WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's soccer team concludes a season-long four-game homestand this weekend. The Tribe welcomes No. 15 South Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 30 and Liberty on Sunday, Sept. 2. Kickoffs are set for 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
TribeAthletics.com caught up with head coach
Julie Shackford to discuss last weekend's results, the awards for redshirt junior
Sarah Segan, and the upcoming matches against South Carolina and Liberty. The video feature is available through the above link, or by clicking
here.
Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary (1-3-0) looks to keep its momentum after picking up its first win of the season last Sunday against Coastal Carolina. The Tribe concludes its season-long four-game homestand with No. 15 South Carolina and Liberty this weekend. Redshirt junior
Sarah Segan leads the team with two goals, one assist, and five points. Both sophomore
Courtney Miles and freshman
Renee Kohler have also netted goals this season for the Tribe. In goal, junior
Katelyn Briguglio played all 366 minutes, posted a 1.72 goals-against-average, made 14 saves, and a shutout.
Scouting the Gamecocks
No. 15 South Carolina (3-1) heads to Williamsburg looking to rebound from its first loss of the season as they dropped a 2-1 decision to N.C. State on Sunday. The Gamecocks, which advanced to the Final Four last season, has wins against Fordham (1-0), College of Charleston (2-0), and Clemson (1-0). Lauren Chang (two goals) and Selma Sol Magnusdottir (one goal, two assists) lead the squad with four points apiece. Claire Griffiths and Riley Tanner also have notched goals for South Carolina this season. In goal, Mika Krzeczowski has started all four games in goal. She owns a 0.53 goals-against-average, five saves, and 2.5 shutouts. Alexis McMullen has also appeared in a game, earning a 0.5 shutout.
Scouting the Flames
Liberty enters the weekend with a 1-3 record, but opens the weekend with a match at Charlotte on Thursday. The Flames lost home games against Elon (4-5 OT), George Washington (1-2 OT), and LSU (0-1), before picking up a win at Campbell (1-0) in its first of seven straight away from Lynchburg. Gabrielle Farrell leads the team, with four points on one goal and two assists. Kelsey Adams, Devon Sipala, Abigail Persson, and Elisa Warren have all scored goals this season for Liberty. Melody Jayroe has started all four games this season for Liberty. She owns a 2.33 goals-against-average, 12 saves, and 0.5 shutout. Molly Andres have appeared in three of the four games as a reserve. She has posted a 1.30 goals-against-average, six saves, and 0.5 shutout.
Series History vs. South Carolina
- Thursday's meeting between the Tribe and South Carolina will be the second in series history. The Green and Gold leads the series 1-0.
- The first meeting between the two schools was in the 2008 NCAA Tournament as the Tribe topped the Gamecocks 3-2 in overtime. Danielle Collins scored in the 35th minute, but South Carolina scored a pair of goals to take the lead. Claire Zimmeck answered with goals in the 79th minute, and 93rd minute to secure the win for W&M.
Series History vs. Liberty
- W&M and Liberty will meet just for the second-time in program history on Sunday afternoon. The Tribe leads the all-time series 1-0.
- The only other meeting also came in Williamsburg as the Tribe topped the Flames 4-0 on Sept. 7, 2003.
What's Ahead
- 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 No. 8 Texas A&M on Sunday, Sept. 9. Both games are set for 7 p.m. EST.
- The Tribe returns home to close out its non-conference schedule on Sunday, Sept. 16 against VMI. Kickoff between the Tribe and the Keydets is set for 2 p.m.
Last Time Out
- W&M split its matches last weekend falling to No. 7 Virginia on Thursday, before topping Coastal Carolina on Sunday.
- On Thursday, the Tribe fell to No. 7 Virginia 3-0 in its home opener at Albert-Daly Field. Brianna Westrup, Sydney Zandi, and Alissa Gorzak all scored for Virginia in the win.
- Behind a pair of goals from redshirt junior
Sarah Segan, the Tribe picked up its first victory of the season over Coastal Carolina on Sunday. The win was also the first in
Julie Shackford W&M coaching career.
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.
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.
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.
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.
