No. 10 W&L Posts Methodical Win Over WAC
from press release
LEXINGTON, Va. – The 10th-ranked Washington and Lee
men’s lacrosse team used a six-goal run over the second and
third quarters to produce a 9-5 victory over Washington College on
Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
The Generals (5-0) jumped out to a 1-0 lead following the first
quarter on a goal by senior attackman Will Keigler (Timonium,
Md./Gilman) off an assist from junior midfielder Drew Koeneman (St.
Louis, Mo/MICDS) at the 3:28 mark. The lead increased to 2-0 on an
unassisted tally by Koeneman just 54 seconds into the second
period, but the Shoremen (2-1) responded with an unassisted goal by
senior attackman Brendan O’Leary (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck)
at the 9:14 mark to make it 2-1.
W&L then began its game-deciding run at the 6:46 mark as junior
midfielder Mark Wachtmeister (Wellesley, Mass./Belmont Hill) scored
unassisted. Koneneman scored at 3:26 and senior midfielder Max
Mancuso (Northport, N.Y./Northport) found rope at 2:37 as the
Generals entered the half with a 6-1 lead.
First-year attackman Mac Means (Sewickley, Pa./Sewickley Academy)
scored off a feed from sophomore attackman Scott Meehan
(Baldwinsville, N.Y./Manlius-Pebble Hill) just 24 seconds into the
third quarter and senior midfielder Logan Bartlett (Summit,
N.J./Pingry School) scored off an assist from first-year midfielder
Cooper Brown (Baltimore, Md./Gilman) just 33 seconds later to give
W&L an 8-1 lead with 14:03 left in the third quarter.
Washington then reeled off four-straight goals over the third and
fourth quarters, including a pair of goals by junior midfielder
Doug Herdegen (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley), to make it an 8-5
game with 7:12 remaining. However, Means scored his second goal of
the game with 2:58 left and the Generals walked away with the
four-goal win.
Koeneman led W&L with two goals and one assist, while Means and
Mancuso both notched two goals. Keigler added one goal and one
assist and first-year defenseman Joe LaSala (Wilton, Conn./Wilton)
was again spectacular on defense, causing six turnovers and picking
up four ground balls. Senior goalkeeper Matt Mason (Gladwyne,
Pa./St. Mark’s) played all 60 minutes in goal, recording
eight saves.
Herdegen paced Washington with two goals and first-year midfielder
Patrick Coyle (Reisterstown, Md./Calvert Hall) registered a pair of
assists. First-year Matt Miller (Baldwin, Md./Calvert Hall) played
the duration in goal and stopped eight shots.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts
18th-ranked Ohio Wesleyan for a 7:00 pm contest.
