LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior forward Jack Palmer (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) scored the game's lone goal as the Washington and Lee men's soccer team eked out a 1-0 victory over Roanoke on Saturday morning at Watt Field.

After Roanoke's Michael Rouhana (Riverdale, Md./Henry Sibley) earned a red card in the 32nd minute, the Maroons were forced to play with a man down and the Generals capitalized on the advantage with the contest's only tally as Palmer scored at 56:06.

Senior goalkeeper Ted Sheedy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) picked up his 13th career shutout as he made three saves on the day. Senior netminder Austin Rose (Blacksburg, Va./Blacksburg) notched five saves for RC.

The Generals improved to 7-1-2 (4-0-1 ODAC) with the conference win, while Roanoke falls to 8-4 (4-1 ODAC) with the loss.

W&L returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Ferrum for a 4:00 pm contest.

AGATE:

Scoring Summary
56:06 - W&L - Jack Palmer (unassisted)

Goalkeeping
Ted Sheedy (W&L) - 90:00, 0 GA, 3 saves
Austin Rose (RC) - 90:00, 1 GA, 5 saves

Team Stats
W&L - 17 shots, 6 corner kicks, 3 saves, 12 fouls, Cards (Yellow - Tommy Pignatelli - 60:50)
RC - 13 shots, 3 corner kicks, 5 saves, 16 fouls, Cards (Red - Michael Rouhana - 31:07; Yellow - Taylor Johnston - 38:18, Jake Underwood - 59:17)