LEXINGTON, Va. – The 19th-ranked Washington and Lee men's soccer team put up a 4-0 win against Averett to close the regular season on Wednesday night to claim the No. 4 seed for the ODAC Tournament.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After a scoreless first half that saw the Generals (11-2-3, 5-1-3 ODAC) outshoot the Cougars (0-14, 0-9 ODAC), 14-1, first-year Rowan Sellers slotted home a shot in the 54th minute from close range on a pass from senior Matthew Jenkins.
- Sophomore Sami Seife then doubled the W&L lead just under four minutes later when he blasted a shot from the top of the 18 and past the diving keeper at the left post.
- In the 75th minute, first-year Baber Toure played a ball into the box for Trey Peterson, who snuck a shot into the left-side netting of the goal from a difficult angle on the right side.
- Senior Nati Seife then rounded out the scoring in the 83rd minute, getting a pass from senior Trian Kechagias and curling a shot from the left side and just inside the right post.
TOP PERFORMERS:
- Sellers increased his team-leading goal total to eight, while S. Seife held in second on the team leaderboard with his fifth goal of the season. Peterson and N. Seife both scored their first goals of the season.
- Jenkins logged his team-high sixth assist of the season, Kechagias dished out his second helper of the year and Toure got his first collegiate assist.
- S. Seife and senior Taha Kaba led the W&L offense with five shot attempts apiece. Junior Miles Furman (76:56) and senior Parker Smith (13:04) shared the shutout in the W&L goal, with Furman making two saves.
- Gabriel Fore and Michael Milligan were the only two Cougars players to record a shot in the game. Both players put their attempts on goal. Nicholas Dinoia made three saves in the Averett goal.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Jenkins' assist on Sellers' goal was the 15th of his career, which leaves him just one away from tying Bill Sigler '97 for 10th most in program history.
ODAC TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK:
- Following the conclusion of action around the ODAC on Wednesday, the Generals earned the No. 4 seed for this year's championship tournament. They will host fifth-seeded Randolph-Macon in Saturday's quarterfinal round.
- Lynchburg will be the No. 1 seed this year, while Bridgewater (2) and Shenandoah (3) round out the quarterfinal hosts. Guilford is the No. 8 seed and will play at Lynchburg, Hampden-Sydney will travel to Bridgewater as the 7-seed and Batten rounds out the field as the 6-seed at Shenandoah.
TEAM STATS:
- The Generals took 14 shots in the first half and 22 in the second half to end the night with a 36-2 advantage in total attempts. The Cougars took one shot in both halves.
- W&L also dominated on earning corner kicks, taking 15 and conceding none.
UP NEXT:
The Generals will host Randolph-Macon on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 ODAC Championship. The Yellow Jackets handed the Generals their only conference loss this season, 2-1, on October 14 in Ashland.
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
