CHARLESTON, S.C. – William & Mary women's soccer played to the scoreless draw with Charleston in both team's Colonial Athletic Association opener on Saturday afternoon.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Zoe Doughty was outstanding in goal for the Tribe (0-0-2, 0-0-1 CAA) finishing with a career-high eight saves, including a huge stop in the closing seconds of the second overtime.
 
With just 20 ticks left in the second extra period, the Cougars (0-5-1, 0-0-1 CAA)) generated perhaps their best scoring chance of the game. After corralling a Tribe clearance attempt, the ball was chipped into the area, setting Olivia Freitas up with a 1-on-1 chance with Doughty. The Tribe goalkeeper dove to her left, pushing the ball wide of the goal.
 
Charleston outshot W&M, 21-10, on the day, but just 8-5 in attempts on frame.
 
The Tribe's best scoring came in the 62nd minute. A nice through ball from the right flank gave freshman Ginny Delacruz with quality 1-on-1 chance. Charleston's goalkeeper Meredith Holton came off her line to cut the angle and deny the chance.
 
Scoring Summary
None
 
Starters
W&M - #19 Doughty (GK), #8 Crocco, #10 Shackford, #12 Kelly, #14 O'Toole, #20 Miles, #22 Delacruz, #23 Frantz, #25 Hershner, #26 Longjohn, #30 Norton
CofC - #1 Holton, #5 Nazari, #7 Freitas, #13 Powell, #15 Cybulski, #16 Sciartelli, #18 Sandidge, #19 Sgro, #23 Gonzalez, #24 Deutsch, #28 Smekrud
 
Inside the Numbers
- Charleston outshot W&M, 21-10, while the Cougars had an 8-5 advantage in shots on goal.
- W&M finished with two corner kicks compared to eight for Charleston.
- Doughty had eight saves on the afternoon, while Holton had five for CofC.
 
News and Notes
Freshman Elaina Longjohn earned her first collegiate start … A trio of freshman – Bridget Fitzpatrick, Nicole Sellers and Kenna Zier – made their collegiate debuts on Saturday … Sophomore Kayleigh Shackford topped W&M with three shots on the afternoon … Freshmen Ginny Delacruz and Elaina Longjohn each had two, while both of Delacruz's chances were on frame … Sophomore goalkeeper Zoe Doughty played all 110 minutes and earned her first collegiate shutout.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action when it travels to Virginia Tech for a 5 p.m. match on Saturday, March 20. The contest will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.