W&L Men's Lax Defeats Lynchburg, 12-11, in ODAC Semifinals

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The third-seeded and 10th-ranked Washington and Lee men's lacrosse team knocked off second-seeded and 15th-ranked Lynchburg College, 12-11, in the semifinals of the ODAC Tournament on Wednesday evening at Shellenberger Field.

The Generals (14-3) advance to Sunday's championship game against top-ranked Roanoke College at 1:00 pm in Salem, Va.

Lynchburg (11-5) jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the opening 17:39 of the game, but W&L responded with five-straight goals, including a pair from sophomore midfielder Drew Koeneman (St. Louis, Mo./MICDS), to assume a 6-5 lead with 4:14 left in the first half. The Hornets tied it at 6-6 with 1:55 left in the half on a man-up goal by Michael Mundorf, but the Generals assumed a 7-6 lead at the break following Koeneman's third goal of the half with 1:11 left.

Following a single LC tally to start the third period, W&L assumed a 9-7 lead with 3:03 left in the third quarter on the strength of an unassisted goal by junior attackman Will Keigler (Timonium, Md./Gilman) and a goal by sophomore attackman Spence Daw (Phoenix, Md./Loyola-Blakefield) off a feed from sophomore midfielder Justin Donati (Walkersville, Md./St. Paul's).

The Hornets again rallied with a pair of goals to knot the game at 9-9 with 13:56 left in the game, but W&L re-took the lead at 10-9 just 2:24 later as senior attackman Seth Fishman (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Haverford) scored off a Koeneman feed. The lead would change hands four more times in the final 8:11 of the game, with Keigler scoring the game-winner man-up off a Koeneman assist at the 4:59 mark.

Senior goalkeeper Connor Locke (Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) made a save as time expired to preserve the Generals' first win over Lynchburg in the last six tries and advance W&L to its first ODAC title game since 2004.

Koeneman led W&L with three goals and two assists, while junior midfielder Kevin Feeney (Summit, N.J./Summit) tallied two goals and one assist. Keigler posted two goals and senior midfielder Tim Skeen (Baltimore, Md./Towson) chipped in one goal and one assist. Locke played all 60 minutes between the pipes and logged 11 saves.

Michael Mundorf paced the Hornets with three goals and two assists, while Tyler Tolson and Dylan Hoff notched two goals apiece. Franc Cook played the duration in goal and made 15 saves.

W&L GOALS:
Drew Koeneman 3; Kevin Feeney 2; Will Keigler 2; Tim Skeen 1; Spence Daw 1; Harry St. John 1; Seth Fishman 1; Chris Washington 1.

W&L ASSISTS:
Drew Koeneman 2; Justin Donati 1; Kevin Feeney 1; Tim Skeen 1.

LC GOALS:
Michael Mundorf 3; Tyler Tolson 2; Dylan Hoff 2; Dean Evans 1; Eddie Bilinkas 1; Ethan Farrell 1; Ben Sauer 1.

LC ASSISTS:
Michael Mundorf 2; Dean Evans 1; Kyle Fortman 1; Phil Petronelli 1.

GOALKEEPERS:
Connor Locke (W&L) - 60:00, 11 GA, 11 Saves
Franc Cook (LC) - 60:00, 12 GA, 15 Saves

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