BY BRIAN HOFFMAN
Three unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes of play gave visiting Washington & Lee a come-from-behind win over Roanoke College in men’s lacrosse last Saturday at Salem’s Kerr Stadium.
The Maroons raced out to a 4-1 lead over the Generals after one quarter of play. The scoring got started early when Luca Docking scored a goal less than two minutes into the game when RC was up a man, and two minutes later Luke Kammerman scored on a feed from Ethan Caldwell to put the Maroons up two.
After W&L trimmed the lead in half, Jay Frye would score at the midway point of the opening frame. With just over two and a half minutes to go, Caldwell would push the advantage to 4-1 heading into the second quarter.
The game was tied at 5-5 after three quarters but Bryson Miller and Kammerman would make it 7-5 Maroons with 10 minutes remaining. Over the next three minutes of play the Generals scored a trio of goals, giving them a one-goal edge with seven minutes to go. RC had several good looks down the stretch but couldn’t find rope.
Kammerman finished with two goals and an assist. Caldwell scored once with two helpers and Frye added one goal and one assist. Matt Federau saw 25 shots on goal, registering 17 saves on the afternoon and Austin Gambino won six of his 13 face offs.
RC dropped to 2-2 with the loss and was scheduled to host Ferrum on Wednesday. On Saturday the Maroons are at Guilford for a 1 pm start.