Women's Soccer (11-3-1,7-0-1 ODAC) defeated Washington & Lee 2-1 in a close contest at home.
In the 17th minute, the Marlins scored off of an own goal by the Generals to make the score 1-0.
In the 24th minute, the Generals scored a goal to tie the game at 1-1.
In the first half the Generals shot eight times,
Rachel Quigley had two saves going into halftime.
In the 2nd half, the Marlins had seven shots and five were on goal.
In the 77th minute,
Shyenne Diaz scored from outside the penalty box to put the Marlins up 2-1. This was Diaz's 2nd shot on goal in the half as well.
The Marlins held up on defense thanks to defenders
Victoria Gonzalez,
Sam Crawford,
Stephanie Koblish, and
Lexi Soteriou. The Marlins were victorious with a final score of 2-1.
Virginia Wesleyan sits at 1st place in the ODAC conference.They will travel to Harrisonburg, VA to take on the Royals of Eastern Mennonite University on Wednesday October 25th at 4:00 PM.
