May 11, 2003
WC Falls to No. 12 F&M in ECAC Final
Weller, Sawma Each Score Twice

LANCASTER, PA -- The Washington College women's lacrosse team fell to 12th-ranked host Franklin & Marshall, 15-6, in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship game this afternoon. The Diplomats (14-5) outscored the Shorewomen (14-6), 8-0 in the second half to take control of the game.

The Shorewomen held an early 2-0 lead before F&M scored five unanswered goals in the first half to go up 5-2. Washington rallied to pull within one by the break, however, as junior midfielder Minta Sayres (East Haddam, CT/Westminster School) found junior attacker Janet Studdiford (Wyndmoor, PA/Springside School) for a goal to make it 7-6 as time expired in the first half.

The second half was controlled by F&M as the Diplomats held the Shorewomen to just seven shots in the period.

Senior midfielder Betty Weller (Sudlersville, MD/Queen Anne's County) and junior attacker Casey Sawma (Conway, MA/Stoneleigh-Burnham) each scored twice in the loss for WC. Studdiford had one goal and two assists. Freshman midfielder Emmy Hyde (Gaithersburg, MD/Watkins Mill) accounted for the Shorewomen's other goal.

F&M's Lauren Paul scored five goals and assisted on another, while Alexis O'Meara had three goals and three assists and Danielle Jones had four goals and one assist.

BOX SCORE

Washington Goals - Casey Sawma 2, Betty Weller 2, Emmy Hyde, Janet Studdiford.
Washington Assists - Janet Studdiford 2, Minta Sayres.
F&M Goals - Lauren Paul 5, Danielle Jones 4, Alexis O'Meara 3, Allison O'Meara 2, Eileen Keever.
F&M Assists - Alexis O'Meara 3, Allison O'Meara 2, Laura Fine 2, Lauren Paul, Danielle Jones.

Washington Saves - Ashley Crisler 10 (15 GA/60:00).
F&M Saves - Kamissa Mort 6 (6 GA/60:00).

Shots - F&M 30, WC 20.
Ground Balls - WC 29, F&M 22.
Draw Controls - F&M 15, WC 6.

EXPANDED WC STATS