WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary field hockey jumped out to an early lead but could not hold on in dropping a 3-1 decision to visiting Richmond on Friday night at Busch Field.
 
Senior Lauren Curran gave the Tribe (2-1) a first-quarter lead, scoring on a rebound for her second tally of the season. On the play, graduate student Aidan Rossman carried the ball along the left endline before centering a pass to Tabby Billingham. The Tribe senior's shot was blocked by Richmond goalkeeper Erika Latta. Curran jumped on the round and finished to the near post to give W&M a 1-0 lead with four minutes left in the first quarter.
 
Richmond (2-1) generated a number of chances in the opening half, but Tribe goalkeeper Maddie
George was up to the task, making seven saves in the opening 30 minutes.
 
The Spiders finally broke through with less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter. Regan McCrossman carried the ball through the midfield and into the top of the circle on the break. She wrapped up shot high to the right side of the cage to the tie match at one.
 
Out of the intermission, the Spiders took the lead just 1:43 into the second half. UR generated the chance on the break once again. George made the stop on the initial shot from McCrossman, but Stevie Drum scored off the rebound, lifting the shot past the Tribe goalkeeper.
 
W&M pushed for the equalizer generating all three of its corners in the third and fourth periods. Unfortunately, the Spider sealed the game as Madi Hyatt redirected a shot from Lindsey Frank to extended the UR lead to 3-1 in the 59th minute.
 
Scoring Summary
11'  | W&M - Lauren Curran (unassisted)
29' | UR - Regan McCrossman (unassisted)
32' | UR - Stevie Drum (unassisted)
59' | UR – Madi Hyatt (Lindsey Frank)
 
Starters
W&M - #1 George (GK), #3 Domovich, #4 Saunders, #5 Snead, #8 Friedman, #9 McGaughey, #12 Moon, #14 Billingham, #17 Miller, #21 Goodwin, #33 Curran
UR - #62 Latta (GK), #2 De Cain, #3 Orndorff, #4 Hyatt, #9 Nichols, #11 Williams, #13 Drum, #14 Keppel, #17 Curtis, #23 Frank, #23 McCrossman
 
Inside the Numbers
- Richmond outshot W&M, 13-7, including an 11-4 advantage on goal.
- George recorded eight saves in goal.
- Curran led W&M with four shots, including two on goal.
- The Spiders generated eight corners compared to three for W&M.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns to action on Sunday when it travels to No. 6 Liberty. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start and will be streamed on ESPN+.