Washington and Lee University
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Lynchburg men’s soccer team tallied three second-half goals en route to a 3-0 shutout over Washington and Lee on Wednesday afternoon at Watt Field.
After a scoreless first half, LC (8-2-2, 3-0-2) got on board when junior midfielder Josh Reed (Newark, Del./Caravel Academy) connected with junior defender Pat Brown (Williamsburg, Va./Christchurch), who slipped one past W&L sophomore goalkeeper Ben Bartlett (Towson, Md./McDonogh) at the 56:54 mark. Brown then found sophomore forward Michael Abbonizio (Maple Glen, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham Sr), who added another marker at 68:39 to take a 2-0 lead. Sophomore forward Donald Hart III (Springfield, Va./Paul IV) rounded out the scoring for the Hornets off of a sophomore midfielder Shawn Bender (Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside) assist in the 83rd minute.
LC junior goalkeeper Matt Sturdivant (Bear, Del./Caravel) played the duration and stopped one shot, while Bartlett also played 90 minutes and registered seven saves for the Generals (6-3-1, 2-3-1).
Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Guilford for a 1:00 pm game.
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Scoring Summary:
LC – Pat Brown (Josh Reed) – 56:54
LC – Michael Abbonizio (Pat Brown) – 68:39
LC – Donald Hart III (Shawn Bender) – 82:02
Goalkeeping:
LC – Matt Sturdivant – 90:00, 0 GA, 1 save
W&L – Ben Bartlett – 90:00 3 GA, 7 saves
Team Stats:
LC – 19 shots, 5 corner kicks, 1 save, 13 fouls, 1 yellow card (Robert Lee Green – 49:25)
W&L – 5 shots, 4 corner kicks, 8 saves, 11 fouls, 2 yellow cards (Strock Moore – 43:16; Stiles Harper – 63:50), 1 red card (Stiles Harper – 68:04)
~ Generals ~