Scouting the Tribe
W&M dropped to 4-3-2 on the year and 0-1-1 in CAA play with its 2-1 setback against nationally-ranked UNCW on Saturday. All three of the Tribe's losses have come by one-goal decisions to teams ranked in the national top 20. The Green and Gold fell to current No. 5 North Carolina, 3-2, and No. 20 Michigan, 1-0, both on the road. Freshman
Sam Golan gave W&M a 1-0 lead over UNCW on Saturday with a 28th-minute goal off an assist from junior
Remi Frost. Unfortunately, the Seahawks scored twice in the final 15 minutes off corner kicks to pull out the win. Earlier in the week, the Tribe tallied a 1-0 overtime win at Longwood on a 98th-minute golden goal from junior
Antonio Bustamante. Senior
William Eskay set up Bustamante with a nice run through midfield on the counter, before feeding the game-winning breakaway chance. The Green and Gold has shutout three of its last five opponents and owns four clean sheets on the season. The Tribe's 44.4 shutout percentage ranks 41st nationally. As a team, W&M also ranks 33rd in shots per game (14.0) and 32nd in corners per game (6.11). Bustamante leads the Green and Gold with three goals on the year, all in the last four games, while both Eskay and junior
Ryder Bell have two apiece. Eskay tops the Tribe with three assists on the season. Senior goalkeeper
Phil Breno owns a 0.96 goals against average and ranks second in the CAA and 20th nationally in shutouts (4).
Scouting James Madison
The Dukes enter the week at 3-3-2 on the year following a 0-0 tie with Elon in its CAA opener on Saturday. JMU dropped a 4-3 contest at Radford last week as well. James Madison opened the season going 1-0-1 at the 12th-Annual Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic hosted by Ohio State. The Dukes tied unbeaten FIU, 1-1, and beat ACC foe Pitt, 3-0. Niclas Mohr is tied for the CAA lead with nine points on three goals and three assists, while Joe Vyner leads the league with four assists. Ben Dao also owns a trio of goals for the Dukes. Sean Connolly has started two of the last three games in goal and posted a goals against average of 0.37 with two shutouts. Connolly made four saves against Elon. TJ Bush started the first six games for the Dukes, posting a GAA of 1.57.
Series History: W&M vs. JMU
- JMU leads the all-time series at 24-19-4, including a 12-4-4 mark in Harrisonburg. The Tribe has actually outscored the Dukes over the 47-game series at 72-69.
- The teams played to a 0-0 tie in a game shortened to 80 minutes due to lightning. W&M outshot the Dukes, 15-10, in shots.
- James Madison owns a 6-2-2 mark in the series over the last 10 contests. Despite a 10th minute goal from
Ryder Bell, the Dukes tallied a 3-1 win over the Tribe in the last meeting in Harrisonburg in 2015.
Sam Golan Named CAA Rookie of the Week
- Freshman
Sam Golan collected the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week award for his efforts on Monday. It marks the second-straight week in which the league honored a Tribe men's soccer athlete.
- Starting each of the Tribe's last eight matches, the rookie center back has helped lead the Green and Gold to four shutouts, including a clean sheet in an overtime victory at Longwood on Sept. 20.
- Golan tallied his first goal in the Green and Gold on Sept. 23. He scored in the 28th minute, punching home a pass from junior
Remi Frost to give the Tribe a 1-0 lead over No. 18 UNCW.
- Golan joins junior
Antonio Bustamante in earning CAA weekly awards, giving the Tribe honors in back-to-back weeks. Bustamante was named the CAA Player of the Week on Sept. 18 after scoring against both No. 8 North Carolina and Campbell.
- Golan is the first Tribe player to earn rookie of the week honors since sophomore
Reeves Trott garnered the accolade in back-to-back weeks (Sept. 5 and Sept. 12) last season.
Boost-amante
- Junior
Antonio Bustamante has given W&M a boost recently, scoring goals in three of the last four games. He has tallied a point in four of the Green and Gold's last six contests dating back to Sept. 5 at George Washington.
- He was named the CAA Player of the Week on Sept. 18 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 Sept. 20, Bustamante tallied the golden goal in the 98th minute on the road at Longwood. It was his fourth career game-winner.
- He ranks second in the CAA in goals (3), while ranking third in points (7). Bustamante also tops the league in shots (28).
Up Next
The Tribe hosts Delaware in a CAA Championship game rematch on Sunday, Oct. 1. The contest will be part of a men's and women's soccer doubleheader as the Tribe women welcome Hofstra at 2 p.m. On the men's side, the W&M-Delaware match kicks off at 5 p.m. Both contests will be streamed on Tribe Athletics TV via Stretch Internet. For the live video and stat links, visit TribeAthletics.com.
