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Elyse Cooper's Seven Goals Send Randolph-Macon Past Virginia Wesleyan 20-11 in ODAC Quarterfinals

ASHLAND, VA—Elyse Cooper scored five of her seven goals during an 11-0 Randolph-Macon run to get past No. 5 seeded Virginia Wesleyan 20-11 in the ODAC Women's Lacrosse Quarterfinals on Saturday in Ashland. The No. 4 seeded Yellow Jackets will now face No. 1 seed Washington and Lee Wednesday, April 28th in Lexington at 5:00 p.m.

Kristen McGrath capped a 3-0 opening run for the Marlins with a goal less than four minutes into the contest.

Kelly Cramer (Charlottesville, VA/ Albemarle), Logan Pomeroy (Catonsville, MD/ Catonsville), and Cooper (Crownsville, MD/ Old Mill) then rattled off consecutive goals to tie the game at 3-3 with 22:28 to go in the first half.

The two teams exchanged goals to bring the score to 5-5 before Virginia Wesleyan netted two goals in less than a minute to take a 7-5 advantage with 10:33 remaining before intermission.

Randolph-Macon then went on an 11-0 run that lasted from the 10:19 mark in the first half until 25:22 remained in the second half.

Cooper netted five goals over that span including the final three goals coming in just 37 seconds. Cramer scored three goals and Erin Claire Cassidy (Potomac, MD/ Holton-Arms) found the back of the net twice during the run.

The Yellow Jackets led by as many as ten in the second half before finishing off the Marlins for a 20-11 ODAC Quarterfinal victory.

R-MC goalie Alex Flammia (Springfield, VA/ West Springfield) finished with 12 saves including eight in the second half.

Cooper scored a season high seven goals which is also the most goals scored by a Yellow Jacket in a single game this season. Cramer had four goals and two assists. Pomeroy and Cassidy both netted three goals each.

Laura Norris led the Marlins with seven total points including four goals and three assists.

Randolph-Macon Women's Lacrosse will now travel to the top seeded Generals of Washington and Lee Wednesday, April 28th in the ODAC Tournament Semi-Finals. W&L defeated R-MC by just one goal during the regular season in Ashland. Game time is set for 5:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Flammia

#21 Alex Flammia

GK
5' 2"
Junior
Elyse Cooper

#16 Elyse Cooper

M
5' 5"
Junior
Logan Pomeroy

#4 Logan Pomeroy

M
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alex Flammia

#21 Alex Flammia

5' 2"
Junior
GK
Elyse Cooper

#16 Elyse Cooper

5' 5"
Junior
M
Logan Pomeroy

#4 Logan Pomeroy

5' 5"
Senior
M