LEXINGTON, VA. – The tenth ranked York College women's lacrosse team earned a huge 12-8 road win at #2 Washington and Lee on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Virginia.

The win over the number two Generals marks the second time in school history that the Spartans have knocked off the second ranked team in the country. The Spartans other win over the second ranked team in the country came on April 20, 2018 with a 14-12 win over Gettysburg at Kinsley Field.

The loss is the first for the Generals as they fall to 8-1 while the Spartans improve to 5-2 overall.
 
How It Happened
• The Generals wasted little time in opening the scoring as Shannon Timoney found the back of the net a mere 41 seconds into the game. The Generals Hanna Bishop made it 2-0 with 9:33 left in the first quarter. York's Zoe Kluegel got the Spartans on the board off a pass from Madison Kurland with 1:19 remaining in the quarter. Washington and Lee out-shot the Spartans 6-5 in the first quarter.
• The Green and White started the second quarter with a flourish as Kluegel tied the game at two with her second goal of the game 3:25 into the period. Kiersten Blanchard gave York a 3-2 lead with a little more than seven minutes remaining before the half. The Generals tied the game on a Claire Horner goal but the Spartans took the lead heading to the half. Gianna Huet hit a cutting Sydney Mentzer who finished the chance with 1:02 left in the half for York's 4-3 lead. Blanchard struck just seconds before the half to put the Spartans up 5-3 with her second goal of the game.
• York carried the play in the second quarter as they out-shot their hosts 12-3 and forced the Generals into five second quarter turnovers.
• The Spartans got off to a great start in the third quarter as they ripped off three goals in the opening six minutes of the period. Logan Ward sandwiched a pair of goals around a Kurland tally as the York led grew to 8-3. The Generals halted the run with a pair of goals from Jenny Lisovicz and Ginny Taylor just over two minutes apart to cut the York lead to 8-5. York finished the quarter strong as Mentzer and Ward finished off chances to give York a 10-5 edge heading to the fourth.
• The Generals made things interesting in the fourth as they scored two straight, cutting the Spartan advantage to 10-7. Blanchard halted the run with her third goal of the game with 3:59 left. Washington and Lee wasn't going to go down quietly as Timoney converted a free position goal with 3:36 remaining in regulation. Huet responded for the Spartans with a free position goal at the 2:18 mark, pushing the Spartan lead back to four. The Spartans killed off the remainder of the game to earn the upset win.
 
Spartan Leaders
Kiersten Blanchard: 3 goals, 2 GB, 1 CT, 1 draw
Logan Ward: 3 goals, 1 assist
Zoe Kluegel: 2 goals
Sydney Mentzer: 2 goals, 2 GB, 2 CT, 6 draws
Gianna Huet: 1 goal, 2 assists
Madison Kurland: 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 CT
 
Spartan Goaltending
Bella Garabo: 60:00 minutes of play, 8 goals against, 9 saves
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 3-2 all-time against the Generals as the win snaps a two-game losing streak to Washington and Lee … the Spartans now have four wins over top five teams in school history … two of those top five wins came during the 2018 season when York beat #3 Trinity (16-15 in 2 OT) and 14-12 over Gettysburg … York's other top five win came in 2017 against #4 Messiah (8-7 in OT) … York has now won three straight … York registered 12 caused turnovers as they now have 33 caused turnovers during their three game win streak … York out-shot the Generals 28-25 … the draws were nearly even as the Generals had 12 while York notched 11 … the Spartans now has three players with 20 or more points led by Kiersten Blanchard with 28 points followed by 22 for Logan Ward and 20 for Gianna Huet … Blanchard has scored 13 goals in the last three games for York while she also has 12 draw controls … Blanchard became the seventh player in school history to reach 100 career goals as she now has 101 ... freshman Sydney Mentzer continues to be a menace to Spartan opponents as she has eight goals, five ground balls, six caused turnovers and 14 draw controls during York's three-game win streak … senior goalie Bella Garabo registered a season-high nine saves in her time between the pipes for York … the victory is Garabo's 14^th career win … York improves to 2-2 on the road.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Wednesday evening as they head to Frederick, Maryland to open MAC Commonwealth play against the Hood College Blazers. The first draw is set for 7:00 pm.