WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary field hockey returns to Busch Field to host its third nationally-ranked foe of the year when No. 18 Duke heads to Williamsburg on Sunday. The match carries a 1 p.m. start time.
 
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- In its most recent contest, W&M turned in a strong defensive performance before falling to No. 12 Liberty, 2-0, in Lynchburg. Sophomore goalkeeper Maddie George made a career-high nine saves in her first start of the year. As a team, the Tribe tallied three defensive saves against the Flames. Senior Cara Menges had two stops, while junior Rachel Gantz added the third.
 
- Duke leads the all-time series with the Tribe at 28-8-1. The Blue Devils have won 17-straight over W&M, including a 4-0 win in the most recent meeting in Williamsburg in 2019. The last Tribe victory in the series came in 2001 over then No. 8-ranked Duke, 2-1, in Williamsburg.
 
- The Blue Devils are ranked No. 18 in the latest NFHCA Top 25. Duke is 3-5 on the year. They own wins over Richmond (1-0), JMU (3-1) and current No. 7 Princeton (3-1). All five of Duke's losses have come to national top-20 foes in No. 3 Northwestern, No. 4 Louisville, No. 9 Maryland, No. 10 Rutgers and No. 16 Wake Forest. Leah Crouse leads Duke with two goals.
 
- The Tribe's 2021 schedule is loaded with nationally-ranked competition. W&M opened the season with home games against No. 16 Penn State and No. 8 Virginia and most recently traveled to No. 12 Liberty. The Tribe has four remaining contests against nationally-ranked foes in No. 11 Virginia (Oct. 20), No. 18 Duke (Sept. 26), No. 21 Old Dominion (Oct. 24) and No. 23 Delaware (Oct. 17). In total, the Tribe's non-conference schedules features six of nine matches against nationally-ranked competition.
 
- Senior goalkeeper Kimi Jones ranks fourth in the CAA and 30th nationally at 4.75 saves per game. Earlier in the year, she tallied a season-high eight saves against nationally-ranked Virginia. She also ranks among the Tribe career leaders in a couple different categories. Jones ranks 14th in school history with 146 saves and is tied for seventh in career wins by a goalkeeper with 24 wins over her 40 starts.
 
- Three Tribe players have scored their first collegiate goals this season. Sophomore Mollie Schuma tallied W&M's first goal of the season against nationally-ranked Penn State for her first career marker. In the Tribe's match with Longwood, junior Lauren Curran and sophomore Maddie McGaughey each scored their first collegiate goals.
 
- Junior Tabby Billingham, an All-CAA Second Team pick in the spring, leads the Tribe with two assists. She assisted on a goal in the opener against Penn State and added another against Longwood. She ranks fourth in the CAA and 85th nationally in assists per game (0.40).

- The Tribe announced its captains and leadership group for the 2021 season. Senior Cara Menges and junior Tabby Billingham were selected as captains. The leadership group joining the Tribe captains includes seniors Jorja Morgan and Kimi Jones and juniors Rachel Gantz and Sally Snead.