CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The William & Mary field hockey team fell at No.16 Virginia, 5-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Turf Field.

Virginia (9-6, 2-2 ACC) jumped out to 3-0 lead midway through the second quarter following goals by Greer Gill, Amber Ezechiels and Esha Shah.
 
W&M (3-10, 3-2 CAA) got on the scoreboard with a goal by senior Cara Menges in the 28th minute, as junior Tabby Billingham and freshman Pyper Friedman assisted on the score, which was Menges' first of the season.

UVA added to its lead in the second half with a pair of goals, both coming from Annie McDonough.
 
Virginia outshot the Tribe, 17-6, which included a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal. The Cavaliers also owned a 6-3 edge in penalty corners.

W&M Starters – #00 Jones (GK), #2 Schuma, #3 Domovich, #4 Saunders, #5 Snead, #6Cornbrooks #8 Friedman, #12 Moon, #14 Billingham, #20 Menges, #33 Curran
 
Virginia Starters – #24 Kenndedy (GK), #4 Croons, #7 Cato, #8 Gill, #9 Robinson, #13 Iacobucci, #14 McDonough, #15 Janssen, #19 Ezechiels #22 Gallen, #26 Field
 
Scoring Summary
5' | UVA - Greer Gill
6' | UVA - Amber Ezechiels, assist by Rachel Robinson and Greer Gill
25' | UVA -  Esha Shah
28' | W&M – Cara Menges assist from Tabby Billingham, and Pyper Friedman
34' | UVA - Annie McDonough, Assist by Greer Gill
49' | UVA - Annie McDonough, Assist by Amber Ezechiels

Up Next
The Tribe will return to action when it plays at No. 15 Old Dominion on Sunday at 1 p.m.