ELON, N.C. – The William & Mary women's soccer team scored the equalizer in the final minute of regulation, and battled Elon to a 2-2 draw on Thursday night in Elon, N.C. With the result, the Tribe is now 4-8-2, 0-3-2 in Colonial Athletic Association play, while the Phoenix are now 8-4-3, 1-2-2 in league action
 
Elon jumped on the board with a goal in the 29th minute. Meredith Christopher laid a pass 12 yards out to Reena Wichmann on the right side. Wichmann fired her shot into the lower left side of the goal. Her second goal of the season made it 1-0 Phoenix.
 
The Tribe found the equalizer early in the second half. Senior Elysse Branton made a nice run down the middle of the pitch before dishing to the left to her wide-open classmate Sami Grasso. The senior composed herself and fired into the lower right corner of the net, tying the score.
 
Elon regained the lead just 11 minutes following the Tribe's goal. Christopher cleared some space from 10-yards out and placed her shot off the post, but got the home roll to put the Phoenix back in front.
 
W&M found the equalizer for the second time in the match in the final minute. As the Tribe was pushing forward, Branton was taken down in the box and the Tribe was awarded the penalty. Redshirt sophomore Sarah Segan stepped to the spot and buried the shot.
 
Neither team could find the winner in the overtime, but each side had a very dangerous chance. In the first overtime, Christopher had a 1-versus-1 with redshirt senior goalkeeper Grace Smith, but Smith made the diving save. Then in the second overtime period, senior Rachel Moore turned a header on target, but Hannah Macaulay was there for the stop.
 
W&M Starters - #0 Smith (GK), #4 Grasso, #6 Dailey, #7 Branton, #8 Moore, #9 Segan, #13 Kent, #14 Miguelez, #15 Robbins #16 Hyland, #22 Keith
 
Elon Starters - #1 Macaulay, #6 Doherty, #11 McKeever, #15 Baliatico, #17, Bennett, #19 Paradoski, #20 Kimberl, #21 Jones, #23 Christopher, #25 Anderson, #26 Ballotti
 
Goals
29' | Reena Wichmann (Elon) (Assist: Meredith Christopher)
52' | Sami Grasso (W&M) (Assist: Elysse Branton)
63' | Christopher (Elon) (Unassisted)
90' | Sarah Segan (W&M (penalty kick)
 
Inside the Numbers
- Both teams fired 17 shots apiece in the contest. After the Tribe outshot the Phoenix 8-4 in the second half, Elon held a 7-3 advantage in shots in the two overtime periods.
- However, W&M did hold an 8-5 advantage in shots on-goal for the match.
- Elon's Hanna Macaulay made six saves in goal for the Phoenix.
- Senior Rachel Moore fired a team-high six shots, while redshirt sophomore Sarah Segan had four. Seniors Sami Grasso and Haley Kent as well as sophomore Charlotte Hyland  each fired a pair of shots apiece.
 
Notes
Senior Sami Grasso scored her second goal of the season … It was Grasso's 12th career goal … Classmate Elysse Branton earned her second assist of the year on the goal, and was her ninth assist of her career … Redshirt sophomore Sarah Segan scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season … It was the 14th goal of Segan's career …  With the result, the series is now 2-1-1 in favor of the Tribe … All four meetings have come since Elon joined the CAA. 
 
Quotable
"I thought that we deserved better tonight. For the most of the game we were the better team. We had some good chacnes, but we were unable to convert. Both goalkeepers made game saving saves to earn the draw." -  Head coach John Daly
 
What's Ahead
The Tribe returns home to host Delaware at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field on Sunday, Oct. 8. Kickoff between the Tribe and Blue Hens is set for 2 p.m.