WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Freshman
Emily Moxley scored the game's only goal in the fourth minute as UNCW ran its winning streak to four consecutive games with a 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer victory over William & Mary at UNCW Soccer Stadium on Thursday evening.
The win propelled the Seahawks' record to 8-4-0 overall and 4-1-0 in the CAA. William & Mary, meanwhile, dropped to 3-9-2 overall and 1-3-1 in the circuit after suffering its third consecutive one-goal setback.
Moxley, the reigning CAA Rookie of the Week, gave the Seahawks the only goal they needed just 3:06 into the contest. Junior
Morgan Nanni started the play when she sent a long pass down the near sideline. Senior
Dominique Martinez chased down the pass and took two quick touches before sending a crossing pass into the penalty area, which was one-timed by Moxley into the goal.
From there, the Seahawks protected their one-goal advantage by limiting the Tribe to just five shots. Junior goalkeeper
Sydney Schneider tallied two saves to earn the shutout as UNCW outshot William & Mary by a 10-5 margin.
Senior goalkeeper Katelyn Briguglio made four saves in the loss for William & Mary, which started a three-game road swing.
Game Notes:
- UNCW has defeated William & Mary in consecutive meetings for the first time in the history of the series … In addition, three of the Seahawks' four wins over the Tribe have been by shutout.
- The Seahawks have registered four consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2015 when UNCW had a string of four straight clean sheets from Oct. 16-Nov. 1.
- UNCW has not allowed a goal in its last 362 minutes, 50 seconds dating back to Sept. 26 at Elon … It is the second-longest streak in program history … The school record was set during the 2015 season when the Seahawks held opponents scoreless for 413 minutes, 27 seconds.
- Moxley became the ninth different UNCW player to score a goal in conference play this season.
- UNCW now stands at 15-1-1 over the last two seasons when scoring the game's first goal.
- Schneider earned the seventh solo shutout of her college career with Thursday's victory, which is tied for seventh in program history.
Up Next: The Seahawks complete their quick homestand on Sunday, Oct. 13, with a noon CAA contest against Drexel. UNCW will honor its seniors prior to kickoff.
