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Women's Soccer

Weir’s hat trick propels Tech to 3-1 win over William & Mary

Senior Anna Weir records the 15th hat trick in Hokie history

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Hokies secured a 3-1 win on the road against William & Mary on Thursday night. 

Senior captain Anna Weir scored all three goals for Tech, making her only the 15th Hokie to record a hat trick in program history. 

How It Happened
The scoring started early from a well-worked build-up by the Hokies in the 10th minute. Hannah Pachan and Peyton May began the sequence in Tech’s defensive third before May flicked the ball forward to Eliana Salama. Salama took the ball to the half-line before slotting Anna Weir past the William & Mary defense, where Weir finished into the lower right-hand corner. 

Two minutes later, Weir found her second of the evening as Celine Kampmann brought the ball forward from the backline before sending it to Salama in the center of the midfield. Salama once again played Weir between the Tribe's defensive line and Weir put it over the goalkeeper, making it 2-0 to end the first half.   

Weir found her third goal of the night shortly after the halftime break in the 48th minute. Gabby Ciocca won the play in the midfield, moving into a give-and-go with Salama and Weir. Ciocca played Weir around the Tribe defense as Weir made no mistake on the finish to complete her hat trick. 

The Tribe broke the Hokies’ clean sheet in the 87th minute with a strong individual effort outside of the 18-yard box and a shot low and hard into the far corner. 

Game Notes

  • Tech improved to 3-0-2 with the win
  • Tech outshot the Tribe 16-7
  • Anna Weir recorded the 15th hat trick in Hokie history
  • It marks the first multi-goal game of her career
  • Weir currently leads the Hokies with five goals on the season
  • Eliana Salama led Tech with two assists – the second multi-assist game of her career
  • Gabby Ciocca, Peyton May and Celine Kampmann recorded their first career assists
  • Savannah Sabo made her fifth career appearance
  • Annie DeHaan and Syri Davis made their second appearances of the season
  • Madi Boutot and Kampmann played all 90 minutes against the Tribe

Up Next
The Hokies will travel up to Washington, DC on Sunday, Aug. 30, to face No. 22 Georgetown at 1 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+. 

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