LEXINGTON, Va. --- The 12th-ranked Washington
and Lee women's lacrosse team was named the 2014 Old Dominion
Athletic Conference Champions and gave Head Coach Brooke O'Brien
her 100th career win with a 9-6 victory over Guilford on Saturday
afternoon at Watt Field.
O'Brien's career record now stands at 100-35 (.740) and has won her
sixth ODAC title.
W&L (16-2) took a 1-0 lead after senior attacker Greta
Witter(Houston, Texas / The Hill School) notched the first goal
of the game at the 24:21 mark. Guilford's (12-7) Lily Colley
(Wells, Maine / Wells) responded 52 seconds later to tie the game
(1-1) with an unassisted tally at 23:39.
Jumpstarted with a goal by senior attacker Margaret
Klein (North Andover, Mass / Brooks) at 16:43, the
Generals scored five-straight to take their largest lead (6-1) of
the game going into the intermission. First-year attacker Lauren
Procaccino(Manhasset, N.Y. / Manhasset) led the surge with two
goals.
The Quakers recorded the first goal of the second half off an
unassisted score by junior midfielder Eleanora Keene (Wittman, Md.
/ Gunston Day School) at the 26:29 mark to pull within four goals
(6-2).
Sophomore attackers Carly
Taglienti (Moorestown, N.J. / Moorestown) and Melissa
Coggins (St. John's, Fla. / Bartram Trail) brought the
lead back to six (8-2) by the 20:27 mark, with each scoring their
first goal of the contest.
Colley continued to be a scoring threat for Guilford, notching
back-to-back free-position goals in a span of 1:35 to once again
pull the Quakers within four goals (8-4) with 18:04 left to play.
Klein got her second score of the game at the 10:52 mark to
increase the Generals' lead back to five (9-4) and squelch the
Quakers' offensive momentum.
Keene found the back of the net twice in the final 10 minutes for
the Quakers, including a score with 13 seconds left on the clock,
but they were not able to overcome the five-goal deficit they
suffered at the half.
Junior keeper Cara
Mulligan (Glen Ridge, N.J. / Glen Ridge) played the entire
game in goal for the Generals, finishing with eight saves and two
ground balls. First-year Sammi Milbourn (Lake Zurich, Ill. / Lake
Zurich) suffered the loss and recorded nine saves.
Klein and Procaccino led the Generals, with each tallying two
scores and dishing out one assist. Klein also added three caused
turnovers and two ground balls. Senior defender Leanne
Stone (Darien, Conn. / Darien) picked up a game-high four
ground balls and caused three turnovers.
Colley and Keene paced the Quakers' offense, with Colley
registering three goals and one assist and Keene recording three
goals and four draw controls. Keene also led the team with three
caused turnovers.
The All-Tournament Team was also announced at the conclusion of the
game and five Generals were selected for the honor. Klein,
Mulligan, Procaccino, Stone, and senior defender Olive
Waxter (Baltimore, Md. / Roland Park) were each named to
the team.
Guilford's Colley, Keene and Milbourn, Betsy Hebert and Jenelle
Whitman from Randolph-Macon, along with Liz Bereit and Samantha
Sisson from Shenandoah also received the honor.
The Generals have now won a conference-best 15 ODAC Championships,
including the last five. With the win, W&L earns an automatic
bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, and will learn whom it
plays when the selection show airs tomorrow at 9:30 pm on
NCAA.com.
--- This release is
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