The William & Mary field hockey team kept its roll going on Sunday, blanking Columbia 3-0 in a neutral site match-up. The win was the third in a row for the Tribe, which now moves to 3-1 on the year, while Columbia falls to 0-2.
W&M controlled the flow of play throughout, and got on the board first in the 11th minute. Sophomore
Cata Days (Buenos Aires, Argentina) scored her first goal of the season with a shot to the far side of the goal. The Tribe added another goal at the start of the 31st minute, with senior captain
Katelyn Rennyson (Centreville, Va.) placing a long pass perfectly for
Cammie Lloyd (Midlothian, Va.) to turn and score from in front. Lloyd provided the third and final goal as well, scoring just five minutes into the second half after taking the ball off the goalkeeper's pads.
W&M Starters: Connor (GK), Menges, McCann, Snead, van de Kamp, Hughes, McCarthy, Ellis, Hooper, Goodwin, Lloyd
Columbia Starters: Dempsey (GK), Ladas, Doherty, Fahey, Thompson, Buttinger, Blindenbach, Crane, Koester, Hartstone, Farkas
Inside the Numbers
- W&M out-shot Columbia 25-9, including 16-9 in the first half and 9-8 in the second. Lloyd herself matched Columbia's entire team with nine shots.
- The Tribe also held a 7-5 edge in penalty corners. W&M led 4-1 in the first half, while Columbia was ahead 4-3 in the second.
- W&M put 15 of its shots on-goal, while Columbia could manage only three.
- Sophomore goalkeeper
Morgan Connor (Bedford, N.Y.) made three saves to record her second career shutout.
Notes
Sunday marked the first win for W&M over the Ivy League since beating Penn 3-2 in overtime in 2008 ... All-time, the Tribe is 21-14-1 against the Ivy League ... Connor moved up to 15th in school history with 113 career saves, and into a tie for 11th all-time with her 12th victory ... She also moved up to third in the CAA this season with a 1.75 GAA ... Days picked up her first career game-winning goal ... Freshman
Ella Donahue (Midlothian, Va.) made her first career game appearance ... Lloyd moved into a tie for second in the league standings with three goals on the year, and 10th in points with 1.75 per game ... In the career rankings, Lloyd moved up to a tie for 12th with 26 goals, 13th with 59 points, and 15th with 132 shots attempted ... Rennyson's assist was the first point of her career.
Up Next
William & Mary will spend next weekend on the road, traveling up to Ann Arbor, Mich., for the Wolverine Classic. On Friday, Sept. 8, the Tribe will face No. 11 Michigan at 6 p.m., before taking on UC Davis on Saturday at 4 p.m.