FOREST, Va. – The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has announced the field for the 2026 Men's Soccer Championship, and No. 19 Washington and Lee earned the four-seed.
The Generals wrapped up their regular season on Wednesday night with a 4-0 win over Averett to complete the conference slate with an 5-1-3 record in conference play to go along with an overall mark of 11-2-3. Lynchburg topped the table for the season with a record of 6-0-3 (21 pts) while Bridgewater and Shenandoah tied the Generals for second. After the ODAC's tiebreaker system settled, the Eagles landed as the No. 2 seed, while Shenandoah got the No. 3 seed.
The Top-4 teams will host quarterfinal action this weekend against seeds 5-8. Randolph-Macon (5) will travel to W&L, Batten (6) will play at Shenandoah, Hampden-Sydney (7) heads to Bridgewater and Guilford (8) will face Lynchburg to complete the championship field.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Quarterfinals | Saturday, October 31
Game 1: Guilford at Lynchburg, 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: Randolph-Macon at W&L, 4:00 p.m.
Game 3: Batten at Shenandoah, 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: Hampden-Sydney at Bridgewater, 3:00 p.m.
Semifinals | Wednesday, November 4 | at Higher Seeds | Times TBD
Game 5: Game 1 Advancing Team vs. Game 2 Advancing Team
Game 6: Game 3 Advancing Team vs. Game 4 Advancing Team
Championship | Saturday, November 7 | at Highest Remaining Seed | Time TBD
Game 7: Game 5 Advancing Team vs. Game 6 Advancing Team
GENERALS TEAM ODAC CHAMPIONSHIP OUTLOOK:
The Generals begin journey in the tournament championship on Saturday when they host fifth-seeded Randolph-Macon at 4:00 p.m. The Yellow Jackets gave the Generals their only conference loss this season in a 2-1 final in Ashland back on October 14.
If the Generals advance to the semifinal round, they will match up against either top-seeded Lynchburg or eighth-seeded Guilford. The Hornets defeated W&L, 1-0, the season opener, a non-conference tilt, before the two teams picked up one point each in a 1-1 draw in Lynchburg on October 17. The Generals cruised past the Quakers one week later in Greensboro, 3-0.
On the other side of the bracket, the Generals combined for a 1-0-2 record against Batten, Hampden-Sydney and Bridgewater, with Shenandoah not featured on the schedule this year. W&L defeated H-SC, 3-0, overcame a two-goal deficit to draw Batten, 3-3, and also finished in a draw against Bridgewater, 1-1.
GENERALS' PLAYERS TO WATCH:
First-year
Rowan Sellers has led the offensive efforts for the Generals this season, logging a team-high 17 points on eight goals and an assist. After scoring his first goal in the team's fourth game of the year, Sellers has not gone more than two games without a goal since then, scattering his other seven goals over the following 12 games.
Sophomore
Sami Seife follows with 14 points on five goals and four assists, with senior captain
Matthew Jenkins rounding out the double-digit scorers with 10 on two goals and a team-high six assists. Junior
Ricardo Sanchez adds three goals for the offense, third most on the team.
In his first season as the starting goalkeeper, junior
Miles Furman has allowed just nine goals this season in 1,377:23 of action for a 0.59 goals-against average, best in the ODAC. He is also saving 82 percent of shots on goal against him which is the second-best mark in the conference.
Furman and sophomore
Isaac Arrowood are the only two players to have been featured in the Generals' starting lineup in all 16 games so far this season, but an additional six players have started at least 14 contests. Arrowood, seniors
Anthony Careccia (15 starts) and
Nick Apostolou (14 starts) and
Spencer Furman (13 starts) and sophomore
Kaden Zion (14 starts) have held things down on the W&L backline, helping the team to a 0.69 combined GAA and nine clean sheets.
TICKET AND MEDIA INFORMATION:
All quarterfinal games throughout the ODAC Championship are free of charge for anyone attending the games. Semifinal and championship game attendance will require paid admission through
Hometown Ticketing. Tickets may be purchased at the site of the game, but fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets ahead of time.
All games throughout ODAC Championship will be streamed on FloCollege and will have live stats provided. Live streaming on FloCollege requires a paid subscription, while games will be available for free on-demand on the FloCollege website following the conclusion of the games.
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.
