WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary lacrosse team will continue its conference slate when it hosts No. 15 Stony Brook at Martin Family Stadium on Thursday at 5 p.m.
The first 100 W&M students will receive a free Go Tribe Era t-shirt.
Admission is free. William & Mary Athletics, in conjunction with the William & Mary Police Department, has implemented a clear bag policy that regulates the size and type of bag that may be carried into W&M Athletics facilities during the 2023-24 year, including Busch Field, Kaplan Arena, Martin Family Stadium, Plumeri Park, and Zable Stadium. Information as well as approved and prohibited items is available at
TribeAtheltics.com.
Christian Capello will perform the National Anthem.
Live stats will be available at
TribeAthletics.com, while video of the contest will be streamed on
FloLive.
Complete game day information is available below.
A Look at the Tribe
W&M enters Thursday's game with a 4-9 overall record and a 0-4 mark in conference play.
Paige Gilbert leads the Tribe with a team-high 29 points (27g, 2a) with 39 draw controls.
Kate Draddy has also come up big with 24 points (13g, 10a), 55 draw controls and 22 ground balls. She ranks fourth in the CAA with 4.2 draw controls per game. Defensively,
Jaylin Locke has posted a team-high 14 caused turnovers with 19 ground balls.
Scouting Stony Brook
Ranked 15th nationally and currently on a six-game winning streak, Stony Brook owns an 11-2 overall record and a 5-0 mark in the CAA. All-American Ellie Masera leads the Seawolves with 63 points (46g, 17a), while Alex Finn (19g, 43a) and Kailyn Hart (44g, 13) have also come up big offensively. Masera has also totaled a team-high 87 draw controls. Defensively, Avery Hines has posted team highs in caused turnovers (35) and ground balls (25).
| Matchup At A Glance |
|
W&M / Opp. |
SBU / Opp. |
| Goals Avg. |
9.6 / 14.1 |
15.7 / 8.0 |
| Shooting % |
.387 / .436 |
.477 / .454 |
| Assists |
51 / 93 |
119 / 66 |
| Ground Balls |
201 / 248 |
190 / 175 |
| Draw Controls |
161 / 188 |
197 / 153 |
| Turnovers |
219 / 192 |
161 / 235 |
| Caused Turnovers |
76 / 112 |
118 / 81 |
W&M-Stony Brook All-Time Series
W&M and SBU have met just once before, as the Seawolves earned a 20-6 win last season.
Last Meeting vs. Stony Brook
W&M fell at No. 6 Stony Brook, 20-6, last season. The Tribe owned an early 2-1 advantage after goals by
Sam Van Gieson and
Sydney Witwer, but SBU utilized an 11-0 run to build a comfortable advantage. After trailing 14-3 at halftime, W&M was outscored by just three in the second half.
Last Time Out
W&M fell to Towson, 14-5, at Martin Family Stadium last Saturday. The contest was knotted at 1-1 midway through the opening quarter, but the Tigers closed the half with a 9-1 run. W&M opened the second half with a pair of goals to narrow the margin to 9-4, but Towson countered with five unanswered scores to pull away for the conference victory.
Maresa Moyer and
Paige Gilbert led the Tribe offensively with two goals apiece. Moyer also added three ground balls and two caused turnovers, while Gilbert tallied three draw controls.
Overtime Success
With the 12-11 victory at George Washington earlier this season, W&M has won four of its last five overtime games dating back to 2019.
Seizing the Moment
During the last two seasons, W&M has posted a 5-2 record in games decided by just one goal.
Single-Season Top-10 List
After totaling three draw controls in W&M's last outing against Towson,
Kate Draddy currently ranks sixth on W&M's single-season list for draw controls (55).
Career Record Watch
One of the most successful goalies in school history,
Elise Palmer is ranked seventh in career saves (332). She needs 54 more saves to pass Carlen Sellers for sixth on the all-time list.
Caroline Hertzberg currently ranks 10th all-time at W&M in draw controls (104), while her 51 career caused turnovers is just one shy of moving into the program's all-time top-10 list.
Courtney Vasquenza is also closing in on W&M's top-10 list for caused turnovers with 41.
Up Next
Following Thursday's game versus Stony Brook, W&M will return to action when it plays at Elon on Sunday at noon.
