Norfolk, Va. - The William and Mary Tribe women's soccer team concluded the season on Saturday afternoon, beating the host Old Dominion Monarchs, 2-0.
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With the victory, the College ends the season with an overall record of 12-7 and a CAA mark of 6-5, clinching the Tribe's 28th consecutive winning-season under head coach
John Daly. The 28 consecutive winning seasons for W&M is a NCAA record.
Scoring the game-winning goal for the Tribe was junior
Danielle Axenfeld, while freshman
Erin Liberatore also notched a score for the College. Junior goalkeeper
Grace Barnard made four saves, registering her seventh shutout of the season.
The Tribe wasted little time getting on the board Saturday afternoon, taking an early 1-0 lead over the Monarchs. In the ninth minute, sophomore
Diana Weigel crossed the ball from the left side of the box, finding Axenfeld on the right side. Axenfeld got her head to the ball, getting it past the ODU goalkeeper to the right. Axenfeld's first goal of the season, on Weigel's fifth helper of the season, gave the College a 1-0 advantage.
The match would reach halftime with the Green and Gold holding to its 1-0 lead. In the first frame, Old Dominion out-shot the Tribe, 5-2, with the Monarchs getting three shots on-goal to the Tribe's two.
In the second half, the Tribe's defense continued to keep the Monarchs off the scoreboard, while the offense added to the College's advantage in the 68th minute. On the attack, freshman
Mallory Schaffer sent a long pass to the top of the box, finding Liberatore. Liberatore turned towards goal, firing a shot over the Old Dominion keeper, hitting the crossbar, and crossing the goalline for a score. Liberatore's team-leading sixth goal, on Schaffer's second assist, gave W&M a 2-0 lead.
The Tribe's defense would continue to repel the Monarchs' offensive opportunities, keeping Old Dominion scoreless. The College would go on to win the match, 2-0.
The win over Old Dominion brought to a close the Tribe's 28th consecutive winning season. The season also marked the fourth-straight year that the College tallied 12 or more victories in a season.
