No. 8 Washington and Lee jumps on No. 19 McDaniel early en route to 18-5 victory
LEXINGTON, Va. – Colleen Evans tallied four goals and two assists, including three during a 10-1 opening run, to lead eighth-ranked Washington and Lee to an 18-5 victory over No. 19 McDaniel in non-conference women’s lacrosse action on Saturday. Emily Mathews added three goals and an assist for the Generals (8-1), who also got 11 saves from Sarah Tilbor.
Brittany Baer (Westminster, Md./Westminster) and Erinn Hopkins (Monrovia, Md./Urbana) tallied two goals each for the Green Terror (4-2), who were held to five goals or fewer for the second straight game after averaging 14.25 tallies per contests in its first four games.
Mathews converted a free-position shot 3:34 into the game before Kelsi Robinson doubled the advantage, finishing a solo run 26 seconds later.
Britten Mathews made it a 3-0 game, finishing an assist from Emily at the 6:11 mark.
Hopkins momentarily broke up the run with an unassisted tally at the 9:07 mark but Katie Flippen scored 1 minute, 27 seconds later to spark a seven-goal flurry over the next 9:12.
In addition to three Evans goals, Robinson and Emily Mathews added markers in the stretch.
Back-to-back Baer tallies trimmed the deficit to 10-3 before Christine Bender and Evans responded in the final 5:22 of the half to make it a nine-goal game at the intermission.
Both of Megan Slosson’s goals and a Laura Henson free-position goal pushed the lead to 15-3, putting the game out of reach with 23:11 to play.
The Green Terror returns to action at home against Washington (Md.) on Wednesday. Game time is 4 p.m.
Score by Half 1 2 - F
No. 19 McDaniel (4-2) 3 2 - 5
No. 8 Washington and Lee (8-1) 12 6 - 18
Goals
McDaniel: Brittany Baer 2, Erinn Hopkins 2, Stephanie Serbun.
Washington and Lee: Colleen Evans 4, Emily Mathews 3, Megan Slossan 2, Britten Mathews 2, Kelsi Robinson 2, Laura Henson 2, Katie Flippen.
Assists
McDaniel: none.
Washington and Lee: Evans 2, Slosson 2, Kat Michaels 2, Emily Mathews, Britten Mathews, Robinson.
Shots: M 20, W 29. Ground Balls: M 11, W 15. Goalies: M (Sarah White 24:16 – 2 saves, 10 GA; Leanne Hollinger 35:44 – 2 saves, 8 GA), W (Sarah Tilbor 60:00 – 11 saves, 5 GA). Caused Turnovers: M 5, W 3. Turnovers: M 13, W 11. Draw Controls: M 10, W 15. Free Position: M 0 of 6, W 2 of 5.
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