FERRUM, Va. -- Junior midfielder Brian Pirkle (Lexington, Va./Woodberry Forest) scored a goal and added an assist as the Washington and Lee men's soccer team blanked Ferrum College, 2-0, on Tuesday afternoon.

Pirkle scored the first goal of the day for the Generals (2-0) off an assist from fellow junior midfielder Justin Mygatt (Marietta, Ga./Woodward Academy) at 10:21. Ten minutes later, Pirkle set up W&L's second goal with an assist to senior mifielder Jake Stoehr (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights), who found the net at 20:21 into the match.

The win marks the first time W&L (2-0) has opened the season with a pair of wins since the 2000 squad won its first seven games.

Sophomore Michael Stanton (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia) and junior Christopher Carlson (Santa Monica, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) split time in the Generals' goal and logged a pair of saves each. Freshmen Adam Pickeral and Carl Bravermen split time in the Panther goal. Pickeral made seven saves and Bravermen posted two saves.
The Generals outshot the Panthers, 25-7, and held a narrow 7-5 advantage in corner kicks.

Washington and Lee returns to action Saturday, September 20, when the Generals travel to Catholic. Game time is 11:00 a.m.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L -Jacob Stoehr, Brian Pirkle
FC- none

ASSISTS
W&L - Justin Mygatt, Brian Pirkle
FC- none

GOALKEEPERS
Michael Stanton (W&L) 45:00, 0GA, 2 saves
Christopher Carlson (W&L) 45:00, 0GA, 2 saves
Adam Pickeral (FC) 45:00, 2GA, 7 saves
Carl Bravermen (FC) 45:00, 0GA, 2 saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 25 shot, 7 corner kicks, 4 saves, 0 fouls
FC- 7 shots, 5 corner kicks, 9 saves, 2 fouls (Brad Orr, Yared Tessema: Yellow Card)