WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Freshman midfielder Alfredo Bozalongo's brace, including the game-winning free kick with 11 seconds left in the first OT period, propelled William & Mary men's soccer to its fourth win in a row, 2-1, over Elon on Wednesday night at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
 
After the Phoenix (3-7-1, 0-5 CAA) just missed the game-winner three minutes into overtime when striker Tuki Tayali lifted a shot from six-yards out off and over the crossbar, the Tribe (4-4-2, 2-1-1 CAA) found the golden goal in the final seconds of the extra time. Freshman Alexander Levengood earned the free kick at the top of the arc while warding off an Elon defender. Bozalango took the chance and buried it into the upper left corner of the goal, igniting a Tribe celebration.   
 
Elon had the better of play in the opening 45 minutes and found the first marker of the match with just 10 minutes remaining in the first period. Mattias Cooper collected a failed clearance along the right side of the 18 after pressuring the Tribe defense. The freshman midfielder played a centering ball to the top of the box, and fellow rookie Burl Shepherd blasted it home just off the finger tips of Tribe goalkeeper Kieran Baskett and into the right side of the net.
 
The Green and Gold found the equalizer in the 68th minute thanks to Bozalongo's first career tally. Off a throw-in, senior Reeves Trott earned a free kick holding off a defender and being pushed down from behind. Just outside the top right corner of the penalty area, 20 yards from goal, Bozalongo bent the free kick opportunity around the near post to draw the Tribe even at one.
 
Starters
W&M – #22 Baskett (GK), #2 Biddle #3 Bozalongo, #4 Bradley, #5 Golan, #11 Messer, #13 Shane, #15 Levengood, #19 Villeda, #21 Trott, #24 Ngoh
 
Elon - #1 Wentzel (GK), #2 Lehm, #4 Hole Vik, #5 Matthews, #7 Adamczyk, #11 Tayali, #12 Walden, #14 Cooper, #19 Vesterholm, #25 Snover, #30 Green
 
Scoring Summary
35' | Elon – Burl Shepherd (Mattias Cooper)
68' | W&M – Alfredo Bozalongo (unassisted)
100' | W&M – Alfredo Bozalongo (unassisted)
 
Inside the Number
- Elon outshot the Tribe, 13-11, but both teams placed four chances on goal.
- Freshman Alexander Levengood led W&M with four shots, while classmate Alfredo Bozalongo added three shots, all on frame.
- The Phoenix recorded four corner kicks compared to three for W&M.
- Freshman Kieran Baskett recorded three saves on the night compared to two for Elon's Peter Wentzel.

Notes
Senior Alfredo Bozalongo scored his first two collegiate goals … It marked the first brace for the Tribe freshman since Reeves Trott tallied a pair at Campbell on Sept. 10, 2016 … W&M improved to 2-0-2 in overtime this season … The Tribe ran its win streak to four, which is the longest for W&M since 2017 (Oct. 7-18) … Coupled with an overtime win at Coastal Carolina on Saturday, the Tribe picked up back-to-back extra time wins for the first time since September of 2015 … W&M is unbeaten in its last four matches against Elon at 3-0-1 … The Tribe leads the all-times series with Elon at 7-2-2 now, including a 4-1-2 mark since the Phoenix joined the CAA in 2014 … Elon's first-half goal snapped the Tribe's 310:32 shutout streak … W&M started six freshman for the second-straight match … The Green and Gold has started five or more freshmen in each of the last seven matches.
 
Up Next
- The Tribe continues its homestand against Old Dominion on Saturday night, welcoming Hampton Roads rival Old Dominion to Williamsburg.
- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Martin Family Stadium and the game will be streamed on Tribe Athletics TV.