Washington and Lee University
EMORY, Va. – Senior midfielder Tommy Pignatelli (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) registered the game-winning goal and one assist late in the second half to help lead the Washington and Lee men’s soccer team to a 3-2 victory over ODAC-foe Emory & Henry on Wednesday afternoon in Emory, Va.
The Wasps (4-5-1, 0-3) took an early 2-0 lead in the first 10:42 of the contest aided by goals from senior forward Elliott Anderson and senior defender Chris O’Conner to take a 2-0 lead at the half.
The Generals (5-2-1, 1-2-1) got on board when senior forward Whitt Larkin (Alexandria, Va./Episcopal) found sophomore midfielder James Pymm (Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony's), who blasted a shot past E&H goalkeeper Daniel Mills at 52:51 (2-1). Junior midfielder Strock Moore (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) then registered the tying-goal off of an assist from Pignatelli at 85:38, before Pignatelli scored the game-winner off of a Pymm assist with just 2:59 remaining in the game to ensure the one-goal victory.
First-year Alex Lambert (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Chaminade) and sophomore Will Dorrance (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) split time between the pipes for W&L and combined to stop five would-be goals, while Mills played the entire duration and made 10 saves for E&H.
The Generals return to action on Saturday when they host Randolph-Macon for a 3:00 pm game.
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Scoring Summary
E&H – Elliott Anderson (PJ Henson) – 5:10
E&H – Chris O’Conner (Elliott Anderson) – 10:42
W&L – James Pymm (Whitt Larkin) – 52:51
W&L – Strock Moore (Tommy Pignatelli) – 85:38
W&L – Tommy Pignatelli (James Pymm) – 88:01
Goalkeeping
W&L – Alex Lambert (73:41) – 2 GA, 4 saves
W&L – Will Dorrance (16:19) – 0 GA, 1 save
E&H – Daniel Mills (90:00) – 3 GA, 10 saves
Team Stats
W&L – 23 shots, 5 corner kicks, 5 saves, 11 fouls, 2 yellow cards (Chris Burgin - 36:43; Stiles Harper - 63:58)
E&H – 11 shots, 4 corner kicks, 11 saves, 13 fouls, 0 yellow cards
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