NORFOLK, Va. -- Kelvin Murray scored a pair of goals and added one assist as top-ranked Virginia Wesleyan bested Washington and Lee, 3-1, in the ODAC Tournament championship on Saturday evening.

Following a scoreless first half, the Marlins (16-3) cracked the scoreboard at 50:03 as Mark Tribendis scored off an assist from Murray. Murray extended the Virginia Wesleyan lead to 2-0 with the eventual game-winner at 55:53.

The Generals (7-6-4) cut the Marlins lead in half at 65:25 when junior midfielder Justin Mygatt (Marietta, Ga./Woodward Acad.) scored off an assist from junior forward Brian Pirkle (Lexington, Va./Woodberry Forest).

Virginia Wesleyan pushed its lead to 3-1 when Murray scored unassisted at 87:57.

Sophomore goalie Michael Stanton (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia) played all 90 minutes for W&L, making four saves. Sean Wheaton manned the Marlins net, making three saves on the day.

The Generals wrap up the 2003 season with a 7-6-4 overall record
 

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L -Justin Mygatt
VWC - Kelvin Murray (2), Mark Tribendis

ASSISTS
W&L - Brian Pirkle
VWC - Kelvin Murray, Phil Downing

GOALKEEPERS
Michael Stanton (W&L) 90:00, 3GA, 4 saves
Sean Wheaton (VWC) 90:00, 1 GA, 3 Save

TEAM STATS
W&L - 6 shots, 4 corner kicks, 4 saves, 17 fouls, 2 cards (Brian Pirkle, yellow; Scot Pittman, red)
VWC - 14 shots, 5 corner kicks, 3 save, 7 fouls, 1 card (Steve Leahy, yellow)