BLACKSBURG, Va. (March 29, 2015) – The William and Mary lacrosse team closed out its non-conference slate with a 12-10 setback at Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon.

Although W&M (4-6) led 3-2 early in the first half, Virginia Tech (6-7) pulled ahead with a pivotal 5-0 run and never relinquished its lead.

W&M narrowed the deficit to just two goals on multiple occasions during the second half, but the Hokies responded with goals each time.

Senior Ellen Shaffrey led the Tribe with four points (3g, 1a) and two draw controls, while freshman Abby Corkum also recorded a hat trick with three goals. Sophomore Shannon Quinn also came up big with two goals and a team-high three draw controls.

While VT got on the scoreboard first less than a minute into the contest, W&M responded by recording three of the next four goals. Quinn provided the first two during a 2-minute span (26:21, 24:24), while junior Michelle Goss added the third score (21:38).

However, the Hokies closed out the first half with a 6-1 run to build an 8-4 advantage at halftime. The College's lone goal during the stretch came from junior Zoe Boger with 9:19 showing.

Although the Tribe opened the second half by scoring three of the first four goals to narrow the margin to 9-7 with 18:23 left, the teams then traded scores three times during the remainder of regulation as VT held on for the narrow victory.

Shaffrey and Corkum provided all of W&M's goals in the second half, as each found the back of the cage three times in the final 30 minutes.

Both teams finished the contest with 21 shots, but VT owned advantages in ground balls (16-11) and draw controls (15-9).

Meg Bartley led VT with six goals and seven draw controls, while Megan Will added four points (2g, 2a).

The Tribe will return to action when it begins conference action next weekend at Drexel and Hofstra.