BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – Coach David Pomeroy's Davis & Elkins College women's lacrosse team made the short trip to Buckhannon this afternoon.  D&E earned a hard-fought 16-14 road victory over the Bobcats.

Zoie Donaldson opened up the scoring quickly finding the back of the net at the 14:24 mark of the first period.  The Senators would add three more goals in the first 15 minutes of play.  West Virginia Wesleyan scored twice to make it 4-2.  The Bobcats would outscore D&E 4-2 in the second frame to tie it up (6-6) at the break.  Davis & Elkins scored six goals in the third quarter and led 12-10 heading into the final period.  The two teams would play even in the fourth and the Senators would prevail with a 16-14 Mountain East Conference road victory.

Ari Hinton led Davis & Elkins with five goals and two assists.  Griselle Rosado added five goals.  Emily Smith had her second consecutive hat trick.  Smith also picked up a team high five ground balls and had one assist.  Donaldson, Haley Leavines, and Mikaela Vento each had one goal.  Marissa Cuevas had 14 saves in goal.

The Senators improve to 5-7 overall and 2-3 in the MEC.

Wesleyan Drops to 3-8 and 0-5 in the league.

D&E hits the road again Thursday, traveling to Charleston to take on the Golden Eagles.  Opening draw control is scheduled for 5:00pm.