WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's soccer team returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2011 season when they travel to UCF on Saturday, Nov. 14 for a First Round match. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
 

Game Day Information - Game 21 - at UCF
When	Saturday, Nov. 14 - 7:00 p.m.
Where	Orlando, Fla.
Venue	UCF Track & Soccer Complex
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Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary (14-4-2) earned one of 33 at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament after advancing to the Colonial Athletic Association championship last weekend. W&M will look to get back into the win column following a 3-2 setback to James Madison. Freshman Mackenzie Kober and sophomore Rachel Moore scored goals for the Tribe in the CAA Championship match. The attack has been balanced as well, as 11 different players have netted a goal. Senior Samantha Cordum leads the team with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. Classmate Katie Johnston is second on the team with seven goals, an assist and 15 points, while senior Nicole Baxter is third on the squad with two goals, a team-high nine assists, and 13 points. The final player in double-figure points is sophomore Sami Grasso, who has scored five goals, has two assists and 12 points. Senior Caroline Casey has started every match in goal for this season for the Tribe, while sophomore Samantha Johnson has also seen time. Casey boasts a 0.73 goal-against-average with 77 saves, and 10 shutouts.

Scouting the Knights
Out of the American Athletic Conference, UCF (12-6-1) also earned an at-large bid into the 2015 NCAA Women's College Cup. The Knights advanced to the AAC semifinals, before falling to No. 25 South Florida in double overtime. Carol Rodrigues leads the team with 11 goals, six assists, and 28 points. Ashley Spivey has also scored 11 goals, with two assists, and 24 points. The final Knight wit double figure points is Kayla Adamek, who has scored six goals, a team-high six assists, and 18 points. Vera Varis and Francesca Fischer have each started matches for UCF. Varis has played 17 matches with a 1.42 goals-against-average, 71 saves, and two shutouts. Fischer has played in two matches with a 1.08 goals-against-average, three saves, and a shutout.

Series History
W&M will meet Central Florida for the seventh time in program history on Saturday night in Orlando. The Knights lead the all-time series by a 1-5-0 mark. However the teams have not met since the 1987 campaign. UCF won that match by a final score of 2-0.

Going Dancing
For the 25th time in program history the William & Mary women's soccer team is moving into the NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup. The Tribe earned one of the 33 at-large bids and will travel to UCF for a First Round match-up on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Tribe earns its first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament since 2008 and its 14th overall at-large bid. Also since the NCAA Tournament started in 1982, every four-year player to don the Green and Gold has appeared in at least one NCAA Tournament.

Dancing Partners
In a banner year for the CAA, four league teams made it to the NCAA Tournament. James Madison, which won the conference automatic bid, plays at Duke, Hofstra travels to Georgetown, and UNCW heads to South Carolina. It was the first time the league had four teams earn NCAA Tournaments.

All-Tournament Team
William & Mary had three student-athletes named to the CAA Tournament All-Tournament team. Senior Meghan Musgrove and sophomores Elysse Branton and Haley Kent garnered all-tournament honors.

Familiar Faces
Despite not playing UCF since the 1987 season, there will be a since of familiarity on the Knights sideline. Head coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak was also the head coach at VCU from (2008-12). During that time W&M posted a 5-2-1 record against Roberts Sahaydak's VCU teams.

To the Nines
The Colonial Athletic Association announced its end of season awards on Wednesday night and the William & Mary women's soccer team was well represented, have nine student-athletes receive 11 different awards.
 
Senior Caroline Casey highlighted the Tribe's honors by being named the Defensive Player of the Year. Joining Casey on the All-CAA First-Team was classmate Nicole Baxter and junior Clara Logsdon. Sophomore Rachel Moore earned second team honors, while seniors Samantha Cordum, Leci Irvin, and Katie Johnston along with sophomore Sami Grasso earned third team citations. Freshman Mackenzie Kober earned an all-rookie team nod, while Cordum was also named to the league's all-academic squad.
 
The Tribe's nine players were the most of any team in the CAA to be honored, while the 11 different awards were also the most in the CAA. The trio of first teamers was tied for the most in the league. Additionally, Casey becomes the Tribe's first CAA Defensive Player of the Year since 2009 when Diana Weigel won the award.

Nothing But CLASS
Senior Caroline Casey was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award on Oct. 26. Casey has shined on and off of the field during her time with the Tribe. She is involved in multiple community-based activities and also made a medical relief trip to Nicaragua in the winter of 2014. The Chesapeake, Virginia native thrives in the classroom, while also being a two-time captain and All-CAA player.

All They Do is Win
William & Mary clinched its NCAA record 35th straight winning season with a 2-0 victory at Drexel on Friday, Oct. 16. The 35-winning season account for every year of the Tribe women's soccer program

Five for Fighting
The Tribe won six straight games from Sept. 27 to Oct. 25, which accounted for its longest winning streak of the season. It also marks the fifth straight season that the Tribe has posted, at least, a five match winning streak during a single season.

Tip of the Cap
Senior Samantha Cordum netted her first career hat trick against Northeastern on Sunday afternoon. She scored goals in the 15th, 60th, and 87th minutes to help the Tribe to a 3-1 victory.

D, D, Defense
The Tribe has done a very good job of team defending this season, and it has shown as the Green and Gold has only allowed 15 goals this season. The Tribe has four team saves, which were credited to Ashley Booth, Leci Irvin, Sami Grasso, and Meghan Musgrove.  

Balanced Attack
Eleven different players have already netted goals this season for the Green and Gold, which matches last year's total of 11 different players to score.

National Recognition
Senior Nicole Baxter was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week for the week of Aug. 24.Baxter started in played all 90 minutes in the Tribe's season opening 5-1 victory over Seton Hall on Friday afternoon. On Sunday as the Tribe knocked off its first ranked team since 2011, Baxter played a hand in all three goals. She assisted on sophomore Rachel Moore's game-winning goal in the ninth minute, scored on a penalty kick in the 45th minute, and assisted on senior Samantha Cordum's goal in the 79th minute.

Weekly Awards
Caroline Casey was named CAA Player of the week for the second time this season earlier this week. She recorded a pair of shutouts in the Tribe's two conference victories over Charleston and UNCW. She recorded eight saves for the weekend, and faced 15 shots in Sunday's victory.
For the second straight week, W&M had a player of the week earn CAA Player of the Week honor for Sept. 14. This time senior goalkeeper Caroline Casey was earned the honor. The senior recorded five saves and helped preserve her shutout in the final moments of the Old Dominion match on Friday night. However, her best match came on Sunday as she turned away a season-high tying seven shots. She helped the Tribe defense withstand a final minute stretch of three shots and two corner kicks in the final minute.
Senior Katie Johnston was named the CAA Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 7. played 58 minutes and fired three shots, one on goal, in the Tribe's 1-1 draw against Wake Forest on Friday night. Johnston saved her best for Sunday afternoon, scoring a pair of goals in W&M's 3-0 win at N.C. State. She scored the game-winning goal in the 22nd minute. The forward added the exclamation point in the 71st minute when she registered her second tally of the match. She finished the day with a match-high five shots.
Johnston is the second Tribe player to earn a weekly award as freshman Mackenzie Kober was named the CAA Rookie of the Week after she scored a goal and had an assist in her first collegiate weekend scoring a goal and registering an assist in the Tribe's 5-1 victory over Seton Hall.

Movin' on Up
Senior goalkeeper Caroline Casey has started every game in goal of her Tribe career, and she is beginning to climb up the W&M record book. Her 10 shutouts this season rank her tied for second in single-season school history. The Chesapeake, Virginia native, who is also a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, ranks third in school history with 28 career shutouts, and has 292 career saves, which rank her second all-time.

Connect Four
The Tribe was selected to finish fourth in annual CAA Preseason Poll voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. Back-to-back defending champion Northeastern was selected to repeat as champion, while Hofstra (second) and James Madison third were picked ahead of the Tribe. Despite the fourth place prediction, the voting was very close, and W&M was just 12 points behind first-place Hofstra.

Preseason Praise
W&M had a league high five players selected to CAA Preseason Honors this year. Leading the way were seniors Leci Irvin and Caroline Casey, who received All-CAA Preseason honors. Senior Samantha Cordum, and sophomores Rachel Moore and Elysse Branton garnered honorable mention accolades.

What's Ahead
The winner of Saturday's night match advances to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, which will take place next Friday, Nov. 20. The winner will square off against the winner of the Florida and Central Michigan match.