RICHMOND, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College used two first half goals and added an insurance goal in the second half to knock off No.24 University of Mary Washington 3-0, Wednesday evening at City Stadium in Richmond.

It took less than three minutes for the scoring to get started as senior Walker Stebbings (Forest) beat two defenders and then dribbled around a diving keeper before blasting it into the roof of the net. The lead was doubled as sophomore Kevin Nova Euceda (Woodbridge) put a free kick into the box, where the ball bounced off the wet grass and into the knee of an Eagle defender before finding the back of the net to give H-SC a 2-0 lead.

The Tigers struck once more in the game in the 72nd minute, as junior Tyler Petz (Cary, NC) played a ball onto the run of senior Pierce Boerner (Midlothian), who had his first shot saved but tapped in the rebound to give the Tigers a three-goal lead. That goal closed the outing as the Tigers held the Eagles off the scoreboard to secure a 3-0 win.

The game was even from a stats perspective, with the Tigers holding a one-shot lead, and three shot on-target lead, with the biggest discrepancy coming from a five to one corner advantage for H-SC.

Freshman goalie Stig Larson (Richmond) earned the win in net, securing his second straight shutout with a four save performance. 

The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday, September 13, when they play their first true road game at Virginia Wesleyan University in a game designated as non-conference. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Tassos Paphites Soccer Complex in Virginia Beach.