2022 Schedule Overview
The Generals will begin their campaign at the Haverford College Kick-off Classic on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4, where they will take on Stevens and Arcadia, respectively. W&L will then return to Lexington for a pair of opening weekend games on September 10 against Franklin and Marshall and September 11 against Gettysburg, both at 1:00 pm on Watt Field.
From there, the Generals will play three consecutive road games against Covenant (9/17), Berry (Ga.) (9/18) and Southern Virginia (9/21), before playing in their ODAC opener against Shenandoah on Saturday, September 24, at 2:00 p.m.
W&L steps out of conference action for the final time on October 1 in a home game against Mary Washington, before taking on ODAC competition for the remaining nine contests. Of those nine games, the Generals will face Randolph-Macon (10/5), Hollins (10/9), Virginia Wesleyan (10/15), Bridgewater (10/19) and Ferrum (10/29) on home turf. The remaining four ODAC contests will be played on the road against Eastern Mennonite (10/8), Roanoke (10/12), ODAC newcomer Averett (10/22) and Lynchburg (10/26).
Outside of ODAC play, the Generals’ lone repeat opponent from a season ago in Southern Virginia, who W&L defeated by a 2-0 score in the 2021 season opener, courtesy of a brace from then sophomore Louisa Bynum. The Generals went undefeated over the final six ODAC games (5-0-1) after opening the conference slate with a mark of 1-1-1.
The W&L schedule will now feature Averett as a conference opponent with the Cougars joining the ODAC ahead of the 2022 season. The Generals and Cougars have met three times all-time, with W&L posting shutouts of 5-0 (9/10/11), 6-0 (9/17/17) and 7-0 (9/18/19).
The 2022 ODAC Women’s Soccer Tournament will begin with the Quarterfinals on November 1 at each of the top four seeds. The semifinals will then be played on November 4 at the two highest remaining seeds, followed by the championship game at the highest remaining seed on November 6.