No. 6 Women’s Lacrosse Edges Out an 11-9 Win Over No. 15 Roanoke

LEXINGTON, Va. – The sixth-ranked Washington and Lee University women’s lacrosse team fought hard to carve out an 11-9 win over No. 15 Roanoke College on Saturday afternoon. The Generals (10-3, 6-0 ODAC) extend their winning-streak to nine consecutive games and remain perfect in ODAC play with the win over the Maroons (9-3, 4-1). HOW IT HAPPENED Five different Generals found the back of the net in the opening stanza with tallies from seniors Alex Petras, Julia Thomson, Hanna Bishop and Walker McKnight and sophomore Sophie Edwards. Petras scored first just 37 seconds into the contest. Edwards, standing behind the…