Box Score GENEVA, N.Y.—The 12th-ranked William Smith College soccer team and Liberty League rival Skidmore played to a scoreless double-overtime tie this afternoon on Cozzens Field. The Herons move to 9-3-2 overall and 4-0-2 in the conference, while the Thoroughbreds are now 11-2-2 on the season and 5-0-1 in the Liberty League.
In a back-and-forth match, both teams had chances to score. Skidmore's best opportunity came after a corner kick in the 19th minute. Lindsay Schmitt ripped a shot that appeared to be headed just inside the right post, but William Smith senior
Katelyn Tyson was there to make the team save.
William Smith had back-to-back chances in the second half, with two consecutive corner kicks by first-year
Whitney Frary. The first was a hard shot from Tyson that had Skidmore goalie Meghan Sleezer beat, but it was stopped by defender Catherine Kapustynski. The second attempt was a direct header by junior
BreLynn Nasypany from close range, but that too was stopped by a team save.
The Herons had two more great opportunities late in the game. In the 84th minute, sophomore
Alyse DiCenzo headed another Frary corner kick into the crossbar, narrowly missing. And, in the 105th minute of action, Nasypany took another shot that was saved by Sleezer, but rebounded back into play. Sophomore
Jessie Tarantino knocked the ball into the goal, but it was called back.
Both teams took nine shots, while William Smith held an 8-6 edge in corner kicks.
Heron sophomore goalie
Amanda Davis made two saves for her eighth shutout of the year, while Sleezer finished with two stops for the Thoroughbreds.
William Smith will host Union tomorrow, Oct. 25, for the Herons' final regular season Liberty League match at 1 p.m.