No. 8 W&L Holds Off No. 13 Catholic
from press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The eighth-ranked
Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team jumped out to a 5-1
advantage in the first half en route to a 10-9 victory over
13th-ranked Catholic on Saturday afternoon at Cardinal Stadium.
The Generals (2-0) got on board first when senior attacker Kelsi
Robinson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown) found the back of the net off
of a feed from senior midfielder Colleen Evans (Lexington,
Va./Rockbridge) at 27:12. First-year attacker Maddie McKaig
(Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) then scored unassisted just 16 seconds
later, before the Cardinal's got on board with an unassisted goal
from Kate Robinson.
W&L then tallied three-straight goals to assume a 5-1 lead with
7:31 left in the first half. Catholic (0-1) answered back with a
scoring outburst of its own, netting three-consecutive goals, to
slice the Generals' advantage to 5-4. McKaig added another tally
with 30 seconds left in the half to make it a 6-4 game at the
break.
Catholic opened the second half scoring when Laura Harring found
the back of the net unassisted at the 22:48 mark to cut it to a 6-5
contest. Sophomore midfielder Kate Donnelly (Houston, Texas/St.
John's School) then scored the next two goals to give W&L a
three-goal cushion (8-5) at 21:22, but Catholic stormed back to cut
the W&L lead to 9-8 with 12:59 remaining in the game. Evans
provided the game-winning goal six minutes later off an assist from
junior attacker Britten Mathews (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) to
secure the victory.
The Generals were led by senior attacker Katie Flippen (Norfolk,
Va./Norfolk Academy), who tallied two goals and one assist.
Robinson, McKaig and Donnelly also registered two goals apiece,
while Evans notched one goal and one assist. First-year netminder
Jennifer Linder (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) played all 60 minutes
between the pipes and stopped 15 shots.
The Cardinals were led by Haring and Katie Bitonti, who amassed two
goals and one assist each. Katie Buonpastore added two goals, while
Kate Robinson chipped in one goal and one helper. Melissa Brashear
played the duration of the contest and recorded seven saves.
W&L returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Bridgewater
for a 4:00 pm game.
AGATE:
W&L Goals:
Katie Flippen 2; Kelsi Robinson 2; Maddie McKaig 2; Kate Donnelly
2; Colleen Evans 1; Meredith Freeman 1.
W&L Assists:
Britten Mathews 2; Colleen Evans 1; Katie Flippen 1.
CU Goals:
Laura Haring 2; Katie Bitonti 2; Katie Buonpastore 2; Kate Robinson
1; Mary Swarthout 1; Kelly Ryan 1.
CU Assists:
Katie Bitonti 1; Laura Haring 1; Kate Robinson 1.
