W&M Falls to No. 3 Georgetown in Women’s Lax

Tribe Moves to 3-2 on Season

03/17/04 10:00PM

Washington, DC - The College of William and Mary’s 17th-ranked women’s lacrosse team found the going tough on the road at No.2 Georgetown University as the team was handed an 18-3 setback Wednesday afternoon.

The loss moves the College’s record to 3-2 on the year, while Georgetown improves to 4-0.

The Tribe just never got its game moving on a cold and drizzly afternoon, as the Hoyas outshoot the visitors 37 to 19 and controlled an amazing 20 of the games 23 draws.

Despite the lopsided outcome, the game was competitive over the first 20 minutes of play, as the two teams were tied at 1-1 after Tribe senior Nicole Lewis (Bel Air, MD) hit the equalizer 19:22 into the first half. However, Georgetown seemed to hit its stride over the final 10 minutes, piecing together five straight scores to take a 6-1 lead into the half.

Just 59 seconds in the the second half, Tribe senior Kelly McQuade (Doylestown, PA) tried to breath life into a comeback attempt by the College, as she used an assist from reigning the Colonial Athletic Association’s Rookie of the Week, Kristen Wong (Richmond, VA) to trim the deficit to 5-2. But the comeback was not to be on this day, as the Hoyas regained its scoring touch and put together nine-straight goals, running its lead to an insurmountable 15-2 with 15 minutes remaining to play. McQuade finally stemmed the tide with an unassisted success at the game’s 47:05 mark, but it was to be the Tribe’s last score of the contest.

Tribe senior defender Aimee Duffy (South Salem, NY) turned in a game-high three caused turnovers, while also coming up with a team-high four ground balls.

William and Mary will look to get back on the winning track this Saturday, as it travels north once again, this time to take on the University of Baltimore-Maryland on Saturday afternoon.


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