WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – After playing its first three matches of the 2021 spring season on the road, William & Mary women's soccer returns home to play host to UNCW on Sunday afternoon for Senior Day. The match carries a noon start time from the Dillard Complex.
Prior to kickoff, the Tribe will honor its nine-member senior class.
Meredith Beam,
Erin Dailey,
Page Frantz,
Kelsey Hamer,
Mariana Hershner,
Lauren Kelly,
Alex Kuhnle,
Courtney Miles and
Colleen Norton will wrap up their Green and Gold careers this spring.
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News and Notes
- The Tribe leads the all-time series with the Seahawks at 24-4-1, but UNCW has won the last two meetings. Last season, Wilmington picked up a narrow 1-0 win over W&M in Wilmington.
- In its set-up and spring competition, the 2021 campaign has been a unique one across the country. Adding the uniqueness, the Tribe drew its first two matches of the season, 1-1 at VCU and 0-0 at Charleston. It marked the first time in school history that W&M opened a season with back-to-back draws. In fact, W&M's 1-1 draw to start the year at VCU marked the first time the Tribe drew its season opener. It marks the eighth season in which the Tribe has had back-to-back ties at any time in a season and the first since 2016.
- Sophomore
Zoe Doughty ranks among the CAA leaders in goalkeeping. She is fourth in the league in saves per game (4.33) and fifth in both goals against average (1.07) and save percentage (.813). She was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight saves in a shutout of Charleston in the Tribe's CAA opener. She made a pair of big saves in the final 20 seconds to preserve the scoreless draw.
- The Green and Gold opened the season with a 1-1 draw at VCU on Feb. 26. Junior
Addie Puskar scored her first collegiate goal in the second half to give the Tribe a 1-0 lead. Senior
Mariana Hershner registered her first career assist, finding Puskar at the penalty spot in the 79th minute.
