WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William and Mary women's soccer team dropped a hard fought match, 3-0, to UNCW on Sunday afternoon at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
William and Mary, which lost for the first time since Aug. 23, falls to 8-2-4, 5-1-0 CAA, while UNCW improves to 8-8-0, 3-3-0.
The Seahawks converted the game's first goal on a penalty kick in the 17th minute. Katrina Guillou stepped to the penalty spot in fired the ball into the top right corner of the goal, lifting the Seahawks to a 1-0 lead.
UNCW was able to control the pace of play for the remainder of the first half. The Seahawks kept their one goal advantage, while outshooting the Tribe, 8-2 at the break.
UNCW added another goal in the 50th minute of the match. Off of a corner kick sent in by Lindsey Byrne, Morgan Leyble was able to find the loose ball. Leyble then uncorked her shot into the top left corner of the goal. The tally pushed the UNCW lead to 2-0.
After the second goal, William and Mary began to pick up its attack The Tribe had good looks and had shots bounce off of the crossbar, post, in the ensuing minutes.
The Tribe had four shots on goal in a six-minute span, but UNCW goalkeeper Carolyn Huddy stood strong in goal. Junior Aly Shaughnessy, sophomore Nicole Baxter, freshman Clara Logsdon, and junior Emory Camper all had looks, but Huddy was there on all four saves.
Later in the 61st minute, the Tribe had a pair of golden opportunities for a goal. The first came from a header by sophomore Katie Johnston that was saved on the goal line by a Seahawk defender. Senior Dani Rutter headed the rebound back to the goal, but another Seahawk defender kept it out.
Wilmington added its third match of the day in the 89th minute. With almost every Tribe player forward looking for a goal, Guillou sparked a counter attack and found Moa Jarl rushing down the right sideline. Jarl cruised into the box and fired a shot across the frame into the left corner of the goal. The goal, gave the Seahawks a 3-0 advantage.
William and Mary did out shoot UNCW for the match, 18-15, including a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal. Johnston fired a game-high five shots for the Tribe. Huddy made seven saves in goal for the Seahawks.
The decision snaps William and Mary's 12-match unbeaten streak and is the first regulation loss the Tribe has suffered since Oct. 14, 2012, a streak of 371 days.
Prior to the match, the William and Mary women's soccer program saluted its six seniors, Audrey Barry, Tara Connors, Lauren Gough, Ali Heck, Dani Rutter, and Samantha Trail, who were playing its final regular season home match at Martin Family Stadium at Albert Daily Field.
The College concludes the regular season on the road with a pair of matches next weekend. W&M travels to Hofstra on Friday, Oct. 25, before heading to Northeastern on Sunday, Oct. 27. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. respectively.
