Women's Soccer

W&L Women's Soccer Defeats N.C. Wesleyan, 2-1

Women's Soccer

W&L Women's Soccer Defeats N.C. Wesleyan, 2-1

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team scored two first half goals and held on to defeat North Carolina Wesleyan, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Watt Field.

The Generals (3-1-1) dented the scoreboard at the 28:25 mark after sophomore forward Shana Oltmans (Albuquerque, N.M./Valley) scored off a feed from junior forward Anne Wiltshire (Richmond, Va./Collegiate). W&L went into halftime with a 2-0 lead when senior defender Conner Esworthy (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) scored off an assist from sophomore defender Haley Bunting (Houston, Texas/St. John's) with just 47 seconds remaining in the half.

The Lady Bishops (2-3) closed to within 2-1 at the 66:02 mark when sophomore midfielder Mayra Gomez (Salinas, Calif./Alisal) scored off of a free kick. However, they wouldn't be able to score the equalizer.

W&L outshot NCW, 29-2, and held a 10-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Freshman goalkeeper Kiki Moreo (Westport, Conn./Staples) made one save for the Generals, while freshman netminder Bryanne Godfrey (Farmingdale, N.J./Howell) stopped 16 shots for the Lady Bishops.

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

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Shana Oltmans, Conner Esworthy
NCW - Mayra Gomez

ASSISTS
W&L - Anne Wiltshire, Haley Bunting
NCW - None

GOALKEEPERS
Kiki Moreo (W&L) 90:00, 1 GA, 1 Save
Bryanne Godfrey (NCW) 90:00, 2 GA, 16 Saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 29 shots, 10 corner kicks, 1 save, 7 fouls, 0 cards
NCW - 2 shots, 1 corner kick, 16 saves, 6 fouls, 0 cards

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