The William & Mary field hockey team started conference play 2-0 for the second year in a row on Sunday, blanking Hofstra 1-0 on the road. The Tribe improves to 5-4 overall and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association to take the early lead in the league, while the Pride falls to 3-10 (1-1 CAA).
How it Happened
- W&M came out firing and never let up, eager to avoid a repeat of Friday when it needed a furious comeback effort to beat Northeastern. Freshman
Jorja Morgan (Wakerley, QLD, Australia) opened the barrage with her first shot just 1:18 in.
- The Tribe broke through five minutes in exactly, on its fifth shot of the game. Redshirt-senior
Estelle Hughes (Newcastle, NSW, Australia) passed the ball in to junior
Woodard Hooper (Reston, Va.), who beat Hofstra goalkeeper Betty Bosma for her third goal of the season.
- That goal would prove to be all the offense needed in the game, but not for lack of trying by the W&M offense who took a season-high 23 shots, out-shooting Hofstra 13-1 in the first half and 10-2 in the second. Bosma made eight saves for the opponents.
- Hughes and freshman
Cara Menges (Richmond, Va.) led the way with five shots each, while Hooper and Morgan both finished with four.
- Penalty corners were in favor of the Tribe, 4-2, for just the third time this season.
- Freshman goalkeeper
Kimi Jones (Virginia Beach, Va.) was only called on to make one save in earning her third win and first shutout of the season.
Starters
W&M -
Kimi Jones,
Jenny McCann,
Annie Snead,
Ashleigh Nottingham,
Christie van de Kamp,
Estelle Hughes,
Cara Menges,
Woodard Hooper,
Cassidy Goodwin,
Jorja Morgan,
Haley Hopkins
HU - Betty Bosma, Frankie O'Brien, Madison Warfel, Meredith Pfennig, Djuna Slort, Madison Sauve, Valerie Vogels, Cami Larsson, Haley Carter, Madison Reed, Hannah Zemaitis
Notes
Woodard Hooper scored her seventh career game-winning goal ... She's now tied for seventh in school history with
Gina Cimarelli '07 ... The Tribe recorded a shutout for the first time this season, and the first time in 13 games dating back to last season at Drexel ... The Tribe starts the conference season 2-0 for just the eighth time in 34 seasons ... W&M also started 2-0 in CAA play in back-to-back seasons for the first time since doing it three years in a row from 2004-06 (finished 7-0, 4-4, and 4-4 in those three seasons) ... The only other 2-0 starts were in 1998 (finished 4-2), 1993 (3-3), and 1990 (6-1) ... Head coach
Tess Ellis is now just one win away from 50 in her career ..
Estelle Hughes' assist gives her a career-high 19 points this season ...
Kimi Jones is the fourth true freshman in school history to record a shutout in goal.
Up Next
William & Mary returns home next weekend for a single game against Towson (1-9, 0-2 CAA). The Tigers visit Busch Field on Friday night, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m.
