Trio of Hat Tricks Leads No. 19 W&M Past BU
from press release
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Three Tribe players
recorded hat tricks as the No. 19 William and Mary lacrosse team
earned a 15-11 victory against Boston University on Albert-Daly
Field at Martin Family Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Grace Golden and freshman Taelor Salmon both totaled four
goals apiece, while senior Maggie Anderson posted four points on
three goals and an assist. Golden also registered three draw
controls, three caused turnovers and a ground ball as she moved
into second place on W&M’s career draw controls list with
110.
Junior Jenny Michael and redshirt freshman Katie Stillwell were
both key on draws with five and four, respectively, and helped the
Tribe (2-1) earn a decisive 19-9 advantage as a team. Senior Sarah
Jonson also registered three draw controls to go with four ground
balls and five caused turnovers, as she moved into second on the
program’s all time caused turnovers list with 101. The five
caused turnovers were just one shy of W&M’s single-game
school record.
Senior goalkeeper Emily Geary also helped key the victory, allowing
a season-low 11 goals and with seven saves.
The contest was close early, as the College and the Terriers were
tied 2-2 after the opening five minutes of action. Stillwell and
Salmon both scored on free position opportunities to provide
W&M’s goals.
The Tribe began to pull away midway through the initial half with a
6-2 run that helped the squad build an 8-4 advantage. Anderson and
Golden both came up big during the stretch with three and two
goals, respectively, while Salmon punctuated the run with an
unassisted score at the 13:58 mark.
Although BU narrowed the margin to 8-6 shortly thereafter,
sophomore Kyrstin Mackrides and Salmon both found the back of the
cage in the stanza’s closing minutes to give the Tribe
four-goal cushion at the break.
W&M owned a 12-5 advantage in draws during the opening 30
minutes, while Anderson and Salmon led the squad with three goals
apiece.
While Boston was the first to get on the scoreboard in the second
half, the Tribe responded with a pivotal 4-0 run to extend the lead
to 14-7 with 22:00 remaining. Golden tallied a pair of the scores,
while Salmon and Michael both registered goals on 8-meter
shots.
Four unanswered goals by the Terriers narrowed the margin to 14-11
with 5:34 left on the clock, but a fast-break score by junior
Stephanie Steinweg off a pass from Anderson with just over two
minutes remaining sealed W&M’s victory.
The Tribe will return to action when it plays at Oregon next Friday
at 5 p.m. (PST).
