Washington and Lee University
HARRISONBURG, Va. – First-year midfielder Mitchell Leap netted the game-winner in the 61st minute to lead Eastern Mennonite to a 1-0 victory over Washington and Lee in ODAC men’s soccer action on Saturday evening at the EMU Turf Field.
After a scoreless first half, EMU got on board as Leap sent one past W&L sophomore goalkeeper Ben Bartlett (Towson, Md./McDonogh) at 61:37 to give the Royals the one-goal triumph.
EMU (7-1, 1-1) held a 15-6 advantage in shots over W&L (3-1-1, 0-1-1).
Bartlett stopped eight shots for the Generals, while EMU senior goalkeeper Jackson Maust registered one save.
The Generals return to action on Tuesday as they travel to cross-town rival VMI for a 4:00 pm game.
AGATE
Scoring
EMU – Mitchell Leap (unassisted) – 61:37
Goalkeeping
EMU – Jackson Maust – 90:00, 0 GA, 1 save
W&L – Ben Bartlett – 90:00, 1 GA, 8 saves
Team Stats
EMU – 15 shots, 2 corner kicks, 1 save, 8 fouls, 0 cards
W&L – 6 shots, 5 corner kicks, 8 saves, 12 fouls, 1 yellow card (Timothy Bouch – 51:33)
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