WILLIAMSBURG - The William and Mary field hockey team delivered one of the most entertaining performances of the year Friday night at Busch Field at Towson, falling 3-2 to the Tigers after a last-second shot at overtime was blocked away with no time remaining. The Tribe now stands at 2-8, 0-2 in the CAA, while the Tigers improve to 5-6, 1-2 in-conference.
Box Score
Sophomore goalkeeper
Elizabeth Frey (Virginia Beach, Va.) stepped up big in her first career start and made seven saves in the first half, keeping the Tribe within reach despite being down 1-0 at the break. Coming out in the second half, W&M began to take control of the offensive zone and evened the score at 1-1 in the 42nd minute. As a corner opportunity dissolved into a scrum, sophomore
Allison Moran (Wynnewood, Pa.) got the ball with a narrow window. As her shot worked its way through, senior
Kelsey Nawalinski (Downingtown, Pa.) was able to get her stick on the ball and redirect it around the keeper for her first goal of the season.
A bare five minutes later, senior
Mikala Savaides (Burke, Va.) found the back of the cage for her second score of the year, and put W&M up 2-1. Again working off of a corner, senior
Danielle Scissom (Virginia Beach, Va.) had her shot blocked, but Savaides was there to collect the rebound and flip the ball up and over the goalkeeper. Towson would tie the score in the 50th minute, with a rebound opportunity off of another Frey save, and then score the go-ahead goal in the 61st minute also off the rebound of a Frey save. As the clock wound down, the Tribe redoubled its efforts, finding freshman
Taylor Gladey (Mountaintop, Pa.) on the right wing with under 30 seconds to play. Gladey dumped the ball into the circle in front, and W&M was able to draw the corner. With the clock run out, Towson was able to poke away the ball before the first shot, but Nawalinski was there to steal the ball right back, and make one last try at the goal that was blocked away and out of the circle, ending the match.
Frey was impressive in her start, making a total of 12 saves. After being out-shot in the first half, W&M responded in the second period with a 13-8 advantage in shots, and a 6-3 edge in corner opportunities.
William and Mary returns to action Sunday at 1 p.m., hosting Delaware at Busch Field.
