LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team had its six game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon as it lost to North Carolina Wesleyan on the Liberty Hall Fields, 2-1.

W&L scored the game's first goal at the 9:36 mark as freshman forward Maggie Hope (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) headed in a cross from sophomore forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac). For Hope, it was her second goal in as many days. It was also Marcoux's team-leading eighth assist.

The Battling Bishops (6-3-1) tied the game at 1-1 at the 37:40 mark as junior forward Kristi McGuire (Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglas) scored off an assist from junior defender Katie Hodge (Newport News, Va./Warwick).

NCWC scored the game-winner with 74:47 gone by as junior midfielder Caitlin Sanderson (Neptune, N.J./St. Rose) tallied a goal off a pass from senior midfielder Jill Fulton (Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road).

W&L (6-2, 6-1 ODAC) freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) recorded six saves while Bishop goalkeeper Rachael Whicker (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth) tallied five saves.

W&L will return to action when it travels to Emory & Henry for a match on Wednesday at 4:00 pm.

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GOALS
W&L - Maggie Hope
NCWC - Kristi McGuire, Caitlin Sanderson

ASSISTS
W&L - Fontaine Marcoux
NCWC - Katie Hodge, Jill Fulton

GOALKEEPERS
Emily Barker (W&L) 90:00, 2GA, 6 saves
Rachael Whicker (NCWC) 90:00, 1GA, 5 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 6 shots, 7 corner kicks, 6 saves, 5 fouls
NCWC - 14 shots, 5 corner kicks, 5 saves, 4 fouls

W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS SIXTH STRAIGHT

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee freshman forward Maggie Hope (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) scored her first collegiate goal with 2:01 remaining in the first overtime period to lead the Generals to their sixth consecutive victory. It is W&L's longest winning streak since opening the 1998 season with six straight wins.

Hope scored her goal after Virginia Wesleyan freshman goalkeeper Sabrina Hurczyn (Bristol, Conn./Bristol Eastern) tried to clear the ball from just outside the box. However, her attempt deflected off Hope and rolled into the goal.

W&L (6-1, 6-1 ODAC), which was the eighth ranked team in the South Region this week, saw freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) make five saves on the afternoon. Hurczyn made seven saves for the Marlins (7-3, 4-1), who lost for the first time in conference play this season and were the sixth ranked team in the South Region this week.

The Generals outshot the Marlins, 12-6.

W&L returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it hosts North Carolina Wesleyan, the fifth ranked team in the South Region, at 2:00 pm.

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GOALS
W&L - Maggie Hope

GOALKEEPERS
Emily Barker (W&L) 102:59, 0GA, 5 saves
Sabrina Hurczyn (VWC) 102:59, 1 GA, 7 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 12 shots, 4 corner kicks, 5 saves, 5 fouls, 3 offsides
VWC - 6 shots, 3 corner kicks, 7 saves, 13 fouls, 0 offsides

W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER HANDS SWEET BRIAR 4-0 LOSS

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team outshot Sweet Briar, 37-0, but managed only four goals in a 4-0 victory on Monday afternoon on the Liberty Hall Fields. It was W&L's fifth consecutive victory.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) opened the scoring just 57 seconds into the game when her cross from the left corner deflected off a Vixen defender and into the goal. For Bidwell, it was her sixth goal in as many games. Freshman midfielder Martha Allgood (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School) gave the Generals a 2-0 lead at the 17:44 mark when she scored after sophomore forward Susannah Hewlett's (Charlottesville,Va./Charlottesville) shot deflected to her off the post.

W&L (5-1, 5-1 ODAC) put two more goals on the board in the second half. Freshman forward Caroline Francht (New Hope, Pa./Hun School) scored her first collegiate goal at the 55:04 mark off assists from sophomore midfielder Heather Coleman (Blackwood, N.J./Triton Regional) and junior midfielder Jenny Thomas (High Point, N.C./Central). Freshman midfielder Ginny Helms (Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park) completed the scoring at 87:11 by scoring off a cross from freshman midfielder Romney Willson (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry).

Sweet Briar (2-7, 0-4 ODAC) goalkeeper Lesley Warner (Gillett, Pa./Troy) made 13 saves on the afternoon. W&L freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) did not face a shot on the afternoon.

The Generals will be back in action this weekend when they host Virginia Wesleyan at 1:00 pm on Saturday and North Carolina Wesleyan at 2:00 pm on Sunday.

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GOALS
W&L - Kate Bidwell, Martha Allgood, Caroline Francht, Ginny Helms

ASSISTS
W&L - Susannah Hewlett, Jenny Thomas, Heather Coleman, Romney Willson

GOALKEEPERS
Emily Barker (W&L) 90:00, 0GA, 0 saves
Lesley Warner (SC) 90:00, 4GA, 13 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 37 shots, 17 corner kicks, 0 fouls, 7 offsides
SC - 0 shots, 0 corner kicks, 13 saves, 2 fouls

W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER KNOCKS OFF RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE, 4-1

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team won its fourth consecutive game on Saturday afternoon as it defeated Randolph-Macon Woman's College 4-1 on the Liberty Hall Fields.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) put the Generals on the board at the 9:06 mark when she scored her fifth goal in as many games off an assist from sophomore forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac). W&L put its second goal on the board when sophomore forward Susannah Hewlett (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) scored her first goal of the season off an assist from Marcoux.

The Generals put two more goals on the board in the second half. Hewlett tallied her second goal of the afternoon at the 57:49 mark off an assist from senior midfielder Drew Powers (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School). The WildCats would get on the board with 73:16 gone by when junior midfielder Lindsay Kinsler (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) converted a penalty kick. Marcoux completed the scoring when she scored her fourth goal of the season with 79:22 gone by. Freshman forward Caroline Francht (New Hope, Pa./Hun School) recorded the assist.

W&L freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) made two saves, while WildCat sophomore goalkeeper Amy Dameron (Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland) notched 14 saves.

W&L outshot RMWC, 31-3 in the contest.

The Generals will be back in action on Monday when they host Sweet Briar at 4:30 pm.

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GOALS
W&L - Kate Bidwell, Susannah Hewlett (2), Fontaine Marcoux
RMWC - Lindsay Kinsler

ASSISTS
W&L - Fonatine Marcoux (2), Drew Powers, Caroline Francht

GOALKEEPERS
Emily Barker (W&L) 90:00, 2 saves, 1GA
Amy Dameron (RMWC) 90:00, 14 saves, 4GA

TEAM STATS
W&L - 31 shots, 4 corner kicks, 2 saves, 15 fouls (Kelley Zagol, Yellow Card)
RMWC - 3 shots, 1 penalty kick, 14 saves, 9 fouls

W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER HANDS BRIDGEWATER FIRST LOSS OF SEASON, 4-1

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team scored four first half goals en route to a 4-1 victory over previously undefeated Bridgewater on the Liberty Hall Fields on Tuesday afternoon.

The Generals (3-1, 3-1 ODAC) fell behind early as Eagle sophomore forward Diana Bolard (Sykesville, Md./South Carroll) scored just 8:02 into the game off an assist from junior forward Sarah Pritchett (Wolftown, Va./St.Anne's Belfield).

W&L responded when senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) scored her fourth goal of the season at the 17:15 mark. Sophomore Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) the reigning ODAC Player of the Week, then put two goals on the board in less than three minutes. She tallied her first goal off an assist from freshman defender Romney Willson (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry) with 28:25 gone by in the first half. Marcoux then beat the Bridgewater goalkeeper at the 31:10 mark for her second goal of the game. Sophomore midfielder Meghan Hayde (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony) scored her first goal of the season with 33:34 gone by in the first half to close out the scoring.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) made seven saves to earn her third consecutive victory. Bridgewater (5-1, 3-1 ODAC) sophomore goalkeeper Ashleigh Lewis (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) made six saves.

The Generals return to action on Saturday when they host Randolph-Macon Woman's College at 11:00 am.

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GOALS
W&L - Kate Bidwell, Fontaine Marcoux (2), Meghan Hayde
BC - Diana Boland

ASSISTS
W&L - Romney Willson, Ginny Helms
BC - Sarah Pritchett

GOALKEEPERS
W&L - Emily Barker: 90:00, 7 saves, 1GA
BC - Ashleigh Lewis: 90:00, 6 saves, 4GA

TEAM STATS
W&L - 18 shots, 4 corner kicks, 7 saves, 11 fouls, 3 offsides
BC - 12 shots, 8 corner kicks, 6 saves, 6 fouls

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team won its second consecutive game as it defeated Eastern Mennonite on Saturday afternoon, 3-2.

The Generals fell behind early as Becky Yoder scored in the 29th minute of action. W&L tied the game at 1-1 one less than two minutes later as sophomore midfielder Heather Coleman (Blackwood, N.J./Triton Regional) scored off assists from sophomore forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) and sophomore defender Meghan Hayde (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony). The Royals took a 2-1 lead at halftime as Julie Kauffman scored in the 36th minute.

Senior midfielder Drew Powers (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School) tied the game in the 48th minute as she scored her first goal of the season off an assist from Marcoux. Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) scored the game-winner six minutes into the second half off an assist from Marcoux. It was the thrid goal of the season for Bidwell. The three assists for Marcoux tied a school-record for assists in a game. She also accomplished the feat against Ferrum last season.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) made two saves to earn her second consecutive win.

The Generals return to action Tuesday when they host Bridgewater at 4:00 pm.

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GOALS
W&L - Heather Coleman, Drew Powers, Kate Bidwell
EMU - Becky Yoder, Julie Kauffman

ASSISTS
W&L - Fontaine Marcoux (3), Meghan Hayde
EMU - Jennifer Moray, Becky Yoder

GOALKEEPERS
Emily Barker (W&L) 90:00, 2GA, 2 saves
Rochelle Yoder (EMU) 90:00, 3 GA, 5 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 14 shots, 2 saves, 11 fouls, 7 corner kicks
EMU - 14 shots, 5 saves, 3 fouls, 9 corner kicks

W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTCHES FIRST VICTORY OF 2001 SEASON

ASHLAND, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team won its first game of the 2001 season as it defeated host Randolph-Macon, 3-1, on Thursday afternoon.

The Generals got on the board quickly as freshman midfielder Martha Allgood (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy) scored her first collegiate goal off an assist from sophomore forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) with 2:38 gone by in the first half. Marcoux, W&L's leading scorer last season, tallied her first goal of the 2001 campaign 10:09 into the game as she put home a shot off an assist from sophomore defender Meghan Hayde (Massapequa Park, N.Y./St. Anthony) and the Generals took a 2-0 lead at halftime.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) put the game out of reach by scoring her second goal of the season off a free-kick with 84:15 gone by. Randolph-Macon avoided the shutout as Allison Picarde scored with 1:56 to play.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Portsmouth Abbey) earned her first collegiate victory by making five saves for W&L.

The Generals return to action on Saturday as they travel to Eastern Mennonite for a game at 2:00 pm.

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GOALS
W&L - Martha Allgood, Fontaine Marcoux, Kate Bidwell
RMC - Allison Picarde

ASSISTS
W&L - Fontaine Marcoux, Meghan Hayde
RMC - Lisa Weitzel

GOALKEEPERS
W&L - Emily Barker, 90:00, 1GA, 5 saves
RMC - Carrie Preston, 90:00, 3GA, 10 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 29 shots, 4 corner kicks, 5 saves
RMC - 11 shots, 8 corner kicks, 10 saves

LYNCHBURG DEFEATS W&L, 4-1, IN WOMEN'S SOCCER (9/7)

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team dropped its opening game of the 2001 season, 4-1, to Lynchburg on Friday afternoon on the Liberty Hall Fields.

In a rematch of last year's ODAC Championship game, Lynchburg got on the board first at the 19:10 mark when junior forward Nicole Wisniewski's (Berlin, N.J./Bishop Eustace) left-footed shot found the back of the net for the only goal of the first-half.

The Hornets (2-0-1, 1-0 ODAC) put the game away in the middle of the second-half as senior forward Suzanne Weller (Richmond, Va./Cazenovia (N.Y.)) scored in the 59th minute and junior midfielder Heather Voss (Richmond, Va./Monacan) scored less than three minutes later. Sophomore midfielder Kat Stuart (Richmond, Va./Home School) scored Lynchburg's fourth goal in the 87th minute.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) scored W&L's (0-1, 0-1 ODAC) first goal of the season with under two minutes to play off an assist from sophomore forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac).

The Generals will be back in action on Tuesday, as they travel to Randolph-Macon for a 4:00 pm match.

GOALS
LC - Nicole Wisniewski, Suzanne Weller, Heather Voss, Kat Stuart
W&L - Kate Bidwell

ASSISTS
LC - Jessica Petykowski, Erin Steeper, Suzanne Weller, Heather Voss
W&L - Fontaine Marcoux

GOALTENDING
LC - Brooke Richardson, 1 GA, 4 Saves, 90:00
W&L - Emily Baker, 4 GA, 8 Saves, 90:00

TEAM STATS
LC - 19 shots, 9 corners, 4 saves, 14 fouls (Wisniewski, Yellow Card)
W&L - 8 shots, 1 corner, 8 saves, 3 fouls

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