NEWARK, Del. – The William & Mary women's soccer team fell 2-0 at Delaware on Thursday night. With the decision the Tribe falls to 6-9-1, 3-4-1 in Colonial Athletic Association action, while the Blue Hens improve to 4-11-1, 3-5 in league play.
 
Delaware jumped on the board in the ninth minute. Toni Starova was on a breakaway and fired a shot off of the post. The ball bounced right to the foot of Riley Dixon, who placed her shot inside the right post.
 
The Blue Hens doubled its lead in the 51st minute. Against the run of play, Dani Kabat sent Dixon free down the right side of the pitch. As she charged the six-yard box, Dixon placed her low shot into the left side of the net.
 
W&M had a pair of solid looks in each half, but couldn't put either away. Late in the first half, senior Arundel Miguelez turned a free kick, sent in by sophomore Page Frantz on target but it was saved. In the 63rd minute, sophomore Courtney Miles unleashed a shot from 30-yards out but it clanked off of the crossbar and to safety.
 
W&M Starters – #1 Briguglio (GK), #6 Dailey, #8 Santos, #10 Kober, #12 Kelly, #13 Kohler, #14 Miguelez, #16 Hyland, #22 Keith, #23 Frantz, #24 Kuhnle
 
Delaware Starters – #19 Stabelin (GK), #7 Arnthorsdottir, #8 Dixon, #9 Starova, #11 Kennett, #22 Simon-Ponte, #23 Schuck, #25 Kabat, #26 Gentile, #27 Dyer, #28 Weimer
 
Goals
9' | Riley Dixon (Delaware) (Assist: Toni Starova)
51' | Dixon (Delaware (Assist: Dani Kabat)
 
Inside the Numbers
- Delaware held a slight 13-10 advantage in shots for the contest, which included a 6-4 advantage in shots on-goal.
 
- The Blue Hens also had a 4-3 cushion in corner kick attempts in the contest.
 
- Freshman Renee Kohler was the lone Tribe player to fire multiple shots and finished the game with two. Five other players recorded a shot for W&M.
 
- Junior Katelyn Briguglio finished with three saves in the match for the Green and Gold. 
 
Notes
Redshirt sophomore Lauren Kelly headed a Delaware chance off of the endline to earn a team save midway through the opening stanza … It was the Tribe's third team save of the year. 

Quotable
"To be perfectly honest, we didn't really show up tonight. It wasn't our best performance as we struggled to find any sort of rhythm out of the gate. Fortunately
 we are still in the mix battling for a playoff spot. We hope to rebound well Sunday against Northeastern to earn our place in the postseason." - Head coach Julie Shackford

What's Ahead
W&M closes the regular season as it plays host to Northeastern on Sunday, Oct. 21. Kickoff between the Tribe and Huskies is set for 1 p.m. W&M will honor its senior class in a pregame ceremony.