Tribe News and Notes
- The Tribe scored a season-high three goals and posted season bests of 18 shots and 13 on goal in its Senior Day win over Longwood. Sophomore
Mackinzie Brown tallied her first career goal with what proved to be the game-winner in the first quarter. Seniors
Sara Bartzen and
Mollie Schuma each scored in the fourth quarter to celebrate Senior Day in style.
- Bartzen leads the Tribe with three goals on the season. Along with her tally on Senior Day, the senior forward scored in back-to-back games against Towson and then-No. 3 Virginia.
- The Tribe leads the all-time series with Monmouth at 7-0. W&M is 3-0 against the Hawks since they joined the CAA. Last season, the Green and Gold topped Monmouth, 3-2, in the regular season in Williamsburg, before rallying for a 3-2 double OT win in the CAA Championship at Delaware.
- Senior
Kellen Richbourg scored both Tribe goals in the victory over Delaware on Oct. 11. It was her first career brace and the first game-winning goal of her career. For her efforts, Richbourg was named the CAA co-Offensive Player of the Week. She leads the Tribe with seven points and three assists on the year.
- Graduate student goalkeeper
Maddie George was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career on Oct 14. She posted a nine-save performance in a victory over Delaware. The victory moved George into seventh on the program's all-time wins list. In the Tribe's match on Oct. 13 vs. VCU, George notched double-digit saves for the seventh time this season with 11.
- George leads the CAA and ranks second nationally in saves per game at 10.08. For the year, she has 121 saves, which are the most for a W&M goalkeeper since 2002. George also ranks third in the CAA and 24th nationally in save % at 74.7.
- George ranks among the top Tribe goalkeepers in school history. She currently ranks fifth in saves (342), seventh in saves per game (5.34), wins (24), and shutouts (9), 12th in save % (.725), and 20th in GAA (2.16). Among active DI players, George ranks fourth nationally in career saves.
- In the Tribe's win over Delaware on Oct. 11, senior midfielder
Pyper Friedman assisted on the game-winner. It was her first assist of the season, and the 14th of her career. The 14 assists rank 15th in program history. Friedman, who has two goals on the season, leads active W&M players with 13 career goals.
- As a team, the Tribe leads the CAA and ranks eighth nationally with eight defensive saves on the season. Individually, junior
Emme Schwartz ranks third in the CAA and 13th nationally with three defensive saves.
- The Tribe has played a challenging schedule in 2024 with six games coming against teams in the national top 20. W&M faced off against No. 3 Virginia, No. 5 Duke, No. 8 Harvard, No. 12 Liberty, No. 18 Old Dominion, and No. 20 Drexel this season.
