Box Score

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—Senior Emily Atwan produced her first career hat trick to rally the William Smith field hockey team from a two-goal deficit to a 4-2 victory at Nazareth today. The victory improved the Herons' record to 2-0, while the Golden Flyers are 0-1.

William Smith held a lopsided 16-5 advantage in shots in the opening 35 minutes, but Nazareth goalie Kelsey Evans registered 11 of her 14 saves in the first half to stymie the visitors.

At the other end of the field, Sarah Wazenkewitz and Jordan Mitchell scored in the 11th and 19th minutes, respectively, to put the Golden Flyers up 2-0 going into halftime. Kailee O'Hara assisted on both markers.

After the break, it was Atwan that solved Evans first. She deposited a pass from junior Kiersten Hamilton in the 42nd minute to half William Smith's deficit. Five minutes later, sophomore Annie Kietzman scored an unassisted goal to knot the match.

Atwan gave the Herons the lead in the 65th minute with an unassisted strike and then added an insurance goal with 36 seconds left in the match. First-year Taylor Cappello was credited with an assist on the final goal.

William Smith sophomore goalie Taryn Little made one first half save, while senior Chelsea Snyder earned the win with a single second half save.

The Herons finished the match with a 28-6 edge in shots and an 18-4 advantage in penalty corners.

William Smith returns to action at 7 p.m. on Sept. 7, when Elmira visits McCooey Field. Fans can follow all of the action with Live Stats and streaming video at HWSathletics.com.