GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--Top-seeded Washington & Jefferson College earned a 13-5 victory over No. 2 Grove City College in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament title game Saturday afternoon at Alexandre Stadium in Washington. 

The PAC Championship Tournament title was the second straight for W&J. 

As the winner of the PAC Championship Tournament, W&J will receive the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the Division III Championship. Thirty-two conferences have been granted automatic qualification (Pool A) for this year's championship. The 46-team field for this year’s Division III Championship is scheduled to be announced Monday, May 9. First and second round games are scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, May 14-15.
 

Wednesday, May 4

PAC Championship Tournament [Title Game] No. 2 Grove City at No. 1 W&J Alexandre Stadium--Washington, Pa.

Result: W&J 13, Grove City 5 Box score

Saturday marked W&J's 11th-straight victory... Up 3-2 after the first period, W&J strung together four-straight goals to lead 7-2 at the half... Senior Clara Sherwood (Indiana, Pa. | Indiana) scored twice in the second period... Sherwood's third period score extended W&J's lead to seven (9-2)...  Sophomore Sofia Jenkins (Hughesville, Md. | The Calverton School) finished with two goals, two assists and two caused turnovers... Junior Amanda Effland (Frederick, Md. | Frederick) totaled two goals, one assist, two ground balls, five draw controls and a caused turnover... Effland also went 1-for-1 in free position shots... Freshman Ella Phillips (Arnold, Md. | Broadneck) paced the W&J defensive effort with seven ground balls and four caused turnovers... Junior Sam Casile (New Kensington, Pa. | Plum) finished with six ground balls and four caused turnovers... Casile was named the championship tournament's Most Outstanding Player after totaling 10 ground balls and seven caused turnovers in the two wins... Junior Sarah Labovitz (Great Falls, Va. | The Bullis School) had one goal, one assist, three ground balls, seven draw controls and one caused turnover... Sophomore Kaitlyn Brown (Charlotte Hall, Md. | La Plata) made nine saves in her 12th win of the season... Grove City freshman Elyse Kiggins (Zelienople, Pa. | Seneca Valley) stopped 14 shots, her seventh game with 10 or more saves... Junior Madison Nazigian (Forest, Va. | Jefferson Forest) had one goal, four ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers... Freshman Abby Roetering (Glenelg, Md. | Glenelg) added four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers... W&J outshot Grove City, 37-16... Each team had 28 turnovers.

 

Wednesday, May 4

PAC Championship Tournament [Semifinal 1] No. 4 Saint Vincent at No. 1 W&J Alexandre Stadium--Washington, Pa.

Result: W&J 18, Saint Vincent 6 Box score

Wednesday was W&J's 10th-straight victory... Sophomore Sofia Jenkins (Hughesville, Md. | The Calverton School) matched her career high with eight points on three goals and five assists... Junior Amanda Effland (Frederick, Md. | Frederick) scored four goals and had eight draw controls... The Presidents outscored the Bearcats 6-0 in the first period and held an 11-1 lead at the half... Eight players scored for W&J in the win... Junior Lina Crowley (Potomac, Md. | The Bullis School) chipped in with three goals... Junior Sam Casile (New Kensington, Pa. | Plum) finished with four ground balls and three caused turnovers... Sophomore Emily Heck (Reading, Pa. | Berks Catholic) totaled two goals and four ground balls... Sophomore Kaitlyn Brown (Charlotte Hall, Md. | La Plata) made seven saves and added two ground balls and a caused turnover... Sophomore Maggie Edwards (North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin) scored a pair of goals for Saint Vincent... Junior Kaylee Bandow (York, Pa. | York Catholic) had one goal, two ground balls and six draw controls... Sophomore Hannah-Marie Starner (Dillsburg, Pa. | Northern York) finished with two ground balls, four draw controls and a caused turnover... Sophomore Kyra Lipetzky (Mount Airy, Md. | Urbana) made 10 saves.

 

Wednesday, May 4

PAC Championship Tournament [Semifinal 2] No. 3 Franciscan at No. 2 Grove City Don Lyle Field--Grove City, Pa.

Result: Grove City 12, Franciscan 6 Box score

In its first varsity season Grove City earned the program's first-ever postseason victory Wednesday... Sophomore Madeline Dunda (Sewickley, Pa. | Quaker Valley) scored a career-high five goals to pace Grove City... She scored three of her goals in the first half... Grove City held a 5-0 halftime lead and led 8-1 after three periods... Franciscan outscored Grove City 5-4 in the fourth period... Senior Brooke Stoltzfus (Elverson, Pa. | Conestoga Christian) and junior Madison Nazigian (Forest, Va. | Jefferson Forest) each had three goals... Stoltzfus added one assist, three ground balls, two draw controls and a caused turnover... Nazigian added four ground balls, five draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers... Freshman Sarah Jackson (Brookfield, Conn. | Brookfield) had five ground balls and three caused turnovers... Freshman Elyse Kiggins (Zelienople, Pa. | Seneca Valley) stopped 10 shots to secure her league-best 14th win of the year... It is her sixth game with 10 or more saves this season... Sophomore Riley O'Brien (Altadena, Calif. | St. Monica Academy) led Franciscan with four points on three goals and an assist... She added five draw controls... Senior Elizabeth Dudas (Nokesville, Va. | Battlefield) totaled three ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls... Freshman Rose Kane (Binghamton, N.Y. | Seton Catholic Central) made 12 saves and added two ground balls.