LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee men's soccer
team would strike early, but it would not be enough as they fell to
Eastern Mennonite University, 3-1, on Wednesday at Watt Field.
Senior midfielder Drew Crowley (Weston, Mass./Weston) would put
the Generals (4-5-4, 2-4-2 ODAC) on the board early, netting a goal
in the 2nd minute off a cross from first-year midfielder Collier
Wiseman (Danville, Va./George Washington), but the Generals would
not be able to hold on to the lead.
EMU (6-5-5, 4-2-2 ODAC) would respond with two goals within two
minutes, netting unassisted markers from first-year midfielder
Tyler Gilchrist (Bedford, Va./Liberty) in the 32nd minute and
sophomore Mitchell Leap (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite) in
the 34th minute. First-year defender Ryan Eshelman (Harrisonburg,
Va./Eastern Mennonite) would add the Royals final tally with 0.02
seconds remaining in the first half to secure the 3-1 victory.
Generals goalies junior Ben Bartlett (Towson, Md./McDonogh) and
sophomore Alex Lambert (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Chaminade) split time
in the net, with Bartlett allowing three goals while recording
three saves and Lambert stopping two shots. EMU sophomore goalie
Dillon Brunk (Dayton, Va./Eastern Mennonite) played all 90:00 for
the Royals, allowing one goal while recording six saves.
The Generals return to action Saturday as they host
Hampden-Sydney at Watt Field for senior day. Start time is slated
for 1:00 pm.
AGATE
Scoring
W&L – Drew Crowley – (Collier Wiseman) –
1:34
EMU – Tyler Gilchrist – (unassisted) – 31:15
EMU – Mitchell Leap – (unassisted) – 33:12
EMU – Ryan Eshelman – (unassisted) – 44:59
Goalkeeping
W&L – Ben Bartlett – 45:00, 3 GA, 3 saves
W&L – Alex Lambert – 45:00, 0 GA, 2 saves
EMU – Dillon Brunk – 90:00, 1 GA, 6 save
Team Stats
W&L – 16 shots, 6 corner kicks, 5 saves, 13 fouls, 7
offsides, 1 yellow card (Dave Phillips – 75:51)
EMU – 9 shots, 5 corner kicks, 6 saves, 15 fouls, 4 offsides,
4 yellow cards (Osman Velasquez – 41:34, Mitchell Leap
– 54:19, Muoka Musau – 66:12, Dyllan Thomas –
88:49)
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