LEXINGTON, Va. -- Sophomore attackman Seth Fishman (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Haverford) scored a career-high three goals, including the first two tallies of the game in leading the Washington and Lee men's lacrosse team to a 9-3 victory over York College on Wednesday afternoon at Wilson Field.

The Generals (1-1) jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first 20:47 of the game on a pair of Fishman scores and two goals by senior midfielder Jim Ryan (Virginia Beach, Va./Norfolk Academy). The Spartans notched their first goal with 31 seconds left in the first half on an unassisted tally by junior attackman Paul Rudell (Lusby, Md./Patuxent), but the Generals made it an 8-1 game at the half as junior defenseman Spotty Robins (Richmond, Va./Woodberry Forest) found rope just seven seconds later.

Fishman scored W&L's lone goal of the second half, while Rudell added another score for the Spartans, who capped the scoring with an extra-man goal by senior attackman Brendan Hopkins (Monrovia, Md./Urbana) off a feed from Pat Van Middelem (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) with one second left in the contest.

Ryan added one assist to go with his two goals, while junior attackman Ned Rider (Manakin-Sabot, Va./Collegiate) and sophomore midfielder Harry St. John (Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex) notched one goal and one assist each. Senior Chris Lalli (Cranbury, N.J./Princeton) played the first 57:25 in goal, allowing just two goals and making 14 saves. Sophomore Alex Heaton (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) spelled him for the final 2:35.

Rudell paced the Spartans' (1-1) offense with two goals, while junior goalkeeper Matt Keeler (Morton, Pa./Ridley) led the defense with five saves. Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it hosts second-ranked Gettysburg for a 1:00 pm contest.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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York................  0  1  1  1 -  3
Washington and Lee..  3  5  0  1 -  9
 
York SCORING:
GOALS: Paul Rudell 2; Brendan Hopkins 1.
ASSISTS: Pat Van Middelem 1.
 
Washington and Lee SCORING:
GOALS: Seth Fishman 3; Jim Ryan 2; Ned Rider 1; Harry St. John 1;
       Spotty Robins 1; Seldon Clarke 1.
ASSISTS: Kevin Feeney 1; Will Keigler 1; Grant Martin 1; Ned Rider 1;
         Jim Ryan 1; Harry St. John 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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York................  4 11  7  7 - 29
Washington and Lee.. 13  9  1  7 - 30
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4  Tot
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York................  9  7 13 12 - 41
Washington and Lee.. 10  6  6 10 - 32
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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York................  2-4   3-6   1-2   0-2  -  6-14
Washington and Lee..  2-4   3-6   1-2   2-2  -  8-14
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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York................  3-4   4-7   5-6   5-9  - 17-26
Washington and Lee..  5-9   2-3   5-8   8-9  - 20-29
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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York................  0-1   0-2   0-0   0-1  -  0-4
Washington and Lee..  1-3   0-1   0-0   0-0  -  1-4
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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York................  3  2  0  0 -  5
Washington and Lee..  4  6  2  2 - 14
 
PENALTIES - York 5/5:00; Washington and Lee 4/3:00.

2007-02-28