WINCHESTER, Va. –  Defending champion Washington and Lee opened up the 2016 ODAC men's soccer slate with a 5-0 win over Shenandoah Saturday afternoon.

W&L (6-1, 1-0 ODAC) scored its first goal 95 seconds in and took a 2-0 lead into halftime versus Shenandoah (0-7, 0-1).

The Generals scored goals in the 49^th, 58^th and 75^th minutes to provide the final margin of victory.

W&L outshot SU 22-4 and had a 14-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Hornet goalkeepers Matt Sweeney and Keegan Fairchild combined for 11 saves with Tylor Strozeski adding a defensive save.

Sweeney had eight saves in 65 minutes of action.

The Hornets step out of conference on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. home game against Frostburg State.

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