LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Washington and Lee men's soccer team secured the No. 1 seed for the ODAC Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time since 2001 after posting a 3-1 win over Randolph on Wednesday night at WildCat Stadium. 

The Generals (11-3-2, 9-01 ODAC) and WildCats (10-4-3, 6-1-3 ODAC) went into intermission knotted at 0-0, as Randolph held a 6-5 edge in shots during the first half.

Randolph got on the board first in the second stanza when sophomore forward Travis Brown scored off of a cross from junior forward Troy Jurney at the 56:38 mark. 

RC junior defender Blake Heatherly picked up a second yellow card of the game and was issued a red card at 60:03, and the Generals took advantage just 36 seconds later when first-year midfielder Will Hamryka (Dawsonville, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian School) netted the equalizer off of an assist by first-year midfielder Dylan Ritch (Mint Hill, N.C. / Independence) at the 60:39 mark.

The Blue and White struck again in the 76th minute when the WildCats were whistled for a foul outside of the box and junior midfielder Ted Hurst (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester Adams) found first-year midfielder Andy Dean (Columbia, Tenn. / Columbia Central) off of a free kick for the game-winner. Hurst then added an insurance goal with 58 seconds remaining on the clock to reach the final margin.

For the game, the Generals outshot the WildCats, 14-11, and took six corner kicks as opposed to Randolph's five.

Sophomore goalie Gillen Beck (Blacksburg, Va. / Blacksburg) collected two saves in 90 minutes of action for W&L. Senior keeper CJ Stevens suffered the loss for the WildCats, also playing the entire match in goal and recording four saves.

Washington and Lee returns to the field on Saturday when it hosts Roanoke for the last game of the regular season. The match is set to begin at 1:00 pm.

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