NORFOLK, Va. -- The seventh-seeded Washington and Lee men's soccer team played sixth-seeded Guilford to a 2-2 draw, then advanced to the ODAC Tournament championship on penalty kicks (6-5) on Friday evening.
The Generals (8-5-4) took a 1-0 lead as junior midfielder Justin Mygatt (Marietta, Ga./Woodward Academy) scored unassisted at 33:19. Following halftime, W&L pushed its lead to 2-0 thanks to an unassisted goal by freshman Rhett McCraw (Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal) at 56:42.
The Quakers (10-8-1) started their come-back bid off a penalty kick goal by Tim Imafidon at 74:23, and locked the game at 2-2 when Brett Ralls scored an unassisted goal at 79:56.
Neither team was able to alter the scoreboard through two 10-minute overtime period, leaving the final decision to penalty kicks.
Sophomore goalie Michael Stanton (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia) finished the day with three saves across 110 minutes, and stopped on Quaker penalty kick in the shootout. Matt McCall made seven saves for Guilford.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday, when the Generals take on Virginia Wesleyan in the ODAC Tournament Championship match. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
-- GENERALS --
GOALS
W&L -Justin Mygatt, Rhett McCraw
GC - Tim Imafidon, Brett Ralls
ASSISTS
W&L - None
GC - None
GOALKEEPERS
Michael Stanton (W&L) 110:00, 2 GA, 3 saves
Mat McCall (GC) 110:00, 2 GA, 7 Save
TEAM STATS
W&L - 14 shots, 3 corner kicks, 3 saves, 12 fouls,
RC - 15 shots, 8 corner kicks, 7 save, 15 fouls