The William & Mary field hockey put up goals in each half on Tuesday afternoon, and kept a clean sheet on the defensive end to shutout league-rival Towson, 2-0.  The Tribe improved to 2-1 on the year and in Colonial Athletic Association play with its second win in a row, while the Tigers fell to 2-3 overall (1-2 CAA).

W&M struck first in the 10th minute on a goal from senior captain Ella Donahue (Midlothian, Va.).  The Tribe tried to penetrate the circle on the left side, but the Tiger defense knocked it away. Donahue jumped on the loose ball, carried into the circle and cut to the right to avoid a defender. Her swing from the right side rocketed into the far upper-90 for the 1-0 lead, and her first goal of the season.

Following that goal, it was up to junior goalkeeper Kimi Jones (Virginia Beach, Va.) and the W&M defense to stand tall, which they did throughout.  The Tigers earned two penalty corners in the first quarter, including just two minutes after the goal, and the W&M penalty-kill was up to the task, forcing shots wide of the mark.  The defense held the scoring area clean for most all of the second period as well, giving up only one shot that Jones was able to kick away.

Towson came out roaring to start the second half, earning a pair of early penalty corners.  On the second of them, Jones kicked away the first shot, but the rebound got past her, where sophomore defender Tabby Billingham (Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England) pounced on it and cleared it away.  The Tigers attack kept pressing and earned two more shots in the next thirty seconds, with Jones kicking away the first and the second going wide again.

The final 11 minutes of the quarter were all Tribe.  W&M worked the possession downfield methodically, and it paid off with three penalty corners in the final 30 seconds.  Sophomore Audrey Domovich (Hummelstown, Pa.) took the shot on all three, forcing two saves, but it was on her third shot that the cards came up flush.  Domovich's shot was saved, but not cleanly, and the rebound fell to Lily Saunders (Mount Joy, Pa.) at the near post.  Saunders blasted the ball across the goal mouth, and sophomore Sally Snead (Midlothian, Va.) tipped it in for her first career goal and the 2-0 lead.  That would hold up through the fourth quarter despite two last-gasps shots for Towson, neither of which reached Jones who finished the day with four saves and her third career shutout.

Starters
W&M - Kimi Jones (GK), Audrey Domovich, Lily Saunders, Sally Snead, Grace Cornbrooks, Haley Hopkins, Ella Donahue, Tabby Billingham, Cara Menges, Ashley Drum, Lauren Curran
Towson - Lena Vandam, Kasey Bubel, Abby Webster, Kaiya Towsend Sabur, Samantha Aljets, Beira Ho, Hannah McKeon, Georgia Beachley, Mackenzie Tillman, Lydia Miller, Jenna Florenzo

Inside the Numbers
- W&M outshot Towson 17-11 on the afternoon, including an 8-5 cushion in chances on-goal.
- The Green & Gold generated six penalty corners compared to four for the Tigers.
- Senior Ashley Drum (Virginia Beach, Va.) and sophomore Audrey Domovich led W&M with three shots apiece, while Towson's Samantha Aljets led all players with seven.

News and Notes
Junior goalkeeper Kimi Jones recorded her third career shutout and first of the 2021 spring season ... Sophomore Tabby Billingham earned the first defensive save of her career ... Senior captain Ella Donahue scored her first goal of 2021 and the fourth of her career ... Sophomore Sally Snead scored her first career goal ... Sophomore Lily Saunders registered a point for the second game in a row after tallying a goal vs. Drexel ... The assist was the first of Saunders' career.

Up Next
William & Mary wraps up the home schedule on Sunday, April 11, hosting No. 20 Delaware at 1 p.m. live on the Tribe Sports Network.