WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - William & Mary field hockey hits the road for the first of two-straight away from home at Longwood on Sunday, Sept. 21. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with a noon start time.
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Tribe News and Notes
- Last season, the Tribe snapped a two-game losing streak to the Lancers with a 3-1 Senior Day win in Williamsburg. Junior
Mackinzie Brown scored her first career goal on what proved to be the game-winner. Sophomore goalkeeper
Emma Cari started in cage and did not allow a goal, making six saves across 51 minutes of action.
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- The Tribe owns a 25-19-4 advantage in the all-time series with Longwood. W&M has a 9-7-2 mark in Farmville against the Lancers. Sunday will be the Tribe's first trip to Farmville since 2012.
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- Junior goalkeeper
Alexandra de Jesus leads the CAA and ranks seventh nationally in saves per game (8.8). She is coming off her second double-digit save performance of the season with 10 against then-No. 6 Duke on Sept. 12. In the Tribe's setback at Old Dominion on Aug. 31, de Jesus recorded 24 saves against the Monarchs. It marked the fourth-most saves in a game in school history, was the most for a Tribe goalkeeper since 1994, and is the most for a goalkeeper nationally in 2025.
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- In the Tribe's 2-1 win over reigning Patriot League Champion Lafayette on Sept. 7, junior
Josie Mae Gruendel scored twice in the final 2:04 to lift the Tribe to victory. Both goals came off penalty corners, including the game-winner with 22 seconds remaining off a rebound. It marked Gruendel's first career brace.
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- Gruendel and senior
Emme Schwartz earned Preseason All-CAA honors ahead of the 2025 season. Gruendel was one of 12 players named to the preseason All-CAA team, while Schwartz was among five players be earn honorable mention distinction. It marked the second-straight season in which Gruendel was recognized after she was on the honorable mention list in 2024.
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