WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's soccer team closes its regular season with a split weekend. The Tribe travels to Delaware on Thursday, Oct. 18, before welcoming Northeastern on Sunday, Oct. 21. Kickoffs are set for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
 
TribeAthletics.com caught up with head coach Julie Shackford to discuss the team's last weekend, the senior class, and the upcoming matches with Delaware and Northeastern. The video preview is available through the above link or by clicking here.
 

Game Day Information - Game 16 at Delaware | Game 17 vs. Delaware
When	Thursday, Oct. 18 - 7 PM | Sunday, Oct. 21 - 1 PM
Where	Newark, Del. | Williamsburg, Va.
Venue	Grant Stadium | Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field
How to Follow	Live Stats (Thursday) | Live Video (Thursday) Live Stats (Sunday) | Live Video (Sunday)
Social Media	Tribe Soccer Facebook | Tribe Soccer Twitter Tribe Soccer Instagram | #GoTribe
Stats	William & Mary | Delaware | Northeastern | CAA
Tickets	Free Admission (Thursday) | Purchase Tickets (Sunday)

Promotions
At Sunday's regular season finale, the first 100 students will receive a FREE Tribe Soccer t-shirt. Also, the class with the most check-ins at Sunday's game will earn 500 points towards their Class Warfare total.

Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary (6-8-1, 3-3-1 CAA) looks to get back in the win column as it closes the regular season this weekend. The Tribe suffered a 2-1 hard-luck loss against James Madison on Sunday. Redshirt junior Sarah Segan leads the team with six goals, four assists, and 16 points. Just off the pace is freshman Renee Kohler and sophomore Alex Kuhnle, who have both added two goals and one assist, as well as sophomore Colleen Norton, who has added one goal and three assists for five points. Thirteen different players have at least a point this season for the Green and Gold, while 10 different players have netted goals. In goal, junior Katelyn Briguglio has started 12 games, while senior Sara Vigen has made a pair of starts. Briguglio has posted a 1.43 goals-against-average, made 69 saves, and three shutouts. Meanwhile, Vigen owns a 1.50 goals-against-average and six saves.
 
Scouting the Blue Hens
Delaware (3-11-1, 2-5 CAA) looks to make two in a row as it plays hosts to William & Mary Thursday. The Blue Hens picked up a 2-1 victory at UNCW last time out. Riley Dixon leads the attack as she has scored two goals, three assists, and seven points. Dani Kabat leads the team in goals with three for six points. Kamryn Stablein and Cali Loeffler have both seen action in goal this season for the Blue Hens. Stablein has seen action in 12 matches with 11 starts. She owns a 1.85 goals-against-average, 58 saves, and two shutouts. Loeffler has seen action in five matches with four starts, and owns a 0.99 goals-against-average, 19 saves, and a shutout.
 
Scouting the Huskies
Northeastern (9-7-1, 6-1 CAA) enters the final weekend of the season in a tie for first place with 18 points in the league. The Huskies, however, open the weekend looking to get back into the win column as they take on Drexel on Thursday. Hannah Rosenblatt leads NU's attack as she has scored seven goals, two assists, and 16 points. Katarina Nilsson is just off of the pace with four goals and eight points, while Kerri Zerfoss (two goals, three assists) and Chelsea Domond (three goals, one assist) each have seven points. Both Megan Adams and Nathalie Neidetch have seen action in goal this season. Neidetch has seen action in 16 games with 14 starts, posting a 0.92 goals-against-average, 64 saves and six shutouts. Adams has seen action in four games with three starts, posting 2.50 goals-against-average and six saves.
 
Series History vs. Delaware
- The Tribe and Delaware meet for the 20th time in series history dating back to 1997 on Thursday in Newark. The Tribe leads the all-time series 14-2-3, including a 2-1 overtime victory in Williamsburg last season.
- Last season, then-redshirt sophomore Sarah Segan scored a pair of goals as the Tribe won a double overtime thriller. Segan opened the scoring in the second minute, before scoring the golden goal in the 102nd minute.
 
Series History vs. Northeastern
- W&M and Northeastern meet for the 17th time in series history in the season finale for both teams on Sunday. The Huskies lead the all-time series with 7-5-4, including a 4-2 win over the Tribe last year in Boston.
- Last season, senior Rachel Moore opened the scoring the 23rd minute, but Northeastern responded with four unanswered goals to build a three-goal advantage. Senior Elysse Branton added the Tribe's second goal in the 89th minute.
 
What's Ahead
- The top-six teams in the conference qualify for the CAA Tournament, which features a new layout for the 2018 season. This year, the No. 1 and No. 2 seed hosts the quarterfinal and semifinals on Oct. 26 and Oct. 28, before the highest seed remaining host the CAA Championship on Nov. 3. More information on the CAA Tournament will be available when the field becomes set.
 
Last Time Out
- The Tribe split a pair of conference game last weekend.
- W&M topped Elon 2-1 on Friday night as both freshman Grace Santos and senior Mackenzie Kober scored. Redshirt junior Sarah Segan assisted on both goals.
- On Sunday, the Tribe suffered a hard-luck loss to James Madison (2-1). Segan evened the score with a goal in the 18th minute. The Dukes went on to score the winner late in the second half, as the Tribe was a player down.  

Senior Salute
- Prior to Sunday's match the Tribe will honor its senior class of Mackenzie Kober, Arundel Miguelez, Claire Robbins, Sarah Segan, and Sara Vigen. The group has helped the Tribe to 38 wins, an NCAA Tournament berth, and a CAA regular season title.

Segan's Scoring Streak
- Redshirt junior Sarah Segan has been on a hot streak as the season winds down. The redshirt junior as recorded points in the last six matches for the Green and Gold. She has also added four goals and those six games as well.
- Segan leads the team with six goals, four assists, and 16 points this season. For her career, she has scored 24 points, 10 assists, and 58 points.
 
Two is a Magic Number
- W&M's magic number this season seems to be two. The Tribe is 5-0 this year when it scores, at least, two goals in a match. Furthermore, four of those five wins the Tribe scored exactly two goals.
- On the flip side, the Tribe has posted just a 1-8-1 record when it has scored less than two goals in a match.
 
Weekly Awards
- Redshirt junior Sarah Segan was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 27. She scored a pair of goals in the Tribe's win over Coastal Carolina. Also for her efforts, Segan earned an honorable mention spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team on the Week.
- Junior goalkeeper Katelyn Briguglio was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 8. Briguglio made a career-high 16 saves in the Tribe's 1-1 draw at Hofstra.
 
Sunday Shutouts
- W&M has posted three clean sheets this season all of which have come on Sundays this year. W&M has blanked Coastal Carolina (2-0), Towson (1-0), and Drexel (2-0).
- All three shutouts were with junior Katelyn Briguglio in goal. The junior has posted a 1.42 goals-against-average, 65 saves, and three shutouts this season.
 
Cardiac Tribe
- W&M has shown its flair of the dramatic three times already this season as the Tribe has won three matches in the final five minutes
- In the win over Liberty the Tribe erased a 1-0 deficit as sophomores Colleen Norton and Alex Kuhnle netted goals in the 85th and 90th minute, respectively, to win 2-1.
- In the very next game after surrendering its 1-0 lead, W&M rallied to score a pair of goals as junior Sully Boulden leveled the score with four minutes left as she stayed with a broken play, before sophomore Meredith Beam scored the winner off of a corner kick in the 89th minute.
- Last Friday, Elon equalized with just 12 minutes left but senior Mackenzie Kober found the winner in the 85th minute to help the Tribe to its sixth win of the season.
 
Balanced Attack
- W&M's offense has been very spread out this season, so far. The Tribe has, at least, one point from 13 of its players this season.
- Furthermore, only three players - redshirt junior Sarah Segan, sophomore Alex Kuhnle, and freshman Renee Kohler – have two, or more, goals. Ten different players have registered a goal this season for the Green and Gold. 
 
Second Half Success
- W&M has scored 13 of its 18 goals this season in the second half of the match. The Tribe's only first half goals have come in the season opener against Maryland Bucknell, Towson, Drexel, and James Madison.
- Furthermore, the Tribe has only scored the match's opening goal five times in its 13 games. The Tribe blanked Coastal Carolina, Towson, and Drexel, and also scored first at Bucknell and Hofstra. 
 
Multi-Goal Games
- Redshirt junior Sarah Segan recorded her fifth career multi-goal game when she scored twice in the second half against Coastal Carolina.
- Junior Charlotte Hyland is the only other player on the roster that has registered a multi-goal game in her career. She recorded a hat trick in last year's win against Bucknell.
 
Career Firsts
- Sophomore Courtney Miles notched her first career goal off of a rebound in the seventh minute in the match against Maryland.
- In the match with Dayton, freshman Renee Kohler got on the board with her first career marker when she leveled the score in the 81st minute.  
- Sophomore Colleen Norton registered her first career point for the Tribe when she notched an assist on Sarah Segan's second goal against Coastal Carolina.
- Norton went on score her first career goal the next weekend when she buried a shot into the upper left 90 from 30-yards out against Liberty.
- Sophomore Alex Kuhnle also added her first career goal in the game against Liberty. She scored with just 13 seconds left to lift the Tribe to a 2-1 win.
- Junior Sully Boulden scored her first career goal to level the score in the Tribe's 3-2 win at Bucknell.
- Sophomore Meredith Beam netted her first career as the game-winner against the Bison in the 89th minute.
- Senior Arundel Miguelez became the sixth Tribe player to score her first career goal when she scored the game-winner in the 35th minute against Drexel.
- Freshman Grace Santos became the seventh W&M player to net her first career goal, when she opened the scoring against Elon in the 52nd minute.
- Sophomore Page Frantz notched her first career point when she added an assist against James Madison.
 
Postseason Consistency
- W&M has advanced to the last seven CAA Tournament Semifinals dating back to the 2011 season. The Tribe is the lone team in the CAA to accomplish that feat. The Tribe is 2-3-2 in the seven semifinals, won the 2011 CAA Championship, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2015.
 
Selecting Segan
- Redshirt junior Sarah Segan was selected to the Preseason All-CAA Team the league announced.
- Last season, Segan led the Tribe by scoring eight goals, two assists, and 20 points . Despite playing in just 14 games, she still ranked fifth in the CAA in points and second in the league in goals.
 
Fifth Gear
- The William & Mary women's soccer team was selected to finish fifth in a vote of the league 10 head coaches. The Tribe received 48 votes in the poll.
- After putting together a perfect conference season in the 2017 season, defending league champion Hofstra was a unanimous pick to repeat as CAA champions.
 
New Era
- On Dec. 3, 2018 W&M Director of Athletics Samantha K. Huge announced the hiring of Julie Cunningham Shackford '88 as the third head coach in W&M women's history. A 25-year coaching veteran and former national coach of the year, Shackford owns a 245-130-33 record (.641) as a head coach with stops at Princeton and Carnegie Mellon.
- Her best season at Princeton came in 2004 when she led the Tigers to their first NCAA College Cup Semifinal appearance, which remains the only national semifinal trip for any Ivy League member. The team finished the season with a 19-3 record and earned wins against Central Connecticut State, Villanova, Boston College and Washington to advance to the semifinals, before falling to her former Tribe teammate and current U.S. Women's National Team Coach Jill Ellis and UCLA. For her efforts, she was named the Division I National Coach of the Year and Soccer Buzz Coach of the Year.
- A 2001 inductee of the W&M Athletics Hall of Fame, Shackford was a four-year standout for the Tribe from 1984-1987 appearing in 68 career games. She finished her career with 20 goals, nine assists, and 49 points, while helping the Tribe to four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. She was a three-time All-American.
 
Familiar Faces
- William & Mary returns 23 players from last year's roster to the 2018 Tribe. The 23 players account for 50-percent of W&M's goal scoring, 40-percent of its assists, and 29-percent of its minutes played in goal.
 
O' Captain, My Captain
- Head coach Julie Shackford announced that seniors Arundel Miguelez and Sara Vigen as well as redshirt junior Sarah Segan have been named team captains for the 2018 season. The trio was selected based on a vote by their teammates.
 
New Kids on the Block
- The Tribe welcomes seven true freshmen to the roster for the 2018 season, which are the teams only new player additions. Goalkeeper Maisy Fling, midfielder Zoe Smith, defender Amanda Wigboldy, midfielder Addie Puskar, midfielder Grace Santos, forward Caroline Monahan, and midfielder Renee Kohler all join the Green and Gold for the upcoming season.
 
Setting the Slate
- W&M will play one of its tougher schedules in recent memory in 2018. The slate is highlighted with a regular season tournament, five teams that appeared in last seasons NCAA Tournament, including a Final Four participant, and hosting 10 games at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
 
Meet the Staff
- Julie Shackford has announced her coaching staff for the 2019 season. Her staff consists of former teammate Marsha Fishburne Lycan '87, Alexa Gaul and Kristen Washburn.
- Lycan was elevated to assistant coach after spending last season on staff as a volunteer assistant. She helped guide the Tribe to eight wins and its fifth straight CAA semifinal appearance in 2017. Lycan mentored three players to All-CAA honors, including a pair of first-teamers in senior midfielders Elysse Branton and Rachel Moore. Prior to returning to Williamsburg, Lycan served as an assistant coach at the University of New England for the previous six seasons.
- Gaul spent the last two years as a graduate assistant at Columbus State University, after an impressive collegiate and professional playing career. At Columbus State, Gaul was the goalkeeper coach. She helped guide the Cougars to a pair of Peachbelt Conference regular season and tournament championships. CSU advanced to the Division II Final Four in her first season, before making a Sweet Sixteen run in 2017. Gaul enjoyed a successful collegiate and professional playing career. She spent a year and a half in Willstätt, Germany playing for SC Sand in the Allianz-Frauen Bundesliga Women's First Division. She played three years at the University of Texas, before finishing her college career at Boston College.
- Washburn rounds out the staff as a volunteer assistant. She has spent the last nine years in the Navy.  Her time in the service has seen her work as an Intelligence and Administrative Officer at Destroyer Squadron Two, a Naval ROTC instructor at Virginia Military Institute, a Bravo Company Platoon Leader at Coastal Riverine Squadron Three, and a Propulsion Division Officer aboard the USS Cleveland. Prior to entering the service, she was a standout player for the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. She appeared in 65 matches with 18 starts, finishing with six goals, 11 assists, and 23 points during her career. She helped the Mids to 60 wins, a pair of Patriot League Tournament Championships, two Patriot League regular season titles, and two berths in the NCAA Tournament.