LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior midfielder Brian Pirkle (Lexington, Va./Woodberry Forest) registered three points on a goal and an assist to help the Washington and Lee men's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Catholic on Saturday afternoon at Watt Field.

The Generals (5-4-3) got on the scoreboard just 6:30 into the game when freshman forward Jack Palmer (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) scored an unassisted goal. W&L extended its lead to 2-0 less than nine minutes later when junior defender Roger Morscheiser (Orlando, Fla./Edgewater) headed the ball into the Cardinals' net off a corner kick from Pirkle.

The Generals outshot Catholic, 14-4, in the first half and went into halftime with the 2-0 advantage.

Pirkle scored the only goal of the second half unassisted at 54:52.

W&L freshman goalkeepers Jim Tartaglia (Richmond, Va./J.R. Tucker) and Ted Sheedy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) combined for two saves. Junior Evan Phillips (Salisbury, Md./Bennett) and freshman Joe Schettino (Easton, Conn./Joel Barlow) combined to stop nine shots for Catholic.

The Generals had a 24-7 advantage in shots and a 9-2 edge in corner kicks.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Wednesday at Roanoke. The game begins at 4:00 pm.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Jack Palmer, Roger Morscheiser, Brian Pirkle
CUA - none

ASSISTS
W&L - Brian Pirkle
CUA - none

GOALKEEPERS
Jim Tartaglia (W&L) - 72:35, 0 GA, 2 saves
Ted Sheedy (W&L) - 17:25, 0 GA, 0 saves
Evan Phillips (CUA) - 80:41, 3 GA, 8 saves
Joe Schettino (CUA) - 9:19, 0 GA, 1 save

TEAM STATS
W&L - 24 shots, 9 corner kicks, 2 saves, 12 fouls, Yellow Card - Scot Pittman, Derrick Lott
CUA - 7 shots, 2 corner kicks, 9 saves, 9 fouls, 0 cards