WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Senior midfielder Mackenzie Kober scored her first goal of the season in the 85th minute to lead the William & Mary women's soccer team to a key Colonial Athletic Association 2-1 win over visiting Elon on Friday night at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field. Junior Sarah Segan set up both W&M (6-7-1, 3-2-1 CAA) goals, including the game-winner late in the contest after the Phoenix (3-7-3, 1-4 CAA) equalized with just over 12 minutes remaining.
 
After an uneventful opening 45 minutes, the Tribe broke through as freshman Grace Santos opened her collegiate account in the 52nd minute. Segan weaved through the Elon defense to the endline, before centering a pass near the PK spot, and Santos settled before ripping a shot into the right side of the frame. 
 
W&M had a couple chances to double its lead on shots from sophomore Courtney Miles in the 63rd minute and Segan in the 71st, but Elon goalkeeper Valentina Estrada came up with stops. The Phoenix found the equalizer in the 78th minute. Lauren McKeever collected a Tribe turnover along the left flank and sent a diagonal ball into the middle of the area. Tori Baliatico ran onto it and one-touched a finish just inside the left post from eight yards out.
 
Junior Charlotte Hyland nearly answered just two and a half minutes later, before Kober found the winner. Segan and Kober played give and go in the middle of the pitch. Segan sent a beautiful through ball to set Kober free inside the top of the 18. With Estrada coming off her line, the Tribe senior sent a bending shot inside the right post for the winner.
 
W&M Starters – #1 Briguglio (GK), #5 DeMasters, #6 Dailey, #9 Segan, #12 Kelly, #13 Kohler, #14 Miguelez, #18 Boulden, #22 Keith, #23 Frantz, #24 Kuhnle
 
Elon Starters – #0 Estrada (GK), #4 DePriest-Kessler, #5 Riemer, #7 Harkes, #10 McKay, #11 McKeever, #15 Baliatico, #17 Fusca, #19 Paradoski, #20 Kimberl, #21 Jones
 
Goals
52' | Grace Santos (W&M) (assisted: Sarah Segan)
78' | Tori Baliatico (Elon) (assisted: Lauren McKeever)
85' | Mackenzie Kober (W&M) (assisted: Segan)
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M held 17-6 advantage in shots in the match, thanks to a 12-4 advantage in the second half.
 
- The Tribe also held a 6-3 lead in shots on-goal.
 
- W&M also took four corner kicks compared to just one for the Phoenix.
 
- Redshirt junior Sarah Segan and junior Charlotte Hyland fired a match-high three shots apiece. Four – seniors Arundel Miguelez and Mackenzie Kober as well as freshmen Grace Santos and Renee Kohler  - players each fired two shots for the Green and Gold.
 
Notes
Senior Mackenzie Kober scored her first goal of the season and ninth of her career … It marked her second career game-winner … Junior Sarah Segan tallied her first career mutli-assist game, helping on both goals on Friday night … It brought her season total to four and her career mark to 10 … The redshirt junior now has 56 career points … Freshman Grace Santos scored her first career goal. Santos and Kober became the ninth and 10th different player to notch a goal this season, while Santos became the 12th Tribe player to record a point this season … Santos also became the seventh Tribe player to record her first career point this season … Junior Katelyn Briguglio made a pair of saves in her fourth win of the season … W&M is now 5-0 this season when it records two goals … It was also the third time this season that W&M has found the game-winner with five minutes, or less, remaining … The Tribe leads the all-time series with Elon 3-1-1, all of the meetings have come since Elon joined the CAA in the 2014 season.
 
What's Ahead
W&M returns to action as it host CAA and in-state rival James Madison on Sunday, Oct. 14. Kickoff from Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field between the Tribe and the Dukes is set for 2 p.m.