Scouting the Tribe
The Tribe improved to 3-2-2 with a 2-0 win over Campbell on Saturday. Junior
Graham Guidry scored his first collegiate goal just two minutes after coming on as a substitute in the 33rd minute. He scored from 18 yards out to send W&M to a 1-0 halftime cushion. Junior
Antonio Bustamante converted a PK in the 72nd minute to double the lead. Sophomore
Julian Ngoh, who score the game-winner in W&M's win over N.C. State earlier this season, drew the PK after he was tripped up near the penalty spot attempting to run onto a nice centering pass from junior
Ryder Bell. The Tribe saw its four-match unbeaten streak come to a close at No. 8 North Carolina on Sept. 13. W&M twice equalized after falling behind by a goal on markers from senior
William Eskay and Bustamante, but UNC scored off a free kick in the 73rd minute to provide the final margin. Both Tribe losses have come to teams inside the national top 25 in current No. 7 UNC and No. 22 Michigan, which suffered its first loss against No. 6 Michigan State over the week. The Wolverines played then-No. 1-ranked Indiana to a 1-1 draw last week as well. W&M remained in the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional Rankings at No. 9.
Scouting Longwood
Longwood enters the week at 0-4-1 on the year following a 1-0 setback at Appalachian State on Saturday. Each of the Lancers' losses this season have come on the road. After opening the year with a 2-2 draw at home against VMI, Longwood lost four-straight road contests, including a 2-0 decision at UNCW and a 2-1 tilt at N.C. State. Marten Pajunurm leads the Lancers with a goal and an assist on the season, both coming in the opener against VMI. Connor Rea tallied the other Longwood goal against VMI, while Sammy Dupuy tallied the marker against N.C. State. Lance Da Silva has played every minute in goal over five games, posting a goals against average of 1.72 with 19 saves.
Series History: W&M vs. Longwood
- W&M leads the all-time series with the Lancers at 6-0, and the Green and Gold own a 24-2 advantage in goals scored in the six meetings.
- Last season, the Tribe downed the Lancers, 2-0, in Williamsburg. The lone meeting in Farmville came in 2015 when W&M recorded a 3-2 double overtime win on a Williams Eskay rebound goal in the 103rd minute.
- In both 2015 and 2016 games,
Antonio Bustamante tallied a goal and an assist against the Lancers.
Ryder Bell recorded an assist in 2016 and a goal in 2015 vs. Longwood.
Bustamante Named CAA Player of the Week
- Junior
Antonio Bustamante was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week for the second time in his career on Monday.
- Bustamante scored in each of the two games for the Green and Gold last week at No. 8 North Carolina and in the home win over Campbell. He tied the contest vs. UNC at two apiece with his first marker of the year in the 69th minute. Bustamante converted a second-half penalty kick for the final margin in the 2-0 win over the Camels.
- Bustamante has tallied all five points in the Tribe's last four games, adding an assist at George Washington on Sept. 5 to his goals from last week.
- He was also named the league's player of the week last season on Oct. 3 following a hat trick against Northeastern.
- Bustamante currently ranks second on the team and eighth in the CAA in points (5). He is tied for the team lead and ranks second in the league in goals (2). He is also second in the CAA in shots (21).
Crapolfest IX
- For its game against UNCW on Saturday, Sept. 23, the Tribe will celebrate the life of former player Andy Crapol with Crapolfest IX. The day's events include a 5K run, golf tournament, mini golf tournament, and match with the Seahawks.
- The proceeds from the events go towards the Andrew E. Crapol Scholarship Fund. To date, the scholarship fund has raised $300,000. For more information on the cause and the event, visit
AndyCrapol.com.
- Crapol was a four-year letterwinner for the Tribe who lost his battle with cancer during the spring of 2009. An extremely coachable player, the Williamsburg native played in 38 career matches for the Tribe, scoring four goals, including the game-winner against Coastal Carolina during the 1999 season. He graduated from the College in 2001, earning a degree in economics.
- The Tribe is 5-2 all-time during the Crapolfest event, including a 7-1 win over Northeastern last season. Note the 2012 Crapolfest was not held in conjunction with the home game.
Eskay Reaching a Milestone
- Senior
William Eskay eclipsed the 50-point mark for his Tribe career with a goal and an assist at No. 8 North Carolina. It marked the third time in his career that he recorded a goal and an assist in a game.
- Eskay scored in the 32nd minute against UNC to pull W&M even at one. It was his 18th career goal and pushed him over the 50-point mark. He later added an assist on the Tribe's second marker.
- For his career, Eskay also owns 16 assists and 52 points. He is the Tribe's active career leader in all three categories (goals, assists and points).
- Eskay has two goals and two assists for six points on the year, leading the Tribe in all three. He is tied for the CAA in both points and goals, while ranking second in assists.
Top Drawer Soccer Conference Top 20
- The Tribe placed three players among the top 10 and five total in the top 20 in the Colonial Athletic Association's top players according to the web site
Top Drawer Soccer.
- Both the Tribe and Delaware led the CAA with three top-10 selections and five total top-20 picks.
- Junior
Antonio Bustamante was selected as the top player in the league by the organization followed by
Ryder Bell at No. 3,
Marcel Berry at No. 6,
William Eskay at No. 13 and
Tanner Shane at No. 20.
Up Next
The Tribe returns home to host No. 18 UNCW on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the Green and Gold's annual Crapolfest. The contest will be streamed on Tribe Athletics TV via Stretch Internet. For the live video and stat links, visit TribeAthletics.com.
