No. 14 Dickinson on a 4-1 run on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Red Devils (3-4) struck for the first three goals of the game in the opening six minutes, but W&L's (4-2)
James Haley responded with two goals in a 15-second span to get the Generals back within a goal.
After Dickinson closed the first with two goals, including one from Luke Devlin with 27 seconds left, Haley and senior
Joey Allen led a 5-1 run into the third quarter with two points each to help the Generals get their first lead at 7-6 with 6:48 left in the third. The Red Devils tied the game back up at seven on a Jack Schutte goal at the 6:12 mark, but Burns fed classmate
Jack Elliott 52 seconds later for his 200th point and the lead, once again.
The Red Devils looked to flip the game back in their favor when Evan Karetsos knotted the score, 8-8, with 4:05 remaining in the third, but the Generals outscored Dickinson, 3-0, in the fourth to close out their 2-0 weekend in Mustang Stadium. Elliott tallied his third goal of the game to give W&L its final lead, with insurance goals from sophomore
James Cardillo (9:48) and Burns (3:04).
TOP PERFORMERS:
Allen, Elliott and Haley led the W&L offense with four points each, with Burns at two (1g, 1a) to round out the multi-point scorers. Allen scored twice and had two assists, with Elliott and Haley each contributing three goals and one helper. That quartet also combined for 13 ground balls, with two caused turnovers each for Allen and Elliott.
W&L's face-off tandem of sophomores
Tyler Spano and
Thomas Moxley won 12-of-22 face-offs and scooped up seven ground balls combined, while Ben Trucksess took all 22 for Dickinson and won 10.
Junior
Chris Datz highlighted the defensive play with four caused turnovers and five ground balls, and seven other Generals caused one turnover each. As a whole, the W&L defensive unit allowed just 12 shots on goal, including a mere six on target after the first quarter, and no goals in the second and fourth quarters.
Ramsey Huggins was the only Red Devil with multiple points, as he scored once and had an assist. Karetsos was Dickinson's top defender with six ground balls and six caused turnovers, and Trucksess followed with five ground balls. Rocco Bognet got the start in the Dickinson goal and saved 7-of-13 shots across the first 35:17, before he was relieved by Ben Tompkins. Over the remaining 24:43, Tompkins made five saves on 10 attempts.
NOTEWORTHY POINTS:
Burns became just the eighth player in program history to reach the 200-point plateau for a career. Through 54 career games, Burns has scored 201 points on 124 goals and 77 assists. Burns trails Will Keigler '10 by 11 points for seventh place and Dave Warfield '75 by seven goals for sixth, while being 11 assists away from entering the program's career Top 10.
TEAM STATS:
The Generals outshot the Red Devils 48-30 for the game, including 40-19 after the first quarter. W&L turned the ball over 16 times to 25 for Dickinson, who had five or more turnovers in each quarter. Dickinson's turnover woes resulted in a 21-of-30 day on clears, while the Generals cleared 23-of-26 opportunities.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will be back in action on Wednesday when they host Shenandoah at 7:00 p.m. in their first ODAC game of the season.
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.
