HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The 18th-ranked Washington and Lee men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the 2006 season, 2-0, to Eastern Mennonite on Wednesday evening in Harrisonburg, Va.

The Royals got on the board in the first half when Patrick Ressler scored on a penalty kick at 30:40 to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. EMU then upped its lead to 2-0 in the second half when Andrew Gascho found the back of the net off an assist from Zach Polloni at 70:42.

Junior Ted Sheedy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) played the entire 90 minutes in the goal for the Generals, but did not make a save. Jackson Maust minded the net for EMU (6-5-3, 2-2-2 ), also registering no saves.

The Generals (9-1-1, 4-1) look to rebound from this loss on Saturday when they take on Virginia Wesleyan at 11:00 am at Watt Field in Lexington, Va.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - None
EMU - Patrick Ressler, Andrew Gascho

ASSISTS
W&L - None
EMU - Zach Polloni

GOALKEEPERS
Ted Sheedy (W&L) - 90:00, 2 GA, 0 Saves
Jackson Maust (EMU) - 90:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 6 shots, 4 corner kicks, 0 saves, Yellow Cards (Drew Crowley)
EMU - 8 shots, 5 corner kicks, 0 saves, Yellow Cards (Junior Kamandua, Cory Parsons, Nathan Mishler)