LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior forward Jack Palmer (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) notched a hat trick and sophomore forward Whitt Larkin (Alexandria, Va./Episcopal) registered one goal and three assists as the Washington and Lee men's soccer team rolled to an 11-0 victory over Bluefield on Thursday afternoon at Watt Field.

The Generals opened the scoring in the eighth minute as senior midfielder Rhett McCraw (Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal) scored off an assist from senior forward Kyle Garcia (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster). W&L then notched three more goals, including one from Palmer, to take a 4-0 advantage over the Rams into halftime.

Junior midfielder Travis Short (Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill) continued the onslaught for W&L in the second half, notching a goal at the 46:47 mark off an assist from sophomore midfielder Tommy Pignatelli (Chatham, N.J./Chatham). The Generals reeled off six more scores, capped off by Larkin's first goal of the 2006 campaign at 79:52.

Palmer led W&L with three goals, while Larkin finished with five points (1g, 3a). Pignatelli added one goal and two assists as the Generals upped their unbeaten-streak to three games.

In the pipes, junior Ted Sheedy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) started and made two saves for the Blue and White, while junior Jim Tartaglia (Richmond, Va./J.R. Tucker) and sophomore Taylor Williams (Winston-Salem, N.C./Forsyth Day) saw time in the second half. For the Rams, sophomore Phillip Owens (Huntington, W. Va.) played the majority of the contest, making four saves in the loss.

The Generals look to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2000 when they travel to Arlington, Va., to face Marymount on Saturday at 6 pm.

-- GENERALS --

GOALS
W&L - Jack Palmer (3), Rhett McCraw, Tommy Pignatelli, Whitt Larkin, Jamie Mallinson, Travis Short, Bryce Foster, Shep Russell, Drew Crowley
BC - None

ASSISTS
W&L - Whitt Larkin (3), Kyle Garcia (2), Tommy Pignatelli (2), J.P. Pratt, Drew Crowley
BC - None

GOALKEEPERS
Ted Sheedy (W&L) - 45:00, 0 GA, 2 Saves
Jim Tartaglia (W&L) - 30:50, 0 GA, 1 Save
Taylor Williams (W&L) - 14:10, 0 GA, 0 Saves
Phillip Owens (BC) - 77:59, 10 GA, 4 Saves
Brandon Melchor (BC) -12:01, 1 GA, 0 Saves

TEAM STATS
W&L - 24 shots, 9 corner kicks, 3 saves, No Cards
BC - 3 shots, 0 corner kicks, 4 saves, No Cards