HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Adam Shank scored 3:20 into double-overtime to give Eastern Mennonite a 3-2 victory over Washington and Lee in men's soccer action on Tuesday afternoon in Harrisonburg, Va.
The Royals (4-7-2, 2-4) jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 22 seconds into the game on an unassisted goal by Jared Byler. The EMU defense held W&L in check throughout the first half and went into halftime with the 1-0 lead.
Generals senior midfielder Brian Pirkle (Lexington, Va./Woodberry Forest) scored the first of his two goals at the 62:49 mark to tie the score at 1-1. Junior defender Derrick Lott (Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic) assisted on the goal.
EMU retook the lead on a goal by Joel Shank at 76:01. With just under five minutes remaining in the second half, Pirkle scored his second goal of the game to knot the game at 2-2. Lott picked up his second assist on the goal.
After neither team found the back of the net in the first overtime period, the Royals ended the game on Shank's goal in the second overtime.
W&L freshman goalkeeper Jim Tartaglia (Richmond, Va./J.R. Tucker) made three saves while Tim Koehn stopped four shots for the Royals.
The Generals outshot EMU, 15-13, but the Royals held a 6-5 advantage in corner kicks.
Washington and Lee (4-4-3, 2-1-3) returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Catholic. The game is slated to begin at 3:00 pm.
--Â GENERALSÂ --
GOALS
W&L - Brian Pirkle (2)
EMU - Jared Byler, Joel Shank, Adam Shank
ASSISTS
W&L - Derrick Lott (2)
EMU - Eric Blosser
GOALKEEPERS
Jim Tartaglia (W&L) - 103:20, 3 GA, 3 saves
Tim Koehn (EMU) - 103:20, 2 GA, 4 saves
TEAM STATS
W&L - 15 shots, 5 corner kicks, 3 saves, 18 fouls, 0 cards
EMU - 13 shots, 6corner kicks, 4 saves, 10 fouls, 0 cards