CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 19 William & Mary field hockey battled through over 50 minutes of scoreless play with No. 7-ranked Virginia on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, the Cavaliers scored three time in the final 10 minutes to pull out the 3-0 win.
 
W&M (7-4, 1-0 CAA) played its sixth match of the season against a nationally-ranked opponent.
 
Virginia (7-3) finally broke through in the fourth quarter, scoring twice in less than a minute. UVa's Dani Mendez-Trendler ended the scoreless stalemate with a shot to the upper corner of the net in the 52nd minute. Less than a minute later, the Hoos doubled their lead on a penalty stroke from Taryn Tkachuk.
 
Meghen Hengerer provided the final goal of the day in the 58th minute, scoring off a rebound.
 
Junior goalkeeper Maddie George finished with six saves in cage for the Tribe.
 
Scoring Summary
52' | UVa – Dani Mendez-Trendler (unassisted)
53' | UVa – Taryn Tkachuk (penalty stroke)
58' | UVa – Meghen Hengerer (unassisted)
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to Colonial Athletic Association play with a pair of home matches next week. W&M welcomes reigning league champion Delaware on Friday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m., before hosting Drexel on Sunday, Oct. 9, at noon. Both matches will be streamed on FloLive.