LEXINGTON, Va. – The eighth-ranked Washington and Lee University women’s lacrosse team wrapped up their regular season with a 20-6 non-conference win over the University of Mary Washington on Sunday afternoon.
The Eagles (5-12) scored first but the Generals (14-3) recovered from an early 2-1 deficit with five minutes off the clock. W&L roared back to score 13 of the 15 first-half-goals to celebrate a senior day victory.
Prior to the contest the program recognized its Women’s Lacrosse Class of 2024: Walker McKnight, Julia Thomson, Shannon Timoney, Ginny Taylor, Eugenie Rovegno, Allie Doyle, Alex Petras, Hannah Bishop and Caroline Kranich.
The group of nine have helped lead the Generals to a 66-9 overall record and a perfect 33-0 record in conference play with three consecutive ODAC championship trophies and trips to the NCAA postseason tournament.
With eight draw controls today Eugenie Rovegno became the all-time W&L leader in draws with 256 to surpass 2019 graduate Haley Tucker’s mark of 251. Rovegno accomplished the feat in just 60 contests for the Blue and White; the defender currently averages 3.66 draw controls per game and recorded her 100th career caused turnovers against Mary Washington, as well, to jump into the top-5 list.
BY THE NUMBERS
- McKnight (5), Thomson (4), Bishop (3) and Timoney (2) registered a multi-goal game and McKnight matched his career-high five goals set last year with the upset win over Tufts.
- The Generals outshot UMW 37-19 and put 28 attempts on target.
- The Blue and White collected 10 of the game’s 22 ground balls and won the battle on the drawn circle 19-8.
- The W&L defense limited UMW to 13 shots on goal and only gave up a pair of free position attempts.
W&L LEADERS
- Ten different players recorded points for W&L and there were nine different goal-scorers in today’s win.
- Bishop led the attack’s efforts with three goals and assists each for six points.
- Rovegno led on the circle with eight draw controls and caused one turnover with one groundball. McKnight added six draws and two caused turnovers.
- Senior Caroline Kranich made seven stops in the cage and the defense was a perfect 14-of-14 on clearing attempts.
UMW LEADERS
- Katie Blair and Molly Daw led the Eagles offense with three points, each.
- Blair added three draw controls and three ground balls.
- Senior goalkeeper Cailyn Tripp made seven stops in 45 minutes of action and Allison Carolan made one in the final quarter.
UP NEXT
The Generals will continue play on Friday in the ODAC semifinals, an opponent and game time will be determined Tuesday night.
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
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