St. Mary's City, Md. – Senior midfielder Megan Slosson (Cockeysville, Md./Maryvale Prep) recorded a hat trick and an assist in leading No. 12 Washington & Lee University to a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team in non-conference action Sunday afternoon.

The Generals (2-0) overcame a 5-2 halftime deficit as W&L held St. Mary's scoreless for a 20:15 span in the second half, allowing Washington & Lee to fire off four unanswered goals and post an 8-6 advantage with 10:59 remaining in the game. Four Seahawk turnovers, three saves by W&L's senior Sarah Tilbor (West Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury), and the Generals' crashing defense prevented St. Mary's from finding the back of the net until there was 43 seconds left on the clock.

On paper, the contest was evenly matched as ground balls were equal at 26 apiece and both squads made 22 turnovers each. The Generals outshot St. Mary's 28-20, while the Seahawks won nine of 17 draw controls as junior midfielder Lauren Carrier (Crownsville, Md./Old Mill) and sophomore defender Karisa Carroll (Long Island, N.Y./Ward Melville) each had three.

Slosson and junior midfielder Colleen Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) gave the Generals a 2-1 lead at 16:23 with a pair of unassisted goals before the Seahawks (1-1) rattled off four straight to post a 5-2 advantage at halftime. Carrier registered a hat trick in that 4-0 run by SMCM.

Senior attacker Christine Bender (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) and Slosson dwindle St. Mary's lead to one goal with a pair of goals in a five-minute span. Freshman midfielder Aubrey Mirkin (Ashton, Md./Sherwood) assisted on junior attacker Emily Norris' (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) third goal of the season to give the Seahawks a two-goal cushion at 20:58.

Four different Generals scored as Washington & Lee got its first lead of the game on what turned out to be the game-winner as Evans finished off senior attacker Laura Henson's (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) dish. Evans finished with a pair, while Henson had two assists. Bender scooped up a team-high four ground balls and caused two turnovers.

Carrier ended the contest with a game-high five goals, while Norris and sophomore attacker Kelsey Branch (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) each had a goal and an assist. Carroll hustled for a game-high seven ground balls, while Mirkin had three caused turnovers.

Tilbor notched eight stops and two ground balls in the win, while freshman goalie Ella Schoming (Westminster, Md./North Carroll) collected 10 saves in the loss for the Seahawks.

The Seahawks will return to action next Wednesday when St. Mary's travels to Chestertown, Maryland to take on Washington College in non-conference action under the lights at 7:00.

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ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. The 12th-ranked Washington and Lee womens lacrosse team recovered from a 5-2 halftime deficit to post an 8-7 victory at St. Mary's (Md.) on Sunday afternoon.

The Generals (2-0) jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the opening 13:34 of the game on unassisted tallies by senior midfielder Megan Slosson (Cockeysville, Md./Maryvale Prep) and junior midfielder Colleen Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County). However, the Seahawks scored the final four goals of the half, including three by junior midfielder Lauren Carrier, to assume a 5-2 lead at the break.

W&L climbed to within 5-4 on a free position goal by senior attacker Christine Bender (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) at 29:13 and a goal by Slosson off an assist from senior attacker Laura Henson (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) at 24:11, but junior attacker Emily Norris found the net at 23:34 to give St. Mary's a 6-4 advantage.

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