Women’s Soccer Battles James Madison To Scoreless Draw

Tribe Ties School Record For Ties In A Single-Season

10/03/04 5:01PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - The William and Mary women’s soccer team outshot the James Madison Dukes 6-2 this afternoon, but neither team could find the back of the net after 110:00 minutes of soccer as the Tribe and the Dukes battled to a 0-0 draw this afternoon at Albert-Daly Field. W&M is now 5-3-4, 2-0-2 in the CAA, while the Dukes are now 5-4-2, 0-1-1 in the CAA.

The tie for the Tribe is its fourth of the season, tying the school record for most in a single season, joining the 1984 team that finished 10-7-4, and is the first scoreless draw since 2001 when tying Pennsylvania.

The match was defensive battle, as W&M had two shots in the first half to none for James Madison. The Dukes did not record its first shot until the second half, with the other coming in the second overtime. Neither were significant scoring chances, but the Tribe had several.

In the fifth minute freshman midfielder Mary MacKenzie Grier (Midlothian, VA) blasted a shot just wide of the net, and in the tenth minute senior forward Taline Tahmassian (Great Falls, VA) blasted a header just wide off of a feed from the left flank.

Two Tribe freshmen nearly hooked up to give W&M a score in the 75th minute. Brittany Bode (Scottsdale, AZ) fired a cross right to the head of Emily Kittleson (Virginia Beach, VA), whose header was just over the crossbar.

W&M’s best scoring chance came in the 96th minute, as Tahmassian fed a pass to Katie Hogwood (Reston, VA) who got behind the Dukes defense. JMU goalkeeper Jessica Hussey came out to challenge just outside the six-yard box. Hogwood beat Hussey to the ball, but her touch sailed just to the outside of the post.

Both teams had no scoring threats after Hogwood’s chance, as the match ended in a scoreless tie.

W&M held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks. JMU recorded 22 fouls to 18 for the Tribe.

The Tribe is back in action Thursdy night at 7:00 when it hosts Old Dominion at Albert-Daly Field.


William and Mary 0, James Madison 0

Scoring Summary
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Shots: W&M 6, JMU 2.
Corner Kicks: W&M 5, JMU 3.
Penalty Kicks: None.
Fouls: JMU 22, W&M 18.
Offsides: JMU 2, W&M 0.
Saves: W&M 2 (Kellie Fenton 2 saves, 0 goals allowed, 110:00); JMU 1 (Jessica Hussey 1 save, 0 goals allowed, 110:00).
Attendance: 194.

Box Score