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Field Hockey Welcomes #6 Virginia on Friday

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary field hockey returns home to face its second-straight nationally-ranked ACC program, welcoming No. 6 Virginia to Busch Field on Friday. The match is slated for a 5 p.m. start and will be broadcast on FloFC.
 
While the Tribe sits at 1-1 on the year after its upset of No. 12 Wake Forest, Virginia moved up to No. 6 in the country behind a 3-1 start to the season, including two natioally-ranked wins. UVA owns victories over No. 5 Penn State, 2-1, and No. 11 Saint Joseph's, 2-1, while its lone setback came to No. 14 Liberty at home.


Game #3 - William & Mary vs. #6 Virginia
Date Friday, Sept. 8
Time 5 p.m.
Location Williamsburg, Va. (Busch Field)
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Tribe News and Notes
- The Tribe upset No. 12-ranked Wake Forest, 2-1, in Winston-Salem on Sept. 1. It marked W&M's first win over Wake Forest since 1997 and its first in Winston-Salem since 1988.

- Friday's win over the Demon Deacons was the Tribe's 12th under head coach Tess Ellis against Top-20 opponents, including the fourth over the ACC. Last season, W&M topped three top-20 opponents, including No. 6-ranked Liberty.
 
- The win over Wake Forest marked the second-straight season the Green and Gold tallied a road win over a ranked ACC foe after topping No. 16 Duke last season in Durham. It marked the first time since 2003 and 2004 that the Tribe posted back-to-back seasons with a win over an ACC team. The last time W&M won two matches against ACC competition in the same season was 2001.
 
- Playing against her older sister, three-time All-ACC midfielder Nat,  junior midfielder Pyper Friedman scored both Tribe goals in the win over Wake Forest. It marked her first career two-goal game and her first career game-winner. For her efforts, Friedman was named the CAA co-Player of the Week.
 
- Junior Sarah Bartzen came off the bench against the Deacs and assisted on both Tribe goals. The helpers were her first two career points.
 
- Graduate forward Lauren Curran scored her 23rd career goal in the season opener vs. James Madison on Aug. 25. She is just three goals away from breaking into the Tribe's career top 15 for scoring. Against JMU, Curran attempted 13 shots, including 10 on goal. It was the second most shots for a Tribe player in school history and the most for a CAA player since 2017.
 
- The Tribe had four players honored by the CAA during the preseason. Senior Jayden Moon, who had a goal and an assist against JMU, and Friedman were among 12 players named to the Preseason All-CAA Team, while senior goalkeeper Maddie George and Curran earned honorable mention honors. As a team, W&M was picked third in the preseason CAA poll by vote of the league coaches.
 
- In January, Moon and Friedman were named to the 2023 U.S. U-21 Women's National Team and invited to attend the Junior Pan American Championship (JPAC) Selection Camp. Moon was named a reserve for the JPAC team. Friedman has become a fixture on the USA Field Hockey scene early in her collegiate career after playing for the U-21 U.S. Women's National Team in the Uniphar 5-Nations Tournament in Dublin, Ireland, in June of 2022.
 
- Virginia leads the all-time series with the Tribe at 34-16-2, including each of the last eight meetings. W&M topped then-No. 5 Virginia, 2-1, in Charlottesville for its last victory in the series during the 2013 season.


 

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Curran

#33 Lauren Curran

M/F
5' 3"
Graduate Student
Pyper Friedman

#8 Pyper Friedman

M
5' 3"
Junior
Maddie George

#1 Maddie George

GK
5' 6"
Senior
Jayden Moon

#12 Jayden Moon

M
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Curran

#33 Lauren Curran

5' 3"
Graduate Student
M/F
Pyper Friedman

#8 Pyper Friedman

5' 3"
Junior
M
Maddie George

#1 Maddie George

5' 6"
Senior
GK
Jayden Moon

#12 Jayden Moon

5' 5"
Senior
M