Box Score LEXINGTON, Va. – The Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer
team used a late goal from senior forward Harrison Myrdal (Virginia
Beach, Va./Floyd E. Kellam) as it defeated Washington and Lee, 2-1,
on Saturday afternoon at Watt Field.
W&L (1-3-2, 1-2 ODAC) got on the board first when junior
midfielder Connor Pierce (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) recorded an
unassisted marker at the 61:00 mark to give the Generals the 1-0
lead.
However, Virginia Wesleyan (4-3-2, 2-1 ODAC) responded just five
minutes later when first-year forward Jordan Elgin (Coppell,
Texas/Coppell) found the net for an unassisted tally in the
67th minute to tie the game, 1-1. VWC recorded the
go-ahead goal at the 86:00 mark, when Myrdal sent a cross from
first-year midfielder/forward Ricardo Brown (Chesapeake,
Va./Western Branch) to the back of the net, securing the 2-1
victory.
Junior keeper Alex Lambert (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Chaminade)
played all 90:00 for W&L, recording seven saves. VWC junior
netminder Jay Coble (Portsmouth, Va./Churchland) also played the
duration, stopping three shots.
The Generals return to action on Wednesday as they host Ferrum
for a 4:00 pm contest at Watt Field.
AGATE
Scoring
W&L – Connor Pierce (Unassisted) – 61:00
VWC – Jordan Elgin (Unassisted) – 66:14
VWC – Harrison Myrdal (Ricardo Brown) – 86:00
Goalkeeping
W&L – Alex Lambert – 90:00, 2 GA, 7 saves
VWC – Jay Coble – 90:00, 1 GA, 3 saves
Team Stats
W&L – 8 shots, 3 corner kicks, 7 saves, 11 fouls, 1
offsides, 2 yellow cards (Justin TenBrook – 34:31; Basti Richter – 53:58)
VWC – 13 shots, 9 corner kicks, 3 saves, 14 fouls, 0
offsides, 3 yellow cards (Justin Naramore – 33:10; Chase Ebel
– 44:08; John McKenzie – 53:31)
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