LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Christopher Newport men's soccer team, ranked No. 20 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division III Top 25 poll, will close out a six-game road trip on Wednesday afternoon when the Captains (7-1-3) take on Washington and Lee University at 3:00 p.m.
CNU is 3-1-1 in the first five games of the road swing, which concludes on Wednesday against the Generals. CNU is 3-6-2 all-time against Washington and Lee including a 1-4-0 record on the road. The last trip to Lexington, however, came in 2023 and featured a 2-1 CNU victory including a goal by current senior
Caleb Jones and an assist on the game-winning goal by current senior
Barry Jones.
On Wednesday, fans unable to make the trip to the game in person will be able to view the game live online through a FloSports subscription. Live stats will also be available at gametime and links to both can be found on the men's soccer schedule at CNUsports.com.
The Captains are coming off a week that halted their nine-game unbeaten streak with a loss to Virginia Wesleyan (2-0) before a scoreless draw at Mary Washington (0-0). The defense continues to anchor the team's success with five shutouts and 0.73 goals against average through 11 games this season. Senior goalkeeper
Hayden Dewey is 7-1-3 between the pipes and has played all 990 minutes this season.
On the back line, sophomores
Josh Monzon,
Carson Friedlein, and
Declan Karney have paired with junior
Yazan Yaghmmour to hold opponents to 4.3 shots on-goal per game.
Washington and Lee is coming off a 2-0 win on the road against 20th-ranked Virginia Wesleyan and also earned a tie at home against nationally-ranked Hampden-Sydney College. Both came as part of a six-game unbeaten streak that includes another draw against a ranked opponent in Catholic University on September 13. For the year, the Generals are 4-2-4 while boasting an unbeaten 3-0-2 record at their home venue, Alston Parker Watt Field.
Also a defensive-minded team, the W&L back line has allowed just seven goals this season for a 0.70 goals-against average. Will Joseph has taken over the starting spot in goal and features a 4-1-2 overall record with a 0.43 GAA. On the offensive side, Buster Couhig (3g) and Sami Seife (2g, 2a) lead the Washington and Lee offense with six points apiece.
Following the mid-week matchup away from home, the Captains will welcome in Regent University for a 6:00 pm kickoff on Saturday, October 11 for the team's first home game in nearly a month.
