- W&M rallied for a 2-1 double-overtime win at UNCW the last time out on Oct. 30 and in the process ran its win streak to four matches. During the streak, the Tribe owns wins over Drexel (2-0), at NC State (1-0) and at Delaware (3-2) along with the victory over Wilmington. With the streak, the Tribe now sits at 7-6 overall and 4-3 in CAA play.
- Saturday, the Tribe will host its GrassRoot Match, partnering with GrassRoot Soccer to help bridge the adolescent health gap. GrassRoot Soccer is an international organization that uses the power of soccer to educate and mentor adolescents about their greatest health challenges, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, sexual and reproductive health, and gender-based violence. For every $25 donated, an at-risk child is supported through Grassroot Soccer's programs and given a far greater opportunity to lead a healthy life. The Tribe's goal is to raise enough money to send at least 100 at-risk youth through Grassroot Soccer's programs. To date, Grassroot Soccer has graduated over 12 million youth in more than 60 countries! Visit the
Tribe's fundraising page to help the cause and
GrassRootSoccer.org to check out the organization's mission and
read the stories of impact.
- On the strength of its four-match win streak, the Tribe entered the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region Rankings for the first time this season, coming in at No. 10 in the region on Tuesday.
- Elon enters Saturday's match at 7-7-2 on the year and 3-2-2 in CAA play. The Phoenix dropped its most recent outing at home to No. 14 Hofstra, 2-0, on Oct. 30. In CAA play, Elon owns wins over Charleston (1-0), UNCW (4-3) and Delaware (1-0) to go along with draws against Drexel (0-0) and Northeastern (2-2). Jack Edwards leads the Phoenix with 11 points on five goals and an assist. Kasper Lehm tops Elon with six assists. Peter Wentzel has started 12 of the Phoenix's 16 matches and sports a GAA of 1.06 to go with 39 saves and five shutouts.
- With its most recent victory at UNCW, the Tribe won its third consecutive match on the road. It marks the Green and Gold's first three-match road win streak since 2011, but the first time the program has won three consecutive matches on the road since 1994.
- By winning four of its last five league matches, W&M heads into the regular-season finale in fourth place in the league standings and in a position to advance to the CAA Championship, Nov. 11-14, in Harrisonburg. Hofstra and JMU have both secured spots in the tournament already and two spots remain for five teams – Northeastern (13 points), W&M (12), UNCW (12), Elon (11) and Drexel (10).
- Against UNCW, the Tribe trailed for the majority of the match after the Seahawks took a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute. Senior
John Eberle scored with 29 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to OT. In extra time, junior
Nathan Messer ripped a shot inside the left post from 10 yards out to send W&M to the victory.
- Messer tallied his third game-winner this season at UNCW and his fourth goal overall. His three game-winner rank 27th in the country and second in the CAA, along with teammate
Alexander Levengood. Messer is third on the team with 11 points on four goals and three assists.
- In W&M's win at Delaware, Levengood tallied his second career brace lifting the Tribe to a 3-2 road win on Oct. 24. He pushed his team-leading goal total to six. For his career, Levengood owns 16 goals in 37 matches and has been even better in CAA play to the tune of 11 goals in 19 CAA contests.
- Levengood is also one just of 13 players nationally with a 100% conversion rate on PKs and three converted chances this season. The Richmond, Va., native also ranks fourth in the CAA in goals per game (0.46) and seventh in points per game (1.15). Those numbers rank 83rd and 80th nationally, respectively.
- The Tribe posted its first ACC road win since 2014, knocking off NC State, 1-0, on Messer's goal in the 55th minute on Oct. 19. Junior
Diba Nwegbo tallied the assist after firing a shot off the left post that Messer jumped on and one-time over NC State goalkeeper Leon Krapf. It marked the Tribe's seventh win over the ACC in the last 11 years and the first on the road since downing both Pittsburgh and No. 1 North Carolina in 2014.
- The Tribe's six losses this season have come to teams with a combined record of 62-25-10 (.691). Four of those setbacks have come to teams currently in the national ranking or are receiving votes. Hofstra is currently ranked No. 14 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches National Rankings, while Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and James Madison are all receiving votes.
- Nwegbo has registered a point in three of the Tribe's last four matches. He scored the game-winner in the Tribe's 2-0 win over Drexel on Oct. 16, before registering the game-winning assists at NC State (1-0) and Delaware (3-2). Nwegbo is second on the team with 12 points on four goals and four assists. He ranks ninth in the CAA in points per game (0.92).
- W&M has shut out its opponents in five of its seven wins in 2021. The Tribe ranks third in the CAA and 44th nationally in shutout % (38.5).
- As a team, the Tribe is 15th nationally in shot accuracy with 49.1% of its chances coming on goal. Nwegbo is seventh nationally as an individual at 64.3%, while Levengood is 24th at 57.6%. Levengood is 46th nationally in shots on goal per game (1.46.), and Nwegbo is close behind at 55th (1.38).
