It was a complete team performance as the Lee women's lacrosse team dominated from start to finish in handing Virginia Wise its first loss of the season, 18-7 on a chilly Friday night from the Ray Conn Sports Complex.

Brittney White led the way with four goals and controlled the game with 11 draw controls. White leads the conference and is eighth in the nation in draw controls with 8.50. Shayna Ryan got the Lady Flames scoring started just 3.5 minutes into the game and finished with three goals and one assist. Hanna Vecsey added three goals of her own and one assist while Dariana Blanton added to her team-lead in goals with three more. Blanton now has 20 on the season and leads the GSC in goals per game at 4.25.

Defensively Kaleigh Bernard was stellar in net with 11 saves and just six goals allowed in 45 minutes worth of work. Caleigh Smith came in to finish things off in the fourth quarter and allowed just one goal while registering three saves.

Lee jumped out to an early 5-2 lead after the first quarter and held an 8-4 advantage at the half. The Lady Flames pulled away in the third quarter with six unanswered goals. Shayna Ryan capped off the run with an unassisted goal with just 22 second remaining in the period.

"I thought it was a really complete performance that we've been looking for out of this team," said Lee head coach Derrel Martin. "We did a nice job of playing with energy and focus even when everything didn't go perfectly. We felt like we were trending in this direction and I'm excited to see where this team can go."

Lee held a 29-4 edge in shots and were 5 of 6 in free position shots. The Cavaliers were held to just 6 of 13 in free position looks. The Lady Flames were 15 of 17 in clears while UVA-Wise cleared 9 of 15.

"As a defense we try and be aggressive and anticipate what the offense is going to try and do," said junior defender Jaylee Giffin. "We have a great coaching staff and Coach Mego (Assistant Coach Megan Smith" does a great job of giving us a detailed scouting report so we are ready to go. I think we are all playing with a lot of confidence right now and we are just now starting to play the way we are capable of playing."

Sydney Trask led the Cavaliers with three goals while Ellie Earnshaw had two. Jordan Edwards suffered her first loss in goal. She tallied five saves in the contest.
With the win the Lee improves to 2-3 on the year while Virginia Wise falls to 2-1 on the young season.

The Lady Flames will get a week off before getting back to work on Saturday, Mar. 5 as they welcome regional foe Belmont Abbey to town for a 1 p.m. showdown.