RICHMOND, Va.— The William & Mary women's soccer team pulled off an electrifying 2-1 comeback victory on Thursday night, scoring twice in the final five minutes to beat VCU in Richmond.
Lindsay Wilson and
Peyton Costello provided the goals for the Tribe.
Both teams went through a feeling out process in the early going with no shots on goal in the opening 20 minutes.
The Tribe took their first two shots in the 23
rd and 28
th minute when
Ivey Crain had an attempt from just outside the six-yard box block and
Leah Iglesias had a chance saved by the VCU (0-4-0) keeper to keep it a 0-0 game.
Emma D'Alesandro placed one on net for the Tribe in the 40
th minute that once again was saved by the VCU goalie that sent the match to the halftime break in a scoreless tie.
Through the first 45 minutes VCU held an advantage in the shot total 5-4, but none of the Rams attempts were on target.
W&M looked poised to provide the first goal of the game in the 55
th minute when
Mia Suchora and
Lindsay Wilson had a shot blocked and saved in the span of 10 seconds.
VCU used that defensive stand to spur a counterattack that led to a goal in the 57
th minute, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Jazzy Lorenz, making her third straight start in goal for W&M, made a stop in the 59
th minute to keep it a one-score game.
The Tribe's ferocious comeback began with just under five minutes remaining in the match, with
Lindsay Wilson burying a right-foot shot into the bottom left of the goal to level things at 1-1.
The goal was the first of the year for the sophomore.
The Green and Gold didn't stop there, however. Determined to bring a win back to Williamsburg, Crain,
Leah Iglesias and
Peyton Costello executed a spectacular tic-tac-toe play in the 88
th minute, with Costello tapping the ball home into the wide-open goal.
The tally was the second of season for the freshman and salted away a thrilling come from behind 2-1 win for W&M.
VCU ended up with a shot advantage of 13-10 on the evening.
The Tribe, now 2-2-0 on the season, own a 21-7-4 advantage all-time over VCU.
Starters
W&M- #2 Wilson, #8 Iglesias, #9 Sellers, #10 Costello, #12 Kurtas, #13 Green-Orset, #15 Widderich, #16 Campbell, #23 Crain, #27 Suchora, #29 Lorenz (GK)
VCU- #1 Karpovich (GK), #5 Matsuhisa, #7 Kraszula, #12 Sarver, #17 Drooger, #19 Munyak, #20 Hall, #23 Frilles, #28 Santangelo, #32 Nguyen, #34 Parham
Scoring
57'|VCU- Kendryl Saver (Kanna Matsuhisha)
85'|W&M-
Lindsay Wilson
88'|W&M-
Peyton Costello (Leah Igleasias,
Ivey Crain)
Up Next
The Tribe is back home on Sunday, taking on Temple for a 1 p.m. kickoff. There will be a postgame autograph session and skills clinic with the team after the match.