WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW senior forward Phillip Goodrum has put together some of the biggest moments in his college career against Colonial Athletic Association rival William & Mary.
 
But, his biggest moment yet may have come in Sunday afternoon's CAA semifinal as his goal in the second half lifted the No. 21 Seahawks to the CAA Championship Game with a 2-1 victory over the fourth-seeded Tribe in front of 764 fans at UNCW Soccer Stadium.  
 
The victory moved the Seahawks to 12-4-2 on the season while extending their unbeaten streak to nine straight games. William & Mary, meanwhile, has its season come to an end with a 7-9-2 mark.
 
Goodrum, who has scored five goals in his career against the Tribe, broke a 1-1 tie with 24:12 remaining in regulation. After receiving a pass from redshirt junior midfielder Mason Schuster along the far sideline, sophomore midfielder Ryan Graham sent a pass into the penalty area for Goodrum, who took two touches and beat freshman goalkeeper Kieran Baskett for his 11th goal of the season.
 
UNCW took a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute when redshirt junior defender Danny Reynolds converted a penalty kick for his fourth goal of the season.
 
However, the Tribe answered just under 11 minutes later as sophomore John Eberle and freshman Diba Nwegbo combined to set up freshman Alexander Levengood, who slipped a shot inside the far post past freshman goalkeeper Gabriel Perrotta for his seventh goal of the campaign.
 
Perrotta made four saves in the win for the Seahawks, who outshot William & Mary by a 12-6 margin. Baskett tallied five saves for the Tribe, which had its brief two-game win streak snapped.
 
Game Notes:

• UNCW will be making its third appearance in the CAA Championship Game … The Seahawks won the 2009 title game against Northeastern before losing against William & Mary in 2017.
• The Seahawks secured their first-ever victory over the Tribe in seven all-time meetings in the CAA Tournament.
• UNCW now stands 7-20-2 all-time in the CAA Tournament, including a 4-3-1 mark in games played in Wilmington … The Seahawks are also 3-0-1 all-time in the tourney when playing as the top seed.
• Goodrum has now scored a goal in four consecutive games, including the game-winning marker in each of the last two contests … He has tallied five goals with an assist during the four-game streak.
• Goodrum now stands tied for fourth place on the Seahawks' career goals list with his 32nd career marker … In addition, he moved into fourth place in program history with 79 career points.
• Reynolds converted the first penalty kick attempt of his college career in Sunday's win.
• UNCW has outscored its opponents by a 13-2 margin over the last eight games … The Seahawks conceded a goal for the first time since Oct. 26 against Drexel.
• UNCW has reached 12 wins for the fourth time in the last six seasons, including each of the last three campaigns.
• The Seahawks improved to 6-0-1 at home this season and has a nine-game home unbeaten streak dating back to last season.

Up Next: The Seahawks will host either James Madison or Hofstra in the CAA Championship Game on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. with the winner earning the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

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