Scouting the Tribe
After back-to-back shutout victories, the Tribe, which was ranked No. 9 in Midwest Region on Tuesday, sits at 4-2-2 on the year. Junior
Antonio Bustamante scored the golden goal in the 98th minute to lead W&M to a 1-0 win at Longwood on Wednesday night. Senior
William Eskay set the play up with a nice run through midfield on the counter, before feeding Bustamante on the game-winning breakaway chance. The Tribe dominated possession and outshot the Lancers, 21-2, before finally breaking through in the extra session. The Green and Gold has shutout three of its last four opponents and owns four clean sheets on the season. As a team, the Tribe ranks 26th nationally in shutout percentage (50 percent) and 46th in goals against average (0.84). As a team, the Tribe leads the CAA in shots per game (14.63) and corners per game (6.25), which ranks 24th and 34th nationally, respectively. Bustamante leads W&M with three goals on the year, while both Eskay and junior
Ryder Bell have two apiece. Eskay tops the Green and Gold with three assists on the season, which ranks second in the CAA and 53rd nationally.
Scouting UNCW
UNCW enters Saturday's contest at 5-1 on the year and 1-0 in CAA play following a 1-0 OT victory at Delaware on Sept. 17. David Lozano converted a penalty kick in the 99th minute to give the Seahawks their second-straight shutout victory. Wilmington is a consensus top-20 team nationally, coming in as high as No. 10 by
Soccer America. They are ranked No. 14 by
Top Drawer Soccer, No. 16 by
College Soccer News and No. 18 by
United Soccer Coaches. UNCW has shut out four of its six opponents on the year, which ranks eighth nationally. The Seahawks lone setback came in overtime at current No. 9 and unbeaten Virginia, 2-1. The Seahawks and Tribe have two common opponents in North Carolina and Longwood. UNCW played both teams at home, while the Tribe traveled to both opponents. The Seahawks upended then-No. 3 North Carolina, 1-0, in Wilmington. They are 3-1 on the road this season. Four different players have scored two goals on the year, including Phillips Goodrum, Ben Fisher, Julio Moncada and Hjalmar Ekdal. Moncada is a returning First Team All-CAA player. UNCW goalkeeper Ryan Cretens, who was a second team all-league pick last year, owns a goals against average of 0.65, which ranks 30th nationally.
Series History: W&M vs. UNCW
- W&M leads the all-time series with UNCW at 34-5-5, including a 16-4-1 mark in Williamsburg. The Green and Gold has outscored the Seahawks, 130-42, in the 44 all-time meetings.
- Last season, the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Wilmington. After UNCW took a 1-0 lead on an own goal in the fourth minute,
Ryder Bell pulled W&M even off a pass from
Antonio Bustamante in the 24th minute.
Phil Breno made six saves in goal for W&M.
- UNCW won the last meeting in Williamsburg, 2-1, in double OT on an own goal in 2015.
- Four the UNCW's five wins in the series have come since 2008. Over that stretch, they hold a slim 4-3-3 advantage.
- Four of the last five meetings between the Tribe and Seahawks have gone to double overtime, including each of the last three.
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 $325,000. 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.
- The Andrew E. Crapol Men's Soccer Scholarship has been given out since 2009. The recipients of the award include Michael DiNuzzo (2009 and 2010), Nicolas Abrigo (2011), former CAA Defender of the Year Will Smith (2012, 2013 and 2014), and
Reilly Maw (2015 and 2016). The Tribe's annual Coach's Award was also renamed the Crapol Award in Andy's honor in 2009 as well. Current senior Alfonso Speed, Jr., was the Crapol Award winner in 2015.
Getting Defensive
- Over the last six games, the Tribe defense has collected four shutouts and posted a goals against average of 0.63.
- The Tribe has shutout three of its last four opponents and owns four clean sheets on the season.
- As a team, the Tribe ranks 26th nationally in shutout percentage (50 percent) and 46th in goals against average (0.84).
- Senior goalkeeper
Phil Breno has stopped 19 of the last 23 shots on goal over the last six games for a save percentage of 82.6.
- Breno ranks 13th nationally in shutouts (4) and 49th in GAA (0.84).
Boost-amante
- Junior
Antonio Bustamante has given W&M a boost recently, scoring goals in each of his last three games. He has tallied a point in four of the Green and Gold's last five contests dating back to Sept. 5 at George Washington. W&M is 3-1-1 during that stretch.
- He was named the CAA Player of the Week on Monday after tallying goals at No. 7 North Carolina and in the home win over Campbell. It was the second weekly league award of his career.
- On Wednesday night, Bustamante tallied the golden goal in the 98th minute on the road at Longwood. It was his fourth career game-winner.
- He is tied for the CAA lead in goals (3), while ranking second in points (7). Bustamante also tops the league in shots (26).
Up Next
The Tribe continues CAA play when it hits the road for a midweek clash with in-state rival James Madison on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The match is slated for a 7 p.m., start from Harrisonburg. The live video and stats links will be available on the schedule page at TribeAthletics.com.
