Box Score SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—The #20/#21 William Smith basketball team needed five extra minutes to extend its winning streak to 10 games, outlasting Union 78-74 in Liberty League action this afternoon. Sophomore forward Erin Cunningham (Morris Knolls/Rockaway, N.J.) paced four Herons in double digits with 21 points and eight boards.

William Smith (13-1, 4-0) struggled from the floor, shooting a season-low 37 percent, but made a season-high nine three-pointers. Graduate student guard Paula Foote (Sidney/Sidney, N.Y.) connected on four shots from behind the arc and finished with 18 points and four assists. Senior guard Marisa Vespa (Immaculate Heart/Watertown, N.Y.) hit a pair of threes on her way to a 12-point, nine-rebound, five-steal, four-assist night. Senior forward Stephanie Czajkowski (Bishop Ludden/Syracuse, N.Y.) chipped in 10 points, seven boards, and five steals.

The Dutchwomen (8-7, 2-3) shot 54.2 percent from the floor and also hit nine threes, both season-highs for a William Smith opponent. Marisa Tobin led the way with a game-high 26 points that included five threes. Rachel Ormsby posted a double-double with 20 points (4 threes) and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Michelle Rogers added 13 points.

Unlike the Herons’ nine previous wins that came by an average of 15.1 points, William Smith found itself in a fight to the finish with Union. A nip-and-tuck affair, the contest was deadlocked seven times, while the lead changed hands 11 times.

The Dutchwomen held the game’s largest lead, 16-8, early in the first half. The Herons erased that deficit and took a 38-33 lead into halftime. In the second half, William Smith led by as many as six as late as the 3:04 mark, but an 8-2 run to close out the half necessitated overtime. Tobin hit the tying shot, a three, with two seconds left in regulation.

Union took the lead in overtime on a Rogers layup at 4:34, but Cunningham made a traditional three-point play to put the Herons in front, 72-71 with 4:24 left. William Smith never relinquished the lead. Cunningham had seven of the Herons’ nine overtime points.

William Smith is back on the court on Jan. 29, when the Herons travel to Hamilton for a 6 p.m. tipoff.