WEST POINT, N.Y. — The William & Mary women's soccer team was edged at Army, 3-2, on Thursday evening.
Sophomore
Mia Abbey ('48) and senior
Lindsay Wilson ('90) provided the Tribe's goals, as Abbey found the back of the net for the second consecutive match to open the season.
W&M (0-1-1) outshot the Black Knights, 18-9, which included a 10-6 advantage in shots on goal.
The Tribe also tallied nine of the contest's 11 corner kicks.
Army (1-2) got on the scoreboard first when Kamryn McWhinney struck paydirt in the 12th minute, and neither team scored during the remainder of the opening half.
Despite trailing by a goal at the intermission, W&M outshot Army, 8-5, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal, during the opening 45 minutes.
Abbey evened the count at 1-1 just 2:03 into the second stanza on a penalty kick, but just 36 seconds later Army's Ailyn Rowe answered with a goal off assists from Bella Conti and Sophia Henry.
The Black Knights extended the margin to 3-1 with McWhinney's second goal in the 81st minute before Wilson tacked on the final score in the final minute.
The Tribe will return to action when it hosts Virginia Tech for its home opener at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field next Thursday at 6 p.m. The game will broadcast live on FloCollege.
