HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The
No. 21-ranked William and Mary Tribe women's soccer team extended its winning
streak to eight and its unbeaten streak to nine with a hard-fought, 1-0 win
over Hofstra on the road on Friday night.
With the win, the Tribe improves its record to 12-1-2 overall and to a
perfect 7-0 in CAA conference play. With
the loss, Hofstra falls to 6-7 on the year and to 2-5 in league action.
Junior Cortlyn Bristol scored the game-winning goal for the
College, while goalkeeper Katherine Yount made five saves and recorded her
league-leading ninth shutout to lead the Tribe.
Junior Erin Liberatore took a team-high four shots, getting one on
target.
Playing on a wet, turf field, the Tribe and the Pride played
to a scoreless first half, with neither team getting a great look on goal. Most of the second half went the same way,
before the College took advantage of a Hofstra misstep and put a score on the
board.
With the ball in Hofstra's half, a Hofstra player fell down
on the turf, losing possession to Bristol.
The junior made a run on goal from 30 yards out, juking right and then
going left to beat her defender. Bristol
cracked a looping shot on goal from 23 yards out, beating the Hofstra goalie
for the match's lone score. Bristol's
sixth goal of the season gave the College its winning margin of 1-0.
With the victory, William and Mary extended a pair of
impressive streaks. The Tribe has now
won eight matches in a row, the longest such streak since W&M won nine
consecutive in 2002. The College also
ran its unbeaten mark to nine matches, the longest stretch since the Green and
Gold went unbeaten in 15 matches back in 2006.
The Tribe improved its CAA conference record to 7-0 on the
year with the win over Hofstra, maintaining its spot atop the league
standings. W&M now sits an
impressive eight points clear of second-place Northeastern, who the Tribe will
play on Sunday. The College's 7-0 start
is the fourth such beginning to a CAA schedule in program history. In all three previous occasions, the Tribe
has earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 21 William and Mary Tribe women's soccer team will
continue its road trip on Sunday, October 16, when the College will play the
Northeastern Huskies. Kickoff in Boston
is scheduled for 1 p.m. with live stats and live video available at
TribeAthletics.com.
