LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior midfielder Kyle Garcia (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) scored a goal and added an assist to help lead the third-seeded Washington and Lee men's soccer team to a 4-1 victory over sixth-seeded Randolph-Macon in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Watt Field.
Garcia gave the Generals (9-5-2) a 1-0 lead with 10:16 gone-by on an unassisted tally and the game remained 1-0 heading into halftime. The Yellow Jackets (12-4-2) tied the game at 1-1 at 55:49 when senior defender Jamie Flynn (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) scored on a penalty kick.
W&L retook the lead at 62:48 when sophomore midfielder Josh Dodds (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar) scored off an assist from Garcia. The Generals pushed their lead to 3-1 at 72:12 on an unassisted tally by junior midfielder Rhett McCraw and sophomore forward Travis Short (Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill) ended the scoring with an unassisted goal at 85:45.
The Generals outshot R-MC, 14-8, but the Yellow Jackets held a 4-1 edge in corner kicks.
W&L sophomore goalkeeper Ted Sheedy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) made one save, while senior netminder Nick Warner (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) stopped four shots for the Yellow Jackets.
Washington and Lee will play seventh-seeded Eastern Mennonite in the ODAC semfinals on Fri., Nov. 4. The site and time are still to be determined.
--Â GENERALSÂ --
GOALS
W&L - Kyle Garcia, Josh Dodds, Rhett McCraw, Travis Short
R-MC - Jamie Flynn
ASSISTS
W&L - Kyle Garcia
R-MC - None
GOALKEEPERS
Ted Sheedy (W&L) - 90:00, 1 GA, 1 Save
Nick Warner (R-MC) - 90:00, 4 GA, 4 Saves
TEAM STATS
W&L - 14 shots, 1 corner kick, 1 save, Yellow Card - Roger Morscheiser
R-MC - 8 shots, 4 corner kicks, 4 saves, Yellow Cards - Dane Wendell, Jamie Flynn