BRIDGEWATER, Va.- The Washington and Lee men's soccer team clinched the number one seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament with a 3-1 victory at Bridgewater on Thursday afternoon.

The Generals (10-3-1, 8-1 ODAC) jumped on the board first as sophomore forward Bret Grote (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) scored off an assist from junior defender Paul Negron (Massapequa Park, N.Y./St. John the Baptist) in the first half.

W&L tacked on two more goals in the second half as senior forward Andrew Grimes (Lexington, Ky/Henry Clay) and sophomore midfielder Jacob Stoehr (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights) scored goals to make it 3-0 in favor of the Generals.

Bridgewater (4-11, 0-9 ODAC) scored its goal late in the second half.

W&L junior goalkeeper Tim Foley (Darnestown, Md./Georgetown Prep) made four saves to earn the victory.

The Generals return to action when they host Guilford in an ODAC Quarterfinal game on Saturday at 11:30 am.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Bret Grote, Andrew Grimes, Jacob Stoehr
BC - Jonathan Small

ASSISTS
W&L - Paul Negron
BC - Jonathan Williamson

GOALKEEPERS
Tim Foley (W&L) - 90:00, 1GA, 4 saves
Jon Boller (BC) - 90:00, 3GA, 6 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 10 shots, 4 corner kicks, 4 saves, 9 fouls
BC - 6 shots, 0 corner kicks, 6 saves, 11 fouls