WINCHESTER, Va. – The No.1 Washington & Lee Generals defeated Shenandoah University 17-5 in ODAC women's lacrosse action Wednesday night.
The Generals (14-2, 8-0 ODAC) took command of the game quickly by scoring five goals in the opening six minutes and held the advantage over SU (11-5, 6-2) for the match's entirety.
IN BRIEF
Emma Stiffler was able to stop the bleeding for the Hornets at the 19:46 mark scoring off a free position shot to cut the deficit to 5-1.
A man-up opportunity arose at 15:54 and Shenandoah was able to take advantage of the situation when Jordyn Miller found Alyson Bittinger for a goal.
W&L went on another run, scoring six straight, to push the lead out to 10 goals.
Shenandoah's defense held Washington & Lee to just four tallies in the second half.
SU LEADERS
BY THE NUMBERS
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Shots: SU 13, W&L 37
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Groundballs: SU 14, W&L 15
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Draw Controls: SU 6, W&L 17
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Clears: SU 12-of-16, W&L 15-of-16
- Free Position Shots: SU 1-of-3, W&L 0-of-5
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Turnovers: SU 14, W&L 9
UP NEXT
Shenandoah will travel to Ashland on Saturday for a 1 p.m. ODAC contest versus Randolph-Macon. The outcome could determine the No. 2 seed at the upcoming ODAC Tournament.
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