No. 16 W&M Clinches CAA Regular-Season Championship With 2-0 Victory Against UNCW

Tribe is unbeaten in 14 consecutive contests

10/22/06 4:00PM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The 16th-ranked William and Mary women’s soccer team clinched the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season championship with a 2-0 victory against UNC Wilmington on a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon in Williamsburg. With the triumph, the Tribe (15-1-2, 9-0-1) improves its unbeaten streak to 14 matches, establishing a program record.

Freshman Krissy Vornadore and sophomore Danielle Collins recorded goals for W&M, both coming in the second half. Sophomore goalkeeper Meghan Walker posted her ninth shutout of the season and is now tied for second place on the Tribe’s single-season list. Additionally, the Wallingford, Pa., native lowered her goals against average to 0.65, which leads the conference.

While neither team was able to score in the opening half, Vornadore put the College on the board in the 53rd minute when she secured a loose ball off sophomore Abby Lauer’s corner kick and blasted a shot from 15 yards out that found the top left side of the goal. It was her second goal of the season.

Less than four minutes later, the Green and Gold struck again when senior Anna Young played a free kick into the box from 35 yards out, which Collins poked in with a header. The goal was Collins’ third this season.

In the opening half, neither team was able to produce many scoring opportunities. The Seahawks had chances in the 13th, 21st and 35th minutes, but Walker made saves on all three attempts. In the 23rd minute, Lauer sent a free kick into the box, which was headed by Collins to freshman Kellie Jenkins whose shot was saved. Senior Katie Hogwood put a shot on goal from 20 yards out in the 37th minute, but the UNCW keeper corralled it.

Four minutes into the second half, Hogwood sent a cross from the left side into sophomore Claire Zimmeck who tried a header that was saved near the right post. Less than a minute later, Collins blasted a shot from 20 yards out that sailed high. Lauer nearly put W&M on the scoreboard for a third time when she fired a shot from 25 yards out that hit the crossbar in the 75th minute.

On the afternoon, the College held a 13-9 advantage in shots, including an 11-4 margin in the second half. Defensively, the Green and Gold have recorded 10 shutouts in 18 matches this season.

The Tribe will close out the regular season with a home match against Old Dominion on Friday at 7 p.m.

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