ELON – The Elon University women's soccer team (6-2-3, 0-2-1 CAA) fell on the road Saturday to William & Mary (3-4-4, 1-0-2 CAA), losing 2-1 to the Tribe at Martin Family Stadium.
Isa Murdock netted the game's first goal in the first half, but the Tribe responded with two goals after the intermission, including the game winner in the 79th minute.
Katie Bisgrove made a season-high nine saves for the Phoenix in goal, including five in the second half.
How It Happened
- Ashlee Brehio had Elon's first scoring chance of the game. In the seventh minute, Elon sent a cross into the box that Brehio nudged away from William & Mary goalkeeper Gwen Doughty. Brehio took a shot from near the right post, but it was blocked by a Tribe defender.
- The Tribe began applying pressure over the next 15 minutes, attempting four of the game's next five shots. Bisgrove stopped three of the four attempts to keep William & Mary off the board.
- Elon scored the first goal of the contest in the 28th minute off a counter attack. Freshman Miranda Dumornay intercepted a Tribe pass and fed Brehio in the midfield. Brehio then delivered a pass to Murdock, who was making a run down the right wing. Murdock gathered the ball and took a high shot that beat Doughty and found the top right corner of the net.
- Bisgrove made her fourth save of the period in the 33rd minute, denying the Tribe's Ellie Leffler. The Phoenix took a 1-0 advantage into the break.
- Leffler leveled the score in the 51st minute off a William & Mary corner kick. After the Tribe sent the ball into the box, Ivey Crain fired the ball off the left goalpost, but it ricocheted back out onto the foot of Leffler, who rolled the ball into the bottom right corner for the tying goal.
- Bisgrove made a flurry of crucial saves in the second half, including a diving stop in the 77th minute that she kept out with her fingertips.
- The Tribe took its first lead of the day in the 79th minute with a Sheridan Brummett tally.
- Brehio took Elon's final shot of the match in the 88th minute, but it was stopped by Doughty.
Notes & Numbers
- Murdock's goal was her fourth of the season as she is now tied with Gabby Hoschek for the team lead. The redshirt junior's 12 points are now two clear of Hoschek for the most on the Phoenix.
- Brehio had the primary assist on Murdock's goal, as she is now tied with Murdock for the team lead on the season (4). Brehio has points in four of the last five matches.
- Brehio took four of Elon's eight shot attempts on the day. Three of the shots were on target.
- The secondary assist on Murdock's goal was the first point of Dumornay's career. The freshman has made three straight starts and played 50-plus minutes in consecutive outings.
- Bisgrove set a career high with nine saves. It was her third start this season with seven or more stops.
- Talia Feigin, Ava Hellner and Gia Milano all had one shot to round out Elon's total.
- Grace Gelhaus and Alexis Pierce both played the full 90 minutes for the Phoenix.
- The Tribe outshot the Phoenix, 19-8, and finished the match with an 11-5 advantage in shots on goal.
Up Next
With its opening three-match CAA road stretch now complete, Elon returns home to face UNCW on Thursday at Rudd Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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