WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's soccer team heads back to the Sunshine State for the Second Round of the 2015 NCAA College Cup. This time the Tribe travels to Gainesville where they will meet No. 2-seeded Florida. Kickoff between the Tribe and Gators is set for 7 p.m.
 

Game Day Information - Game 22 - at Florida
When	Friday, Nov. 20 - 7:00 p.m.
Where	Gainesville, Fla.
Venue	Donald R. Dizney Stadium
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Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary (14-4-3) advanced to the second round by defeating UCF 3-1 on penalty kicks on Saturday night. Junior Clara Logsdon, freshman Mackenzie Kober, and sophomore Rachel Moore scored on their PKs, while senior goalkeeper Caroline Casey made a pair of stops on UCF chance. Casey also recorded four saves during regulation and the two overtimes. W&M earned one of 33 at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament after advancing to the Colonial Athletic Association championship last weekend. The attack has been balanced as well, as 11 different players have netted a goal. Seniors Samantha Cordum and Katie Johnston are tied for the team lead in points with 16. They have each netted seven goals and have two assists. 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 0.69 goal-against-average with 81 saves, and 11 shutouts.

Scouting the Gators
Florida (18-3-1), which won the SEC Championship, advanced to the second round with a 1-0 victory over Western Michigan last Saturday night. The Gators have won 10 matches in a row and are unbeaten in their last 11, entering Saturday's contest. Savannah Jordan leads five UF players in double-figures with 22 goals, six assists, and 50 points. Brooke Sharp has scored 11 goals, added four assists and points. Christen Westphel leads the team with 13 assists, with three goals for 19 points, while Meggie Dougherty Howard has scored two goal, has seven helpers, and 11 points. The final player in double-figures is Sarah Troccoli and she has scored four goals, two assists, and 10 points.  Kaylan Marckese (15 matches) and Valerie Tysinger (nine matches) have split time in goal this season for the Gators. Mackese has played 1310 minutes, with a .690 goals-against-average, 48 saves, and five shutouts. Tysinger has played 725 minutes, making 17 stops, owns a 1.62 goals-against-average, and has a shutout.

Road Warriors
When the Tribe takes the field on Friday night in Gainesville it will be the ninth straight game the Green and Gold has played away from Williamsburg. W&M closed the season on a five match road trip, played two neutral sites game against UNCW and James Madison in the CAA Tournament, and then last weekend's NCAA Tournament match at UCF. During the stretch W&M has posted a 6-1-1 record in its previous eight road matches.  

Closing in on 400
W&M head coach John Daly, who is in his 29th season as the Tribe's head coach, is closing in on his 400th career victory as head coach. He is just five victories away from the historic mark.

Series History
W&M will meet Florida for the first time in program history in the NCAA Second Round on Friday night. It is also the first time this season the Tribe will play a team for the first time.  

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. Much like the Tribe, both Hofstra (advanced on PKs) and UNCW (2-0 win) advanced to the Round of 32. Hofstra plays at Rutgers, while UNCW is at Virginia on Friday night.

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.

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 11 shutouts this season rank her 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 29 career shutouts, and has 296 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 Friday night's match will advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA College Cup, and will take on the winner of No. 3-seeded Duke and Florida Gulf Coast. That match will take place in Gainesville on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.