PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Juniors
Lauren Curran and
Sally Snead scored goals and senior goalkeeper
Kimi Jones led a stout defensive performance as William & Mary field hockey cemented its place in the CAA Tournament thanks to a 2-0 win at Drexel on Friday night.
Jones turned in a season-high nine saves in cage for the Tribe (3-8, 3-1 CAA) and picked up her fourth career shutout.
W&M dominated the opening 15 minutes and took an early 1-0 lead, scoring midway through the first period. The Tribe used a Drexel (5-10, 2-2 CAA) turnover to its advantage as sophomore
Mollie Schuma intercepted a Drexel pass along the right side of midfield. She quickly sent a forwarding pass into the penalty area to Curran, who swept it into the right side boards for her sixth goal of the season.
Leading by the 1-0 margin at the break, Snead doubled the Tribe cushion just three minutes into the second half. W&M generated pressuring along the right side of the area. Curran's cross from the right wing was kicked out by Drexel goalkeeper Megan Hadfield. It went right to Snead who scored into the left side boards to extend W&M lead to 2-0.
From there, the defense made the margin stand up. The Dragons attempted 10 shots, including seven on goal, over the final 25 minutes. Jones protected the cage in tallying nine saves, while senior
Cara Menges also added a defensive save off a Drexel penalty corner.
With the win, W&M secures a spot in the CAA Tournament for the sixth-straight season. The Tribe enters Sunday's match at No. 20 Delaware tied for second in the league at 3-1.
Scoring Summary
8' | W&M –
Lauren Curran (
Mollie Schuma)
33' | W&M –
Sally Snead
W&M Starters – #00 Jones (GK), #3 Domovich, #4 Saunders, #5 Snead, #6 Cornbrooks, #8 Friedman, #9 McGaughey, #12 Moon, #14 Billingham, #20 Menges, #33 Curran
Drexel Starters – #77 Hadfield (GK), #5 Brouwer, #6 Jacobs, #7 Rawa, #9 Leva, #11 Ronan, #18 Finegan, #20 Lever, #26 Thewessen, #24 Owens, #44 Powell
Inside the Numbers
- W&M outshout Drexel 9-0 in the opening 15 minutes and the Dragon held a slim 16-15 cushion in shot for the game.
- Drexel generated eight penalty corners compared to W&M's five.
- Juniors
Lily Saunders and
Lauren Curran led W&M with four shots apiece.
Notes
W&M clinched a spot in the CAA Tournament for the sixth-straight season … Sophomore
Mollie Schuma recorded her first collegiate assist on the Tribe's first goal … Junior
Lauren Curran tallied her team-leading sixth goal of the season and scored for the fifth time in the last six matches … Junior
Sally Snead scored for the second time in the last three contests … She has three goals this season, which ranks second on the team, and four for her career … Senior
Cara Menges recorded her third defensive save of the season and fourth of her career … Senior
Kimi Jones finished with nine saves which were a season-high and the third most in her career … She tallied 12 vs. UVA in 2018 and 10 vs. Louisville in 2019.
Up Next
The Tribe travels to No. 20 Delaware on Sunday. The match is slated for a noon start in Newark and will be streamed on FloLive.
