LEXINGTON, Va. – Host #13 Washington and Lee got out to a 10-3 halftime lead on its way to a 17-9 win over visiting Washington College in non-conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.  The Generals improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Shoremen fall to 0-2.

#13 Washington and Lee 17 Washington College 9

How It Happened
- Alex Brown gave the Generals a 2-0 lead with 6:31 left in the first quarter on a feed from Elliot Cohen to cap a run of two scores in 14 seconds as Joey Allen scored from James Haley for the first goal of the game.
- Ben Dickinson would get the Shoremen on the board with 2:46 to go in the opening stanza to cut it to 2-1 before Hailey scored from Allen with 1:34 to go in the first to give Washington and Lee a two-goal lead, 3-1, after one. 
-In the second quarter, W&L scored seven of the first eight goals to take a 10-2 lead with 7:34 left on an Allen goal from Hillis Burns.
- Dickinson would tally his second of the game for Washington with 1:33 left to trim the lead to 10-3 at halftime.
- Washington and Lee held a 3-2 advantage in the third quarter to push its lead to 13-5 after 45 minutes.
- Both sides scored four times in the fourth to provide the final margin.

For The Shoremen (0-2)
- Scoring: Dickinson (three goals), Cory Morgan (two goals), Tom Merritt (two assists), Luke Phillips (goal and assist)
- In Goal: Colin Gray (50:33, 15 goals allowed, 9 saves), Will Charvala (9:27, two goals allowed, one save)  
- Merritt (three ground balls and two caused turnovers), Jack Winters (two caused turnovers)
- Washington was 22-for-22 in clears in the contest and was 0-for-2 on the man-up.
- Washington had 21 turnovers, while causing 10 Washington and Lee turnovers.

For #17 Washington and Lee (1-1)
- Scoring: Haley (three goals and two assists), Allen and Burns (three goals and assist), Sam Mennino (two goals and helper), Jack Elliott and Michael Ott (goal and assist)
- In Goal: Ryan Aljader (50:04, nine goals allowed, nine saves), Nick De Cain (9:56, three goals allowed, one stop)  
- Tyler Spano (15-for-19 on face-offs and 10 ground balls), Chris Datz and Ryan Donahue (two caused turnovers)
- The Generals were 21-for-23 in clears, turned it over 23 times, notching eight caused turnovers.
- Washington and Lee held a 49-36 advantage in shots and held a 39-15 edge in ground balls.
- The hosts went 20-for-28 at the X for the contest and went 3-for-4 in man-up situations.

Notes
- The Shoremen have played the Generals more than any other team in the history of the program.  Today was the 66th all-time encounter with the Shoremen holding a 34-32 edge in the series.

Up Next
2/28 @ Elizabethtown – 6:00 p.m. (Non-Conference Game)
- Washington won 14-11 last season at home.