Wash. and Lee Wins ODAC W.Lax Title
Beats Roanoke for 6th
Straight Crown
April 27, 2008
LEXINGTON, Va. --- The top-seeded and sixth-ranked
Washington and Lee women’s lacrosse team claimed its
sixth-straight ODAC championship title with a 13-4
victory over second-seeded Roanoke on Sunday at Watt
Field.
With
the win, the Generals will receive an automatic bid to
the 2008 NCAA Tournament and set a new program record
for wins in a season (17), besting the previous record
of 16 in 2006.
W&L
(17-2) opened the first-half with seven-unanswered
goals, including three tallies from freshman midfielder
Emily Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr), to take a 7-0
lead at 11:28. RC found the back of the net at 8:06
when sophomore midfielder Gina Valles (South Windsor,
Conn./Westminster) scored on a free-position shot, but
W&L senior attacker Christine Bender (Moorestown,
N.J./Moorestown) added a goal for an 8-1 advantage at
the half.
The
Generals began the second half scoring when junior
attacker Kelsi Robinson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown)
found sophomore attacker Britten Mathews (Richmond,
Va./Collegiate) at 24:31 to up the lead to 9-1. The
Maroons then added two more markers, including one from
freshman Meegan Rourke (Greenwich, Conn./Millbrook
School) and another from sophomore midfielder Paige
Mason (Orangeville, Canada/Orangeville), to cut W&L’s
advantage to 9-3 at 17:27. However, the Generals scored
four out of the last five goals of the game to ensure
their 10th all-time ODAC title.
W&L
was paced by Emily Mathews, who scored four goals.
Bender tallied two goals and one assist, while junior
attacker Katie Flippen (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy)
amassed two goals. Robinson registered one goal and
dished out two assists. Senior Sarah Tilbor (West
Simsbury,Conn./Simsbury) played all 60:00 between the
pipes and stopped 13 shots.
RC
(10-8) was led by Mason, who notched two goals and one
assist. Rourke and Valles (South Windsor,
Conn./Westminster) added one goal apiece. Junior
goalkeeper Katlyn Scarlett (Reisterstown, Md./St. Paul’s
School for Girls) played the entire contest and made
nine saves.
Washington and Lee will find out its first opponent for
the 2008 NCAA Tournament on Sun., May 4.
RC GOALS: Paige Mason 2; Gina Valles 1; Meegan
Rourke 1
RC ASSISTS: Paige Mason 1
W&L GOALS: Emily Mathews 4; Christine Bender 2;
Katie Flippen 2; Kelsi Robinson 1; Laura Henson 1;
Britten Mathews 1; Colleen Evans 1; Megan Slosson 1
W&L ASSISTS: Laura Henson 2; Kelsi Robinson 2;
Christine Bender 1; Colleen Evans 1; Britten Mathews 1;
Kat Michaels 1
GOALKEEPERS: Katlyn Scarlett (RC): 60:00, 13 GA, 9
saves Sarah Tilbor (W&L): 60:00, 4 GA, 13 saves
2008
ODAC All-Tournament Team
Lacy
Phelps, Randolph-Macon
Lindsay Schabert, Randolph-Macon
Jillian Boyd, Virginia Wesleyan
Aimee Sraver, Virginia Wesleyan
Alida Haslett, Roanoke
Paige Mason, Roanoke
Gina
Valles, Roanoke
Christine Bender, Washington and Lee
Emily Mathews, Washington and Lee
Britten Mathews, Washington and Lee
Kat Michaels, Washington and Lee
Sarah Tilbor, Washington and Lee
