LEWISBURG, Pa. – Déjà vu all over again. The William & Mary women's soccer team once again rallied for a pair of goals in the final five minutes to pick up a 3-2 victory at Bucknell on Thursday night. With the win, the Tribe wins its third in a row and improves to 3-3, while Bucknell drops to 2-4-1.
 
After Bucknell scored a pair of goals three minutes apart, the Tribe found its flair for the dramatic for the second straight game. In the 86th minute, W&M retied the score on a broken play. After senior Mackenzie Kober had her shot saved the ball bounced a few steps in front of the endline. Waiting there for it was junior Sully Boulden, who uncorked the rebound just over the goalline.
 
Just three minutes later, W&M found the back of the net off of a corner kick. Freshman Renee Kohler sent the ball in and it bounced around dangerously in the box. Eventually, sophomore Meredith Beam got her foot to it, and placed her shot into the top left corner to lift the Tribe to a 3-2 victory.
 
Down by a goal late in the second half, the Bison scored a pair of goals in the 79th and 82nd minute to take the lead. Holly Burns sent a corner kick into the penalty area, where Carley Baggot was able to get a head on it and deflect her chance in the goal to level the score.
 
Bucknell continued its attack and took the lead with a goal three minutes later. After Kate Henesey drew a foul in the box to earn a penalty kick, Claire Mensi stepped to the spot and placed her chance into the middle of the net to give the Bison the 2-1 lead.
 
W&M jumped on the board first for just the second time this season in the 13th minute. Off of a corner kick, junior Hannah Keith corralled a loose ball in the penalty area and played the ball back to sophomore Alex Kuhnle. Kuhnle, who was 22-yards out on the left side, rocketed her shot inside of the right post to make it 1-0 Tribe.
 
W&M Starters – #19 Vigen (GK), #6 Dailey, #9 Segan, #12 Kelly, #13 Kohler, #14 Miguelez, #15 Robbins, #18 Boulden, #22 Keith, #24 Kuhnle, #30 Norton
 
Bucknell Starters – #16 Adu-Attobrah (GK), #3 Bair, #6 Russo, #7 Mensi, #12 Coopersmith, #13 Hurst, #15 Zajec, #18 Marek, #20 Baggott, #23 Dano, #27 Burns
 
Goals
13' | Alex Kuhnle (W&M) (Assist: Hannah Keith)
79' | Carley Baggot (Bucknell) (Assist: Holly Burns)
82' | Claire Mensi (Bucknell) (PK)
86' | Sully Boulden (W&M) (Assist: Mackenzie Kober)
89' | Meredith Beam (W&M) (Assist: Renee Kohler)
 
Inside the Numbers
- Despite the fireworks at the end, W&M did hold a commanding 20-12 advantage in shots in the match.
 
- The Tribe also held a 10-6 advantage in shots on-goal in the contest.
 
- Bucknell, however, attempted nine corner kicks compared to just five for the Green and Gold.
 
- Redshirt junior Sarah Segan fired a match-high six shots in the contest. Both sophomore Colleen Norton and freshman Renee Kohler each had three shots, while junior Sully Boulden recorded two shots.
 
Notes
Senior Claire Robbins and junior Sully Boulden each made their first start of the season in the match for the Green and Gold … Sophomore Lorena Bugden made her collegiate debut as a reserve in the 36th minute …  Classmate Alex Kuhnle scored her second goal of the season and of her career in the 13th minute … Junior Hannah Keith notched her first career point with an assist on the tally … The marker was just the second (of nine) that was scored in the first half … Junior Sully Boulden registered her first career goal in the 86th minute for the Green and Gold … On that tally, senior Mackenzie Kober notched her first assist of the season and the 23rd point of her career … Sophomore Meredith Beam scored her first goal and the first game-winning goal of her career in the 89th minute … It was Beam's first collegiate points … Freshman Renee Kohler earned her first career assist and third point of the season on the game-winning marker … Senior Sara Vigen made her second straight start in goal and made a career-high four saves in her second career win … W&M now leads the all-time series with Bucknell 3-0-0.
 
Quotable
"After getting an early goal, it was another game where we had a bad 20-minute stretch in the second half. Bucknell put a ton of pressure on us, and were able to score to take the lead on the corner kick and PK. Once again we regrouped, got control of the possession and made some magic happen. I don't even really know how to describe it, but we've scored four goals in the last five minutes in the last two games to win." – Head Women's Soccer Coach Julie Shackford
 
What's Ahead
W&M closes its two-game road trip as it travels to No. 5 Texas A&M on Sunday, Sept. 9. Kickoff between the Tribe and Aggies is set for 7 p.m. EST.