WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's soccer team opens the home portion of its schedule this weekend by hosting No. 7/5 Virginia on Thursday, Aug. 23, before welcoming in Coastal Carolina on Sunday, Aug. 26. Kickoffs from Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field are set for 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
TribeAthletics.com caught up with head coach
Julie Shackford to discuss the team's opening weekend and the upcoming matches with Virginia and Coastal Carolina. The video feature is available through the above link, or by clicking
here.
Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary (0-2-0) looks to get into the win column as it opens a season-long four-game homestand at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field. The Tribe dropped a pair of 2-1 heartbreakers last weekend to Maryland and Dayton in the Fairfield Inn by Marriott James Madison Invitational. Both sophomore
Courtney Miles and freshman
Renee Kohler lead the team with a goal and two points, while redshirt junior
Sarah Segan has an assist for one point. In goal, junior
Katelyn Briguglio played all 186 minutes, posted a 1.94 goals-against-average and made five saves.
Scouting the Cavaliers
No. 7/5 Virginia enters the weekend with a perfect 2-0-0 record. The Cavaliers topped Colgate (2-1) and Cincinnati (3-0) in Charlottesville last weekend. Ayan Adu leads the UVA's offense with two goals for four points, while Taryn Torres is just off of the pace with a goal, an assist, and three points. Betsey Brandon, Rebecca Jarrett, and Sydney Zandi have all scored goals this season. Last weekend both Laurel Ivory and Michaela Moran saw action in goal, both starting a game. Ivory posted a shutout; made two saves and a win, while Moran recorded a 1.00 goals-against-average, made a save and picked up the win.
Scouting the Chanticleers
Coastal enters the second weekend of the season with a 1-0-1 record, but will host CAA foe Charleston in a match on Thursday night. The Chanticleers picked up a season-opening win against Davidson (2-0), before battling Winthrop to 1-1 draw. Baylee Price is the Chants leading scorer in the early going scoring a goal, adding an assist for three points. Both Hannah Miller and Mackenzie Gibbs have registered goals for the CCU. In goal, Rylee Atterberry has played all 200 minutes, posting a 0.45 goals against-average, eight saves, and a shutout.
Series History vs. Virginia
- W&M and Virginia meet for the first time in 10 seasons when the Cavaliers head to Martin Family Stadium on Friday night. It will be the 32nd meeting between the two schools, and UVA leads the all-time series by 18-10-3.
- The last meeting came on Sept. 12, 2008 when No. 9 Virginia topped W&M 2-1 in Charlottesville. UVA scored a pair goals less than two minutes apart to start the second half, before Krissy Vornadore scored W&M's only goal in the contest.
Series History vs. Coastal Carolina
- Sunday's meeting with Coastal Carolina will be just the second all-time meeting between the two schools. W&M picked up a 3-0 victory in the only meeting on Sept. 11, 2009 in the Tribe's home tournament.
- In the last meeting, No. 22 W&M scored three second half goals from Brittany Lane, Sarah Quinlan, and Kaitlin O'Connor to pick up the win.
What's Ahead
- W&M closes the stretch of four games at home over Labor Day weekend. The Tribe opens the weekend with a match against No. 5 South Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 30, before welcoming Liberty on Sunday, Sept. 2. Game times are set for 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
- Following the conclusion of the homestand, W&M hits the road for two matches against a pair of 2017 NCAA Tournament teams. The Green and Gold starts the road swing with defending Patriot League Champion Bucknell on Thursday, Sept. 6, before heading to nationally ranked Texas A&M on Sunday, Sept. 9. Both games are set for 7 p.m. EST.
Last Time Out
- W&M dropped a pair of heartbreakers last weekend in the Fairfield Inn by Marriott James Madison Invitational.
- In the season opener, Maryland and W&M scored two minutes apart in the first half, but the Terps secured the game-winner in the 88th minute. Sophomore
Courtney Miles scored the Tribe's lone tally.
- On Sunday, the Tribe and Dayton played a scoreless 78 minutes, before the teams scored goals 81 seconds apart. However, Dayton scored the game-winner in the first overtime to lift the Flyers to a 2-1 win.
Career Firsts
- Last weekend, a pair of Tribe players registered their first goals in a Green and Gold uniform.
- 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.
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
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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.
