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The Hokies round out a three game home stretch hosting William & Mary Sunday afternoon. Tech will look to bounce back after a midweek loss to No. 3 North Carolina. The Tribe is coming off of a 16-6 loss to No. 5 Virginia at home earlier this week. The loss ended a four-game winning streak for William & Mary. The Tribe has been led offensively this season by Abby Corkum, who has 23 points by way of 14 assists and nine goals on the season. Ellen Shaffrey has also helped pace William & Mary with a team-best 18 goals and 35 draws.

THE SERIES

The Hokies are 2-5 all-time against William & Mary, winning once at home and once on the road in the series. The two teams first met in 2002 in Williamsburg, Virginia, and have met every year since 2008, except for during the 2013 season. Tech will look to make it back-to-back wins in the series, after claiming last year’s meeting, 11-10, on the road. Megan Will put away four goals in the game and assisted two more, and Hannah Sieger picked up the win, playing the final 38 minutes in cage and making nine saves.

LAST TIME OUT

Tech played its final midweek game of the regualr season this week, but fell at home to No. 3 North Carolina, 14-5. Megan Will got the Hokies out to a hot start in the game, giving them the early lead. The two teams scored seven goals combined in the opening ten minutes of play, and Tech kept things close in the first half. The Tar Heels scored eight straight goals to steadily take the lead and distance themselves from Tech.

Despite the outcome, the Tech defense played very strong, holding North Carolina’s top three scorers to just four total goals. Meagh Graham notched 12 saves in the full game.

IT’S HERS TO SET

Meg Bartley became Tech’s all-time career draw controls leader after winning the opening draw of the second session of overtime in Tech’s win at Michigan. Bartley finished the game with six draws, and currently has 250 in her career. The Lewes, Delaware, native also holds the single-season record after propelling herself to 90 with a career-high 10 in the final game of the 2014 season.

RECORD WATCH

Megan Will is quickly climbing the all-time charts at Tech, chasing her cousin, Dawn Will, who sits atop the career goals and points lists. Megan currently ranks second with 157 career goals and 201 career points. She is also seventh all-time at Tech with 44 career assists. Will is one of just three players to rank among the all-time top 10 in all three offensive categories (Allie Emala 08-11, Catherine Augustyn 96-99).

Meghan Macera recently joined Meg Bartley on the all-time draws list, as she has won 117 so far, tying her for sixth.

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