FARMVILLE, Va. - The
William and Mary men's soccer team defeated Longwood, 3-1, Monday night from
the Athletics Complex in Farmville.
Junior Ben Coffey and sophomore's Chris Albiston and Michael Teiman each
recorded goals for the Tribe, while junior Chris Perez and sophomore Chris Dunn
each tallied an assist.
Statement from head
coach Chris Norris: "Overall, we played well and I'm happy with
the performance, especially in the first half. In the opening half, we had two well-executed
goals with the first coming after we won the ball at midfield and Perez (Chris)
found Albiston (Chris) on the left wing for a one-on-one far post score. The
second goal came after we gained possession at midfield again, and this time we
pressured down the right side and Coffey (Ben) broke low and hard as he flicked
it into the near post. Our final score came on a well-played corner kick early
in the second half. Perez (Chris) had a nice serve and Teiman (Michael) was
able to head the ball into the back of the net. We still have work to do, but
our effort and attitude were great. Definitely happy to score some goals."
The Tribe got on the scoreboard first, after Albiston got behind the defense on the left-wing for the opening goal
in the 25th minute. Just 13 minutes later, W&M pushed its advantage to 2-0
after Coffey netted a score to the near post off of a serve from Dunn. For the half, W&M outshot LU, 7-1, and
held an, 3-1, edge over the Lancers in corner kicks.
W&M stretched its margin to 3-0 just moments into the
second half. Teiman headed in a corner
kick from a Perez serve in the 46th minute as the Tribe went ahead by
three. In the 61st minute, Longwood got
on the board as sophomore Anthony Ugorgi found the back of the net off of a
pass from senior Patrick Daniel.
For the Tribe, sophomore goalie Bennett Jones played the
opening 45 minutes, while sophomore Daniel Laws occupied the frame for the
Green and Gold in the second half.
For the match, W&M outshot Longwood, 9-4, and held the
advantage in corner kicks, 6-4, over the Lancers.
Tribe men's soccer will return to action Saturday, Aug.18,
as it host Virginia Tech in its final exhibition match before opening the 2012
season against Butler on Aug. 24.
Kickoff against the Hokies on Saturday, Aug. 18, is slated for 7 p.m.
