WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary lacrosse team will conclude its season when it hosts Campbell for Senior Day at Martin Family Stadium on Saturday at noon.
Following the contest, W&M will honor its 15 seniors –
Justyce Barber,
Sophia Chiodo Ortiz,
Anna Dawson,
Claire Doto,
Paige Gilbert,
Sophia Hoey,
Ainsley Huizenga,
Serena Jacobs,
Margaret Mooney,
Abby Morley,
Elise Palmer,
Bella Rosato,
Delaney Roth,
Isabella Schweitzer and
Sam Van Gieson.
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, including Busch Field, Kaplan Arena, Martin Family Stadium, Plumeri Park, and
Zable Stadium. Information as well as approved and prohibited items is available at
TribeAthletics.com.
Live stats will be available at
TribeAthletics.com, while video of the contest will be streamed on
FloCollege.
Complete game day information is available below.
A Look at the Tribe
W&M enters Saturday's season finale with a 5-10 overall record and a 1-6 mark in CAA play.
Paige Gilbert (33g, 16) leads the Tribe with 49 points, while
Ainsley Huizenga (21g, 23a) and
Anna Dawson (36g, 5a) have also provided outstanding production offensively. Gilbert has also come up big with a team-high 52 draw controls, while
Kate Draddy has posted 50 draw controls and 27 points (20g, 7a).
Huizenga ranks seventh in the CAA in assists per game (1.53), while Gilbert (3.47) and
Jaylin Locke (1.33) rank 10th in draw controls and caused turnovers, respectively. Additionally, in conference games Draddy ranks tied for third in ground balls per game (2.71), while Locke is tied for sixth in caused turnovers per contest (1.71).
Goalie
Marin Wilhelm is fourth in saves per contest (8.87).
As a team, W&M ranks third in the CAA in ground balls per game (17.6).
Scouting Campbell
Currently on a five-game losing streak and having lost eight of its last nine, Campbell enters the weekend with a 3-11 record overall and a 1-6 mark in conference play.
Rasa Welsh leads the Camels with 58 points (33g, 25a) and 77 draw controls, while Sam Bischoff has totaled 41 points (35g, 6a) with 50 draw controls, 18 caused turnovers and 21 ground balls.
Defensively, Brooke Cressy has totaled a team-high 21 caused turnovers with 15 ground balls, while Hailey Kohlmann has recorded 16 caused turnovers with a team-best 31 ground balls.
| Matchup At A Glance |
|
W&M / Opp. |
Campbell / Opp. |
| Goals Avg. |
11.0 / 14.2 |
10.5 / 13.8 |
| Shooting % |
.423 / .454 |
.368 / .475 |
| Assists |
67 / 108 |
60 / 100 |
| Ground Balls |
264 / 259 |
209 / 198 |
| Draw Controls |
186 / 239 |
180 / 211 |
| Turnovers |
218 / 210 |
227 / 249 |
| Caused Turnovers |
113 / 128 |
142 / 122 |
W&M-Campbell All-Time Series
Saturday's game will mark the fifth meeting between W&M and Campbell, as the Tribe owns a 3-1 record versus the Camels. Both of the last two meetings have required extra time, as W&M won, 14-13 in 2OT in Williamsburg in 2023, while CU defeated the Tribe, 14-13, in Buies Creek last season.
Last Meeting vs. Campbell
W&M concluded its 2024 season with a 14-13 overtime loss at Campbell. Ally Heath scored the game-winner off an assist from McKenna Duncan 52 seconds into the extra session. The contest featured nine ties and four lead changes, as neither team led by more than three goals at any point. In addition to totaling five goals,
Paige Gilbert recorded a career-high seven draw controls and a ground ball.
Maresa Moyer and
Sophia Chiodo Ortiz added two goals apiece, while
Ainsley Huizenga posted six draw controls and an assist. Moyer also tallied four draw controls to go with her pair of scores. The Tribe owned a 19-11 advantage on the draw circle, but Campbell had 14 more ground balls (20-6) and committed four fewer turnovers (14-18).
Last Time Out
W&M concluded its non-conference slate with a narrow 14-13 setback at ECU on Tuesday evening. W&M rallied back from a five-goal deficit in the second half and took a 12-11 lead with 10:11 remaining following an impressive 6-0 run that was punctuated with back-to-back goals by
Margaret Mooney. Although ECU briefly reclaimed the lead with consecutive goals by Erin Gulden, the Tribe knotted the score at 13-13 on an equalizer by
Finley Hoffman off an assist by
Ainsley Huizenga with 2:50 remaining. However, Rachel Chessock's goal with 2:12 on the clock proved to be the game-winner, as W&M won the ensuing draw but Gilbert's attempt on goal was high and the Tribe then committed a turnover.
Century Club
Senior
Paige Gilbert continued her climb in the Tribe's record book with a pair of goals in the recent contest at Stony Brook, as she eclipsed the 100-point mark. The Doylestown, Pa., native currently has 112 points (82g, 26a), which ranks 29th in program history.
Record Watch
Kate Draddy currently ranks fifth all-time at W&M in draw controls (129) and needs just six more to pass Molly Wannen for fourth in the Tribe's all-time record book.
Paige Gilbert ranks sixth at W&M with 125 draw controls, while
Ainsley Huizenga (122) ranks seventh.
Hat Tricks
Paige Gilbert leads the Tribe with seven hat tricks this season and has totaled three in the last four games. Additionally,
Anna Dawson has scored at least three goals six times this spring.
Overtime Success
The Tribe has won four of its last six OT games dating back to 2019.
One for the Record Books
Ainsley Huizenga and
Paige Gilbert etched their names into W&M's record book during the win against VCU earlier this season, as both standouts posted a pair of the best performances in program history. Huizenga equaled a single-game school record with six assists, while Gilbert's career-best nine draw controls ranks tied for fifth in school history. Additionally,
Anna Dawson scored a career-high six goals, which ranks just outside W&M's top-10 list.
CAA Player of the Week Honors
A trio of Tribe standouts have earned CAA weekly honors this season, as
Kate Draddy (offensive player of the week, 2/10),
Marin Wilhelm (defensive player of the week, 2/10) and
Alexis Savage (rookie of the week, 3/10) have all garnered the distinction.
Team Captains
W&M is led by a quartet of team captains this season -
Paige Gilbert,
Kate Draddy,
Claire Doto and
Sophia Chiodo Ortiz - as head coach
Kelyn Freedman announced the selections at the conclusion of the fall.
Academic Excellence
During the fall,
W&M Athletics was once again recognized for its academic excellence as it recorded the highest Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) among all Division I public institutions. Lax helped lead the way and earned a 100% GSR for the seventh straight season.
