WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's soccer team hits the road for its first two true road games this weekend. The Tribe travels to defending Patriot League Champion Bucknell on Thursday, Sept. 6, before traveling to No. 5 Texas A&M on Sunday, Sept. 9. Both games are set for 7 p.m. EST starts.
TribeAthletics.com caught up with head coach
Julie Shackford to discuss last weekend's win versus Liberty, the first month of the season, and the upcoming matches against Bucknell and Texas A&M. The video feature is available through the above link, or by clicking
here.
Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary (2-3-0) looks to make it three in a row as it heads to Bucknell and No. 5 Texas A&M this weekend. The Tribe is coming off of a pair of wins against Coastal Carolina (2-0) and Liberty (2-1). Redshirt junior
Sarah Segan leads the team with two goals, one assist, and five points. Just off of the pace is sophomore
Colleen Norton, who has a goal, assist, and three points. Sophomores
Courtney Miles and
Alex Kuhnle as well as freshman
Renee Kohler have also netted goals this season for the Tribe. In goal, junior
Katelyn Briguglio started the first four games, while senior
Sara Vigen made the start in the match versus Liberty. Briguglio has posted a 1.72 goals-against-average, made 14 saves, and a shutout. Meanwhile, Vigen owns a 1.00 goals-against-average and two saves.
Scouting the Bison
Bucknell (2-3-1) hosts William & Mary on Thursday night in Lewisburg, Pa. The Bison is unbeaten in its last two matches, topping Towson (1-0) and drawing Saint Francis (0-0) last weekend. Jenna Marek leads the team with two goals and four points. Claire Mensi, Emilene Parham, and Bailey Hurst have all scored this season for the Bison. Theresa Adu-Attobrah has started all six matches this season for Bucknell. She owns a 0.64 goals-against-average, 39 saves, and a pair of shutouts.
Scouting the Aggies
No. 5 Texas A&M is a perfect 6-0-0 as they enter a weekend with a match against Colorado College on Friday night. The Aggies have topped Hawaii (4-0), Loyola Marymount (3-0), BYU (2-0), San Diego (3-0), Oklahoma (3-1), and No. 9 Santa Clara (4-0). Ally Watt leads the team with six goals and 12 points on the season. Kendall Ritchie (one goal, three assists) and Grace Piper are second on the team with five points. Cosette Morche has played every minute this season in goal for the Aggies. She owns a 0.17 goals-against-average, 17 saves, and five shutouts.
Series History vs. Bucknell
- Thursday's night match against Bucknell will be the third meeting between the two school's and the second-straight season the programs have met. W&M leads the all-time series 2-0-0.
- Last season, now junior
Charlotte Hyland netted her first career hat trick to lift the Tribe to a 3-1 victory. Classmate
Katelyn Briguglio made two stops saves in the victory. Bucknell's Bailey Hurst scored the Bison's lone goal in the contest.
Series History vs. Texas A&M
- The match on Sunday against Texas A&M will be the fourth match of the series between the two schools. W&M leads the all-time series 2-1, but the programs have not met since 1995.
- In the last match, the Aggies picked up a 2-1 win.
What's Ahead
- 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.
- W&M opens CAA play with a pair of road matches the following weekend. The Tribe travels to College of Charleston on Thursday, Sept. 20, before heading to Towson on Sunday, Sept. 23. Kickoffs are set for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
Last Time Out
- After having its match canceled against No. 15 South Carolina on Thursday, W&M scored a pair of goals in the final five minutes to rally back and defeat Liberty 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
- Sophomore
Colleen Norton and
Alex Kuhnle score their first career goals in the contest, including Kuhnle's game-winner with 13 seconds left.
- Senior captain goalkeeper
Sara Vigen earned her first career victory in goal, as she made two saves in her first career start.
Second Half Success
- W&M has scored five of its six goals this season in the second half of the match. The Tribe's lone first half goal came in the first game of the season against Maryland.
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.
- 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.
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.
