WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—The William & Mary women's soccer team will welcome Elon for an opening round bout in the CAA Women's Soccer Championship on Thursday evening.
The match will kick off at 7 p.m. and be broadcast on FloCollege. The winner of the matchup will travel to UNCW for the semifinals, Sunday at 1 p.m.
Clear Bag Policy and Metal Detectors
Furthering its commitment to a first class and secure environment at home athletic events, William & Mary will implement the use of walk-through metal detectors at the entrances to athletic venues (both ticketed and non-ticketed events) beginning in the fall of 2025. This enhanced security method mirrors standard practice at most major professional and intercollegiate athletic events throughout the country and compliments the
Clear Bag Policy already in place. Fans will proceed through metal detectors prior to having their tickets scanned or entering a venue for non-tickets events. Entrants will not need to remove items such as belts, cell phones, coins, jackets, jewelry, watches, wallets, shoes or other small objects. If additional screening is necessary, security staff will ask the individual to proceed to a secondary screening area, where they will be asked to divest themselves of certain items and pass through again until clear.
TRIBE NOTES
Last Time Out
The Tribe coasted by Hampton 4-0 to on Sunday to secure home field in the CAA opening round. W&M used the first career goal from
Mia Abbey to gain an early lead in the 17
th minute with
Sheridan Brummett providing the assist. Despite the Green and Gold dominating in the shot column, the score remained 1-0 until late in the second half.
Paige Seitz opened the floodgates for W&M in the 80
th minute however, taking a pass from
Ivey Crain for her first career goal. Crain got into the act herself a little over a minute later with her sixth goal of the season before Seitz put the cherry on top with her second goal of the match in the 85
th minute. The Tribe outshot the Pirates 21-4.
CAA Honorees
The Tribe had five different players account for seven total postseason CAA accolades, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Ellie Leffler captured the CAA Rookie of the Year thanks to her three goals and one assist. She was joined on the All-Rookie team by classmates
Mia Abbey (midfielder) and
Gwen Doughty (goalkeeper). The Tribe also saw three players named Third Team All-CAA, Abbey,
Ivey Crain (forward) and
Molly Widderich (defender). The honor for Crain was her fourth consecutive year garnering All-CAA status.
Getting Shots Up
The Tribe has handily outshot its opponents over the last three contests of the regular season to the tune of 61-11. W&M was only outshot twice in conference play in the regular season and notably outshot Elon 19-8 in their first meeting at the end of September.
Everybody Eats
W&M has spread the wealth around in 2025, having nine different players score a goal and 14 different players record a point this season. The freshmen have also had their fair share of contributions with five different rookies combining for 16 points on the campaign.
Ironwomen
While there have been some alterations to the Tribe's starting XI throughout the year, six players have been a constant.
Lindsay Wilson,
Ivey Crain,
Kenley Campbell,
Ella Ledwith,
Molly Widderich and
Leila Greene have started all 17 matches this season. Campbell and Widderich have specifically become stalwarts of the Tribe's backline. Campbell has played all but 35 minutes this season, while Widderich has only spent 25 total minutes on the sidelines.
Last Time We Met
The Tribe scored a 2-1 win over Elon the first time the teams met in the end of September. The Phoenix struck first with a goal in the 28
th minute before the Tribe mounted a second half comeback with goals from
Ellie Leffler and
Sheridan Brummett in the 51
st and 79
th minute respectively.
Series History
This is the 13
th meeting all-time between W&M and Elon with the series currently deadlocked at 5-5-2.
