ASHLAND, VA – Erin Clare Cassidy scored three goals and dished out two assists to lead a late charge for Randolph-Macon but Washington College was able to hold off the Yellow Jackets 12-8 in women's lacrosse action on Sunday afternoon in Ashland.

The Shorewomen (4-2) got two goals in the first three minutes from Kalli Parrish and took a 3-0 lead when Sam Ohrem scored with 16:11 to go in the first half.

Elyse Cooper got R-MC (3-1) on the board with a goal at the 15:20 mark, but Washington took control of the contest, rattling off three straight scores, taking a 6-1 edge on a Marissa Restaino strike with 10:34 to go.

Cassidy scored two goals in a 20-second span to pull R-MC back within three with just over nine minutes to go in the opening 30 minutes.

Restaino then scored with 7:14 to go and then capped the half with a tally with just nine seconds remaining to send the teams to the break with the Shorewomen up 8-3.

Washington scored the first three goals of the second half to push its lead to 11-3, before a Logan Pomeroy goal got R-MC back within striking distance at 11-4 with 11:07 to go in the game.

Rachel Bartee pushed the WC advantage to 12-4 with a goal at the 8:30 mark, before Randolph-Macon scored the final four goals of the contest to account for the final score.

Pomeroy finished the afternoon with two scores, while Emily Kent had three assists in a losing effort for R-MC.

Washington outshot R-MC 29-14 and forced 20 Jacket turnovers. Alex Flammia made nine saves for Randolph-Macon, while Stephanie Seibert turned away three shots on the afternoon for the Shorewomen.

Randolph-Macon will be back in action on Saturday when it hosts Hollins at 2:00 p.m.

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