LEXINGTON, Va. -- Sophomore forward Sarah Helms (Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park) scored 4:49 into the second overtime period to lift the Washington and Lee women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Roanoke College on Saturday afternoon at Watt Field.
In a very physical and defensive first half in which the two teams were called for 23 fouls, the Generals (8-1-3, 6-1-1) got on the scoreboard first at the 38:35 mark on a penalty kick by sophomore forward Anne Wiltshire (Richmond, Va./Collegiate). Wiltshire took the penalty kick after freshman forward Martha Caulkins (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass) dribbled down the left side of the field and into the 18-yard box where she was pulled down by a Roanoke defender.
Roanoke (7-5, 3-3) tied the score at 1-1 just over four minutes later when senior forward Jill Hoffmeister (Norfolk, Mass./The Rivers School) passed to senior midfielder Emily Ocheltree (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman), who put her shot into the back of the Generals' net. The game went into halftime tied at 1-1.
Both teams had a number of scoring chances throughout the second half and first overtime but it was the Generals who were able to net the game-winner in the second overtime. Following a corner kick, Helms fired a shot into the chest of Roanoke junior goalkeeper Emma Jones (Cary, N.C./Athens Drive). Jones made the save but the ball caromed back out to Helms, who buried her second shot into the back of the Maroons' goal.
Jones finished with 10 saves while W&L senior goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) stopped seven shots.
The Generals outshot Roanoke, 19-14, and held a 14-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Washington and Lee returns to the field on Tuesday at Sweet Briar. The game is slated to begin at 4:30 pm.
-- GENERALS --
GOALS
W&L - Anne Wiltshire, Sarah Helms
RC - Emily Ocheltree
ASSISTS
W&L - None
RC - Jill Hoffmeister
GOALKEEPERS
Emily Barker (W&L) 104:49, 1 GA, 7 saves
Emma Jones (GC) 104:49, 2 GA, 10 saves
TEAM STATS
W&L - 19 shots, 14 corner kicks, 7 saves, 19 fouls, 2 Yellow Cards (Shana Oltmans, Maggie Megear)
RC - 14 shots, 2 corner kicks, 10 saves, 22 fouls, 0 cards
