HARRISONBURG, Va. – Sophomore Reeves Trott put away a rebound in the 25th minute and redshirt senior goalkeeper Phil Breno made three saves as the William & Mary men's soccer team punched its ticket to its second-straight CAA title game with a 1-0 victory over host and top-seeded James Madison on Friday night. With the win, the Tribe improved to 10-4-5, while the Dukes conclude the year with 9-7-3 mark.
 
The Tribe jumped on the board with the match's lone goal in the 25th minute. Junior Ryder Bell drove the left side of the box, before uncorking his shot off the near post. The rebound played perfectly to Trott, who cleaned up the mess, putting W&M up 1-0.
 
Breno and the Tribe defense made the one goal standup with a solid effort all night. The redshirt senior made three saves in the contests, while he faced eight shots. The Dukes turned up its pressure late in the contest, but the Tribe survived a final minute corner with all 11 Dukes in the box. The Tribe cleared the ball to senior William Eskay, who raced up the sideline, but his last second shot into the empty net was ruled after the time expired.
 
W&M Starters – #26 Breno (GK), #4 Frost, #5 Golan, #8 Fuquene, #10 Bustamante, A., #11 Bell, #12 Berry, #14 Eskay, #16 Bustamante, H., #21 Trott, #23 Spain
 
James Madison Starters – #1 Bush (GK), #3 Thorsteinsson, #4 Estermann, #6 Shores, #7 Vyner, #10 Ferriol, #11 Metzler, #14 Franz, #19 Judge, #25 Clegg, #29 Casero
 
Goals
25' | Reeves Trott (W&M) Assist: Ryder Bell
 
Inside the Numbers
- The match was tightly contested as the Tribe held a narrow 9-8 advantage in shots on the night.
- W&M turned 6-of-its-9 chances on target, while the Dukes only put three on frame.
- James Madison did take seven corners compared to the Tribe's three, but W&M defended all seven successfully.
- Sophomore Reeves Trott fired a match-high two shots, while six other players fired a shot for the Green and Gold.
 
Notes
Sophomore Reeves Trott scored his fifth marker of the season and the 10th of his career … It was Trott's second game-winning goal of the season … Junior Ryder Bell recorded his league-leading eighth assist of the season and 15th of his career … Redshirt senior Phil Breno notched his seventh clean sheet of the season, which is tied for eighth on the Tribe's single-season list …  It ws also the 14th of his W&M career, which moves him into a tie for fifth on the program's career list … W&M will appear in its second-straight CAA final and have been in the CAA Championship in each of the last three times it has appeared in the tournament …  The program will look for its eighth CAA crown … The victory ran W&M's unbeaten streak to nine straight contests (6-0-3) … The Tribe improved its CAA Tournament record to 31-16-1 with the victory, including a 12-5 mark in the semifinals.
 
What's Ahead
For the second-straight year, W&M advances to the CAA Championship match where it will take on No. 2-seeded UNCW, which advanced with a 2-1 overtime win over Charleston in the semifinals, on Sunday, Nov. 12. Kickoff between the Tribe and Seahawks from Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Va., is set for 1 p.m.