WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Sophomore Alexander Levengood scored his first career brace in leading William & Mary men's soccer to a 2-0 win over Charleston in both teams' Colonial Athletic Association opener at the Dillard Complex on Sunday afternoon.
 
Levengood scored once in each half for his first two goals of the season, while the Tribe defense and redshirt freshman Will Stack notched their first shutout of the season.
 
The third time was a charm in the first half for Levengood. After missing a pair of quality chances in the first 20 minutes, the Richmond, Va., native put the Tribe on the board with volley just eight minutes before the intermission. Sophomore Nathan Messer set up the play, serving the ball in from the right flank. It found the foot of a charging Levengood who buried the chance into the bottom right corner of the frame from eight yards out.
 
The Tribe controlled possession and the game in the final 45 minutes. After Levengood rang a shot off the right post from 18 yards out in the 50th minute, the Tribe doubled its lead just two minutes later via a penalty kick.
 
A good combination along the left flank set junior James Bradley free. He made a nice tough around a defender into the penalty area and was taken down from behind, resulting in the PK. Levengood converted the spot kick to push the Tribe lead to 2-0.
 
Scoring
38' | W&M – Alexander Levengood (Nathan Messer)
52' | W&M – Levengood (penalty kick)
 
Starters
W&M - #1 Stack (GK), #3 Donynath, #4 Bradley, #6 Bozalongo, #7 Levengood, #8 Villeda, #9 Nwegbo, #14 Knapp, #16 Meese, #23 Core, #24 Eskay
CofC - #1 Smith (GK), #2 Dearle, #6 Cahill, #7 Nicholson, #10 Beaufere, #12 Aleckovic, #15 Headrick, #18 Van Altena, #26 Kristensen, #27 Ballish, #31 Cedermark
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe dominated possession by a 63% to 37% margin on Sunday.
- W&M outshot the Cougars, 15-2, including a 6-1 advantage in shot on goal.
- Charleston finished with seven corner kicks compared to five for W&M.
 
News and Notes
Sophomore Alexander Levengood notched his first career brace … His goals were his first two of the 2021 spring season … The game-winner was the second of Levengood's career … Sophomore Nathan Messer recorded his third career assist and first this season … Redshirt freshman Will Stack notched his first career clean sheet with one save in goal … Levengood led the Tribe with a career-high six shots … W&M improved to 12-2-2 all-time against Charleston, including 5-1-1 since the Cougars joined the CAA in 2013.
 
Up Next
The Tribe will have nearly two weeks off before returning to CAA action when it travels to UNCW on Saturday, March 27. The match is slated for a 6 p.m. start time from Wilmington and will be streamed on FloSports.