Men's Soccer

W&L Men's Soccer Defeats Emory & Henry, 4-0

Men's Soccer

W&L Men's Soccer Defeats Emory & Henry, 4-0

EMORY, Va. -- Junior midfielder Travis Short (Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill) scored a pair of goals to help lift Washington and Lee to a 4-0 victory at Emory & Henry in ODAC men's soccer action on Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomore midfielder Whitt Larkin (Alexandria, Va./Episcopal) broke a scoreless tie in the 44th minute when he found the net from an assist senior defender Scot Pittman (Waxhaw, N.C./Charlotte Country Day).

The game remained 1-0 until the 78:02 mark when Short scored the first of his two goals, this one coming off an assist from freshman midfielder Drew Crowley (Weston, Mass./Weston). Crowley then found the net unassisted just 1:58 later and Short capped the scoring at the 82:57 mark off a feed from senior midfielder Shep Russell (Little Rock, Ark./Central). Junior Ted Sheedy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) played all 90 minutes in goal for the Generals (10-1-2, 5-1-1) but did not face a shot on goal.

EJ Watkins played all 90 minutes in goal for the Wasps (6-9-1, 0-7), recording seven stops.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it hosts Randolph-Macon for a 3:00 pm contest.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Travis Short (2), Drew Crowley, Whitt Larkin
E&H - None

ASSISTS
W&L - Scot, Pittman, Drew Crowley, Shep Russell
E&H - None

GOALKEEPERS
Ted Sheedy (W&L) - 90:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves
EJ Watkins (E&H) - 90:00, 4 GA, 7 Saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 28 shots, 10 corner kicks, 0 saves, No Cards
E&H - 5 shots, 1 corner kick, 7 saves, No Cards

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