Athletics Press Releases


Cayla Grodotzke Selected To All-West Region First Team	*Mon, May 21 - 12:24 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior defender Cayla Grodotzke (Merrick, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun) earned Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-West Regional first-team honors on Friday. Grodotzke...
W&J Nipped By Marywood 7-6 In ECAC Women's Lacrosse Semifinals	*Sat, May 12 - 7:47 PM*	SCRANTON, Pa. -- Second-seeded Marywood scored twice in the final five minutes to secure a 7-6 victory over third-seeded Washington & Jefferson on Saturday evening in the semifinals of the 2012 ECAC Mid-Atlantic Women's Lacrosse...
Women’s Lacrosse Defeats St. Joseph’s In ECAC Quarterfinals 9-7	*Wed, May 9 - 4:45 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College advanced to the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Women’s Lacrosse Tournament semifinals for the third consecutive year after topping St. Joseph’s College (Long Island) by a score of 9-7 on...
W&J Earns Postseason Bid In ECAC Mid-Atlantic Women’s Lacrosse Tournament	*Mon, May 7 - 4:46 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- For the third consecutive season, the Washington & Jefferson College women’s lacrosse team has earned a postseason invitation to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Mid-Atlantic Tournament. However,...
W&J Ends Regular Season With Rout Of Otterbein	*Tue, May 1 - 8:43 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior midfielder Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul's School) scored five goals and became the Presidents' single-season goal record holder during the Presidents' 16-2...
W&J Women’s Lacrosse Celebrates Senior Day With 13-3 Win	*Sat, April 28 - 6:13 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Six different Presidents scored goals as the Washington & Jefferson College women’s lacrosse team earned a 13-3 triumph over Thiel College on Senior Day Saturday at Alexandre Stadium. The W&J five-woman senior...
Presidents Stretch Win Streak To Five	*Tue, April 24 - 9:46 PM*	LATROBE, Pa. -- Senior midfielder Brittney Oake (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery Prep) and junior midfielder Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul's School) both fired in four goals to lead the Washington & Jefferson women's lacrosse...
Presidents Earn 11-10 Women's Lax Win In Maryland	*Wed, April 18 - 10:30 PM*	FROSTBURG, Md. -- Washington & Jefferson scored four times in the first nine minutes of the second half to open a five-goal lead and held off a late Frostburg State charge to record an 11-10 women's lacrosse victory over the Bobcats on...
W&J Women’s Lacrosse Holds Off OWU 8-7	*Sat, April 14 - 2:18 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior midfielder Brittney Oake (Bell Meade, N.J./Montgomery Prep) and junior midfielder Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul’s School for Girls) both scored three goals and...
NCAA Division III Week Debuts Monday	*Mon, April 9 - 12:15 PM*	Washington & Jefferson College will be celebrating the success of its outstanding student-athletes at home athletic events during the week of April 9-15 as the NCAA observes Division III Week. The inaugural NCAA Division III Week is...
Wash. & Jeff. Downs Allegheny 14-11 In Meadville	*Wed, April 4 - 9:43 PM*	MEADVILLE, Pa. - Senior Brittney Oake (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) and junior Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) both scored five goals to help Washington & Jefferson outlast Allegheny 14-11 in women's...
Presidents Knock Off Kenyon To Snap Losing Streak	*Sat, March 31 - 4:44 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College junior attacker Megan Kelly (South Park, Pa./Seton-LaSalle) scored a pair of second-half goals to help the Presidents hold off Kenyon 8-6 in women’s lacrosse action on Saturday at...
Denison Rushes Out To Big Lead And Defeats W&J 15-5	*Wed, March 28 - 8:26 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Kiersten Dussinger scored four goals and dished out one assist to lead Denison to a 15-5 women’s lacrosse victory over Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday evening at Alexandre Stadium. W&J (5-3) scored the...
Wittenberg Stops W&J Women’s Lacrosse 12-9	*Sat, March 24 - 6:32 PM*	SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg started both halves strong and held off a late Washington & Jefferson rally to earn a 12-9 women’s lacrosse victory over the Presidents on Saturday evening. The Tigers (3-3) scored the first four...
Fradkin and Oake Lead Presidents To 16-4 Road Win	*Thu, March 22 - 6:09 PM*	LOWER GWYNEDD TWP., Pa. -- Junior midfielder Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) totaled eight points with six goals and two assists to lead Washington & Jefferson to a 16-4 road women's lacrosse victory at...
Presidents Hold Off Colonels	*Mon, March 19 - 7:51 PM*	DANVILLE, Ky. -- Senior midfielder Brittney Oake (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) scored four goals, including two during a key stretch in the second half, to help Washington & Jefferson record an 8-7 women's lacrosse victory at Centre (Ky.) on...
Presidents Drop First Women’s Lacrosse Match In Michigan	*Sat, March 17 - 4:15 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Adrian College built a 9-3 halftime lead and held on to hand Washington & Jefferson College its first women’s lacrosse loss of the season 15-11 Saturday at AC Performance Stadium. The Bulldogs (5-1) had seven...
Presidents Stretch Win Streak To Three With 20-1 Rout Of Waynesburg	*Wed, March 14 - 7:40 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Junior midfielder Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) fired in eight goals and the Washington & Jefferson College defense held Waynesburg to one shot attempt as the Presidents cruised to a...
W&J Jumps Out Early; Holds On To Defeat Marymount	*Sat, March 10 - 4:05 PM*	ARLINGTON, Va. – Washington & Jefferson College jumped out to a 5-1 first-half lead and held on to beat Marymount 10-7 in women’s lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. The Presidents upped their record to 2-0 while defeating the...
Women’s Lacrosse Opens Season With 18-5 Rout In Maryland	*Sat, March 3 - 6:42 PM*	FREDERICK, Md. –Washington & Jefferson junior midfielder Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) scored three of her five goals in the first half to help the Presidents open their 2012 women’s lacrosse...
Women’s Lacrosse Looking To Take The Next Step In 2012	*Wed, February 15 - 4:44 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – After earning back-to-back bids to the ECAC Tournament, the Washington & Jefferson College women’s lacrosse team is primed to take the next step and reach its first NCAA Division III Tournament in 2012. The team...
Two W&J Women's Lacrosse Players Named to IWLCA Academic Honor Roll	*Thu, July 14 - 3:42 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College seniors Kerri Nunnamaker (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) and Brittney Oake (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches...
W&J Women's Lacrosse Earns Academic Team Honor	*Thu, July 14 - 3:41 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College was one of 71 NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse teams recently honored by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) as an Academic Squad. A total of 208...
Cayla Grodotzke Named ECAC Defensive Player of the Year	*Thu, July 14 - 3:40 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa.- Rising senior Cayla Grodotzke (Merrick, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun) was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Metro/South Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday. Grodotzke, the first women’s lacrosse...