WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's soccer team enters week two of Colonial Athletic Association play as it again has a split weekend. The Tribe travels to Elon on Thursday, Oct. 3, before playing host to Delaware on Sunday, Oct. 6. Kickoff times are slated for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
Hear from head coach
Julie Shackford as she discusses the Tribe's two matches last week, the recent offensive outburst, and the upcoming matches with Elon and Delaware. The video feature is available through the above link, or by clicking
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Scouting the Tribe
William & Mary looks to stay unbeaten in the CAA and move its unbeaten streak to three matches as it opens the second week of league play with another split weekend. The Tribe plays at Elon on Thursday, before welcoming Delaware to Williamsburg on Sunday. Junior
Alex Kuhnle leads the team in points with a team-high four goals, one assist, and nine points. Sophomore
Renee Kohler is right on her heels with six points (two goals and two assists). Meanwhile, seven different players – Kohler, redshirt senior
Sarah Segan, redshirt junior
Lauren Kelly, junior
Courtney Miles,
Alex Kuhnle, and
Colleen Norton, as well as freshman
Kayleigh Shackford – have all scored goals this season. In goal, both senior
Katelyn Briguglio and sophomore
Maisy Fling have seen action for the Tribe this year. Briguglio has seen the bulk of the action with nine games and eight starts. She owns a 2.17 goals-against-average with 42 saves, and two shutouts. Fling has started three times and appeared in four games, with a 2.96 goals-against-average, and eight saves.
Scouting the Phoenix
Elon posted the CAA's best non-conference record as it went 6-2-1 in non-conference play, and opened last weekend with a 1-1 play in the league. The Phoenix topped UNCW 3-1 at home, before falling 5-0 at Hofstra on Sunday. Jessica Carrieri leads the offense as she has scored five goals, two assists, and 12 points. Carson Jones is also in double-figure points with five goals and 10 points, while Taylor Paradoski has scored three goals, two assists, and eight points. Katrin Hauksdottir and Valentina Estrada have split time in goal the season for Elon. Hauksdottir has made 10 starts with a 1.81 goals-against-average, 29 saves, and two shutouts. Estrada has not allowed a goal in 127 minutes of action, posting nine saves and a shutout.
Scouting the Blue Hens
Delaware (6-5, 1-1) look to make it two wins in a row as it enters the second weekend of CAA play. The Blue Hens split last weekend's contest falling at Charleston (0-1) and topping James Madison (1-0), and open the weekend by hosting Drexel on Thursday. Jessica Kennett leads the attack with two goals, three assists, and seven points. Alexis Montgomery leads the team with three goals, and is just one point behind Kennett with six. Kamryn Stabelin has started all 11 of the Blue Hens' matches and owns a 0.79 goal-against-average, with 42 saves, and four shutouts.
Series History vs. Elon
The Green and Gold travels to Elon for the sixth meeting between the two schools, all since the Phoenix joined the CAA prior to the 2014 season. The Tribe leads the all-time series 3-1-1, including picking up a 2-1 victory in Williamsburg last season.
Grace Santos scored in the 52nd minute, before
Mackenzie Kober added the game-winner in the 85th. Both goals were assisted by redshirt senior
Sarah Segan.
Series History vs. Delaware
William & Mary will then meet Delaware for the 21st time in program history on Sunday afternoon in Williamsburg. The Tribe leads the all-time series 14-3-3, but will be looking to avenge a 2-0 loss in Newark, Del. a season ago. Riley Dixon scored both of the Blue Hens goals, while Kamryn Stabelin made four saves in her clean sheet effort.
What's Ahead
Following this weekend's action, the William & Mary women's soccer team loads up for its final regular season road trip of the season. The Tribe travels to UNCW on Thursday, Oct. 10 for a 7 p.m. match, before heading to Northeastern on Oct. 13 and Drexel on Oct. 19. The last two matches will both kickoff at Noon.
Kuhnle's Big Week
Junior
Alex Kuhnle catapulted herself to the team lead in points, thanks to a five-point weekend last week. The junior scored a goal in the 45th minute against James Madison, before setting a career-high with three points (goal and assist) against Towson on Sunday afternoon. Kuhnle now leads the team with four goals, one assist, and nine points.
Home Sweet Home
W&M has been really tough to beat at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field in 2019. The Tribe has posted a 3-0-1 record in Williamsburg this season. The Green and Gold has posted a 115-41-23 (.707) record since the current facility opened in 2003. W&M has gone unbeaten at Albert-Daly Field in two seasons – 2011 and 2006.
Lineup Shuffle
W&M has had 18 different players earn at least one start this season at some point. Six players – juniors
Kelsey Hamer and
Mariana Hershner, sophomore
Maisy Fling, as well as freshmen
Emily Crocco,
Jillian O'Toole, and
Kayleigh Shackford – have earned their first career starts this year.
All CLASS
W&M women's soccer senior
Sarah Segan was named one of 30 national women's soccer candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for
Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. She is the third Tribe player (Caroline Casey and Clara Logsdon) in the last five years to be a candidate for the award, and joins Elon's Luke Matthews as the only two representatives from the CAA.
Makes You Wanna Stay
The William & Mary women's soccer team has gone to overtime twice now this season, including Thursday's 2-2 draw against James Madison. W&M is 0-0-2 in overtime this season, while the Tribe owns a 0-1-3 record in extra time under head coach
Julie Shackford
Kohler Getting Going
Sophomore
Renee Kohler has been getting into the attack over the last nine games and has all of her points over those contests. The sophomore added her third assist of the season on
Alex Kuhnle's 45th-minute goal at James Madison on Sept. 26. Her one goal, three assists, and six point stat line has already surpassed her freshman year mark.
Weekly Awards
Senior Katelyn Brigulio won the Tribe's first weekly award of the season when she was named the CAA's Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 9. It was the second-time the senior has won the award, and was honored after making eight saves, and conceding only one goal in 200 minutes of action against High Point and Fairleigh Dickinson.
Balanced Attack
After having 11 goal scorers in the 2018 season, the Tribe is off to a similar start in 2019. The Tribe has had seven –
Alex Kuhnle,
Renee Kohler,
Sarah Segan,
Kayleigh Shackford, and
Courtney Miles,
Lauren Kelly, and
Colleen Norton – different goal scorers this season.
Second Half Success
A season ago, W&M made its living on scoring goals in the second half of games (13 of 18). In 2019, that trend seems to be the same as the Green and Gold scored seven of its 12 markers in the game's last 45 minutes. Last weekend, the Tribe bucked the trend as it scored three of its four goals in the first half.
Experienced Lineup
W&M returns nine starters from last year's team, as well as a handful of starters that made spot starts and played valuable minutes last season. The Tribe also returns 72.2-percent of its goal-scoring, 85.7-percent of its assists, 76-percent of its points, and 88-percent of its minutes played in goal from a season ago.
Segan Tabbed to Preseason All-CAA Team
Redshirt senior
Sarah Segan was named to the Preseason All-CAA Soccer Team. Segan is the Tribe's returning leading scorer and coming off of a First-Team All-CAA selection in 2018. She finished last year with six goals, four assists, and 16 points starting 16 of the Tribe's 17 matches. For her career, Segan has appeared in 50 matches with 48 starts, scoring 24 goals, 10 assists, and 58 points. The Fogelsville, Pa. native has earned four all-conference postseason honors as she has been named to the All-CAA First-Team, All-CAA Second-Team twice, and picked up an all-rookie nod after her freshman season.
Bleeding Green and Gold
Three of W&M's freshmen are following in their mother's footsteps as members of the Tribe women's soccer program.
Kayleigh Shackford whose mom, Julie, played from 1984-87 and is the current head coach,
Jillian O'Toole whose mom, Nancy, played for the Tribe from 1984-87, and
Zoe Doughty whose mom, Margaret League, played 1992-96. The family connections just stop with Tribe women's soccer. Sophomore
Addie Puskar parents and grandparents, and six other uncles, aunts, or cousins that attended W&M. Freshman
Emily Crocco's father, Gary, was a two-sport athlete (football and baseball) for the Tribe, while her uncles Dave and Steve Wiley, were on the football team, and her aunts, Jennifer (Volgenau) Wiley and Sofia (Cedergreen) Wiley were women's soccer players. Senior
Hannah Keith's father, Barry, is a member of the class of '92, freshman
Caroline Monahan's aunt is a member of the class of 1983, redshirt junior
Lauren Kelly's brother, Colin, was a member of the class of 2016, and
Mariana Hershner's uncle, Ron, is a member of the class of 1971.
New Kids on the Block
W&M welcomes eight true freshmen and a transfer to their roster for the 2019 season.
Laurel Hagen,
Emily Crocco,
Kayleigh Shackford,
Jillian O'Toole,
Madeleine Hayes,
Sophie Geslao,
Zoe Doughty, and
Shelby Hachtel are all true freshman, while sophomore
Hannah Potter joins the Tribe as a transfer from Kentucky.
Setting the Slate
W&M will play an 18-game schedule in the 2019 season. The 18-game slate features five games against 2018 NCAA Tournament teams and seven home games at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
