No. 10 W&L Snaps Three-game Skid
from press releases
LEXINGTON, Va. - Junior attacker Meredith Freeman
(St. Louis, Mo./MICDS) notched four goals and one assist to lead
the 10th-ranked Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team to a 13-7
ODAC-victory over Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at Watt
Field.
The Generals (5-2, 3-0) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening
25:55 of the contest, but VWC sliced it to a two-goal game (4-2) at
19:30. W&L then outscored the Marlins, 4-1, over the next
18:01, including two tallies from Freeman, to push out an 8-3 lead
at the half.
W&L scored the first two goals of the second period to up its
advantage to 10-3 at 25:41. VWC senior midfielder Kacey Marchwicki
(Boyds, Md./Poolesville) then scored off of a sophomore attacker
Jordan Venetis (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks) feed at 17:58
(10-4), but the Generals answered back with two goals over the next
8:40 (12-4).
The Marlins tallied three-straight goals, including two by junior
attacker Laura Norris (Hollywood, Md./Leonardtown), to slice it to
a 12-7 game at 4:01, but that would not be enough as the Generals
held on for the six-goal victory.
Freeman's effort was supplemented by sophomore midfielder Emmy
Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr), who amassed three goals. Senior
midfielder Colleen Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) and
junior attacker Britten Mathews (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) totaled
two goals and one assist apiece, while senior midfielder Kelsi
Robinson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown) added one goal and one
assist. Sophomore goalkeeper Katharine Farrar (Lexington,
Va./Episcopal) played all 60 minutes between the pipes and notched
10 saves.
VWC (4-4, 2-1) was led by Norris' two goals. Norris also chipped in
one assist, while Marchwicki recorded two goals. Senior attacker
Bethany Adomanis (Arnold, Md./Severn Archbishop Spalding) added one
goal and one assist, while senior midfielder Aimee Sraver
(Timonium, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) and first-year attacker
Courtney Williams (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown) chipped in one
goal each. Senior Ashley Sippel (Leesburg, Va./Ashburn Stone
Bridge) played the entire duration in goal and registered seven
saves.
