DALLAS, Texas. * Senior midfielder Maggie Megear (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) recorded a hat trick as the 11th-ranked Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team opened its 2007 season with a 17-1 victory at the University of Dallas on Monday afternoon.

The Generals jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first 9:53 of the contest en route to a 9-0 halftime advantage. In the second stanza, the Generals scored the first five goals and led 14-0 with 16:00 minutes remaining in the contest. The Crusaders notched their lone goal of the game with 9:25 to play, but W&L closed out the contest with three more goals for the 17-1 final margin.

Megear paced the Blue and White's scoring effort, while senior attacker Karina Schless (Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) registered two goals and two assists. Junior attacker Christine Bender (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) and freshman attacker Britten Matthews (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) both totaled two goals and one assist. Seniors Avery Lovejoy (Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) and Mallory Lobisser (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Lakeside) each added a pair of goals, while senior Kelly Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) contributed one goal and two assists.

The trio of junior Sarah Tilbor (West Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury), sophomore Ali Hillyard (Media, Pa./Episcopal) and freshman Eliza Van Beuren (Woodville, Va./Covenant) each played 20 minutes in between the pipes, posting no saves.

The Generals return to the field on Saturday when they hosts No. 13 St. Mary's (Md.) at the W&L Turf Field at 3:00 pm.

SCORING:

W&L GOALS: Maggie Megear 3, Christine Bender 2, Mallory Lobisser 2, Avery Lovejoy 2, Britten Matthews 2, Karina Schless 2, Kelly Evans 1, Colleen Evans 1, Kelsi Robinson 1, Megan Slosson 1
W&L ASSISTS: Kelly Evans 2, Karina Schless 2, Christine Bender 1, Colleen Evans 1, Britten Matthews 1, Natalie Herndon 1

UD GOALS: Meghan Braun 1
UD ASSISTS: None.

GOALTENDING:
Sarah Tilbor (W&L) 20:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves
Ali Hillyard (W&L) 20:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves
Erin Coltrera (W&L) 20:00, 1 GA, 0 Saves
Jennifer Kunhardt (UD) 60:00 17 GA, 5 Saves

2007-02-19