W&L Women's Soccer Falls to No. 1 Messiah, 5-0

GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Washington and Lee women’s soccer team fell to No. 1 Messiah College, 5-0, Saturday afternoon at Shoemaker Field.

After a scoreless first half, Messiah (8-0-1) went on to record five unanswered goals in the second half, including two from senior forward Amy Horst to claim the victory.

Generals (5-1, 3-0 ODAC) sophomore goalie Emily Leary (Cincinnati, Ohio/Kings) played all 90 minutes in net, allowing five goals while recording four saves.  Messiah goalies Autumn Reilly and Shalisa Brubaker shared time in net, with Reilly recording one save and getting credit for the win.

The Generals will return to action Wednesday as they travel to Roanoke for a 7:00 pm contest.

AGATE
Scoring Summary
MEC - Amanda Naeher - (Erin Hench) - 45:37
MEC - Erin Hench - (Amanda Naeher) - 47:28
MEC - Amy Horst - (Corinne Wulf) - 58:00
MEC - Amy Horst - (Corinne Wulf; Lisa Wingard) - 62:37
MEC - Katlyn Musser - (unassisted) - 64:45

Goalkeepers
W&L - Emily Leary - 90:00, 5 GA, 4 saves
MEC - Autumn Reilly - 68:46, 0 GA, 1 save; Shalisa Brubaker - 21:14, 0 GA, 0 saves

Team Stats
W&L - 2 shots, 1 corner kick, 4 saves, 7 fouls
MEC - 24 shots, 4 corner kicks, 1 save, 5 fouls

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