The Washington and Lee men's soccer team avenged its only conference loss of the season as it defeated Guilford, 2-1, in the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals Saturday afternoon on the Liberty Hall Fields.
The Generals (11-3-1) jumped on the board first as sophomore midfielder Jacob Stoehr (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights) tallied his team-leading ninth goal of the season. Senior defender Paul Wallace (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry) recorded the assist off a free kick. W&L took a 2-0 lead at the 66:35 mark as senior forward Andrew Grimes (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) scored off a cross from sophomore midfielder Philip Miller (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood).
Guilford (9-11) cut the lead in half with 5:59 to play as sophomore defender T.J. Muse (Reidsville, N.C./Southeast Guilford) tallied a unassisted goal.
W&L junior goalkeeper Tim Foley (Darnestown, Md./Georgetown Prep) made one save to earn the victory. Guilford sophomore keeper Ryan Fitzgibbons (Dayville, Conn./Killingly) made four saves in the losing effort.
W&L returns to action on Friday when it hosts Hampden-Sydney in an ODAC semifinal on the Liberty Hall Fields at 2:30 pm. In the other semifinal game on the Liberty Hall Fields, Roanoke will face Virginia Wesleyan at 11:00 am.
-- GENERALS --
GOALS
W&L - Jacob Stoehr, Andrew Grimes
GC - T.J. Muse
ASSISTS
W&L - Paul Wallace, Philip Miller
GOALKEEPERS
Tim Foley (W&L) 90:00, 1GA, 1 save
Ryan Fitzgibbons (GC) 90:00, 2GA, 4 saves
TEAM STATS
W&L - 9 shots, 1 corner kick, 1 save, 17 fouls (Miller, Negron - Yellow Cards)
GC - 4 shots, 2 corner kicks, 4 saves, 17 fouls (Darko, Smith, Shiffman - Yellow Cards)