LEXINGTON, VA.. -- The Washington and Lee men's soccer team won its sixth consecutive game as it handed Roanoke its first conference loss of the season, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon on the Liberty Hall Fields. The Maroons entered the contest as the 15th-ranked team in Division III.

The Generals jumped on the Maroons early as sophomore midfielder Jacob Stoehr (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights) took a cross from junior forward Brad Murphy (Mantoloking, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) and scored his fifth goal of the season. The score remained 1-0 until halftime.

W&L (7-1-1, 6-0 ODAC) took a 2-0 lead at the 51:57 mark as Murphy tallied a breakaway goal. Roanoke came back less than one minute later as freshman forward Tsuyoshi Oshika (Aichi, Japan/Shoin) knocked in a loose ball in front of the goal. The Generals put the game away when freshman forward Justin Mygatt (Winston, Ga./Woodward Academy) scored on a breakaway goal after sophomore midfielder Philip Miller (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood) played a through ball to him.

W&L junior goalkeeper Tim Foley (Darnestown, Md./Georgetown Prep) made seven saves to earn the victory. Roanoke (9-2, 4-1 ODAC) sophomore goalkeeper Chris Ebeling (Ellicott City, Md./Oakland Mills) made two saves in the losing effort.

W&L returns to action on Monday when it hosts Southern Virginia at 4:00 pm.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Jacob Stoehr, Brad Murphy, Justin Mygatt
RC - Tsuyoshi Oshika

ASSISTS
W&L - Brad Murphy, Philip Miller

GOALKEEPERS
Tim Foley (W&L) 90:00, 1GA, 7 saves
Chris Ebeling (RC) 90:00, 3GA, 2 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 6 shots, 1 corner kick, 7 saves, 10 fouls (Kevin Bibona, Yellow Card
RC - 14 shots, 8 corner kicks, 2 saves, 9 fouls (Lechtrecker, Pflugrad, McGovern, Yellow Cards)