The Eastern Mennonite Men's Soccer Team "leaped" into fifth place in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) with a big away Victory over Washington & Lee University on Wed. Oct. 21 thanks to Sophomore Forward Mitchell Leap as he scored to break a 1-1 deadlock to put the Royals up 2-1. Sophomore Midfielder Philip Yoder knocked in an insurance goal off a corner kick late in the first half and the Royals held the W&L Generals at bay in the second half to give EMU the 3-1 win.
Eastern Mennonite moves to 6-5-5 overall and 4-2-2 in ODAC play. They trail fourth place Hampden-Sydney by four points and are 2 points a head of Randolph Macon. The Royals actually trailed in the W&L match when Freshman Midfielder Tyler Gilcrest scored at the 31:15 mark in the first half to tie the match. The Royals have a tall order as they take on the ODAC top dog, Roanoke College, on Saturday Oct. 24.
Mitchell Leap, a Sophomore from Harrisonburg, VA, leads the Royals in scoring with 9 goals and 3 assists on the season with a total of 21 points. His career high came on August 31 of last year when he scored 2 goals and tallied an assist against La Roche College.
Eastern Mennonite University, located in Harissonburg, Virginia, competes at the NCAA Div. lll level and is a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1917, EMU is a Christian Liberal Arts College affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA. The current enrollment at the college is around 1,600
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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