PRINCETON, N.J. – The William & Mary women's soccer team fell in its non-conference finale at Princeton 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in New Jersey.
The Tigers (3-3-2) found the eventual game-winner right before halftime. In the 43rd minute, Olivia Kane found Grace Sherman, who sent a pass across the box. The feed found Gee Prin, who converted, to give the Tigers the lead.
Despite the shot advantage, W&M (2-6-1) fought until the end and had a few chances in the game's waning moments. The Tribe's first late chance came in the 84th minute, when junior
Erin Dailey had her shot saved by Natalie Grossi. Grossi also solved sophomore
Renee Kohler's attempt in the 89th minute, before junior
Kelsey Hamer pushed her chance wide right with 32 seconds left.
W&M Starters - #1 Briguglio, #5 DeMasters, #6 Dailey, #9 Segan, #10 Shackford, #13 Kohler, #16 Hyland, #20 Miles, #22 Keith, #23 Frantz, #28 Hamer
Princeton Starters – #1 Gross, #2 Kennedy, #4 Keohan, #7 Hart #10 Curry, #13 Gulati, #15 Juraez, #16 Givens, #20 O'Brien#22 Hewins, #26 Sneeringer
Goals
43' | Tatum Gee (Princeton) (Assist: Olivia Kane, Grace Sherman)
Inside the Numbers
- Princeton outshot the Tribe 23-13 in the contest, including a 16-6 advantage in the second half.
- The Tigers also had a 12-3 advantage in shots on-goal in the match.
- Princeton took nine corners compared to just four for the Green and Gold.
- Junior
Courtney Miles took a team-high three shots in the match.
Notes
Freshman
Kayleigh Shackford earned her first career start for the Green and Gold … Junior
Katelyn Briguglio made a season-high 11 stops in the contest … It was the third time in her career that she has made double-digit saves.
Quotable
"It was great to be back at Princeton with my Tribe, and I'm proud of our effort. The game was a battle through-and-through. We had our chances, and they capitalized.
Katelyn Briguglio had a great game in goal, and we were able to get a lot of newcomers in the match, who gave us good minutes. All-in-all, it was a postive effort this afternoon." -
Head coach Julie Shackford
What's Ahead
W&M opens CAA play with a split weekend next week. The Tribe travels to defending regular season champion James Madison on Thursday, Sept. 26, before playing host to Towson on Sunday, Sept. 29. Kickoffs are set for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
