LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's soccer team played its fifth double-overtime game of the season and came away with a 1-1 tie against ODAC-foe Eastern Mennonite on Wednesday afternoon at Watt Field.

The Royals (6-6-2, 2-3-1) scored at the 34:38 mark to take a 1-0 lead when sophomore forward Jared Byler (Belleville, Pa./Indian Valley) took a pass from senior midfielder Adam Shank (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite) and buried his shot into the back of the Generals' net.

The score remained 1-0 until W&L (5-4-2, 3-1-2) tied the game at 1-1 when sophomore forward Jack Palmer (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) scored off a feed from sophomore midfielder Josh Dodds (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar) at 68:10. Both teams fired off two shots in the overtime periods, but couldn't score the game-winner.

EMU outshot the Generals, 15-14, and held a 10-6 advantage in corner kicks.

W&L sophomore goalkeeper Ted Sheedy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) played all 110 minutes and tied a career-high with seven saves. Senior netminder Tim Koehn (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite) also played the entire game and stopped seven shots for the Royals.

Washington and Lee returns to the field on Friday at Bluefield. The game begins at 7:00 pm.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Jack Palmer
EMU - Jared Byler

ASSISTS
W&L - Josh Dodds
EMU - Adam Shank

GOALKEEPERS
Ted Sheedy (W&L) - 110:00, 1 GA, 7 Saves
Tim Koehn (EMU) - 110:00, 1 GA, 7 Saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 14 shots, 6 corner kicks, 7 saves, 17 fouls, Yellow Card - Roger Morscheiser
EMU - 15 shots, 10 corner kicks, 7 saves, 11 fouls, No Cards