Box Score

GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith field hockey team opened the season with a 7-0 non-conference victory over visiting Oswego State. Senior Emily Atwan led the Herons with a five-point performance.

Atwan opened the scoring in the eighth minute, knocking home a pass from sophomore Annie Kietzman. Two minutes later, Atwan returned the favor, setting up Kietzman, to double the lead. Atwan completed her five-point night in the 29th minute driving home her own rebound for a 3-0 halftime lead.

William Smith (1-0)  opened the flood gates in the second half, pouring in three goals in a five-minute span. Junior Kiersten Hamilton started the run in the 50th minute, taking a shot from the middle of the circle that deflected off a defender's stick into the top of the cage. Three minutes later, senior Tempe Newson finished a cross from sophomore Claire Manchester for a 5-0 lead. Two minutes after that, first-year Taylor Cappello pushed home a pass from sophomore Sara Helmer.

In the 66th minute, Newson posted her second goal of the night, tapping home a shot by Cappello, to close out the scoring.

Sophomore goalie Taryn Little made six saves in just short of 60 minutes of work to earn the victory, while senior Chelsea Snyder made one stop in relief.

Oswego's senior goalie Jamie Scharfe made 10 saves, while senior Sara Budde added a defensive save.

William Smith owned a decisive 26-8 advantage in shots, while the Lakers (0-1) had a slim 5-4 edge in penalty corners.