Box Score The No. 5 William Smith College soccer team ran its winning streak to nine with a 3-0 victory over Bard College in a Liberty League match on Saturday afternoon.

The Herons, 9-1-0 overall and 3-0-0 in the Liberty League, outshot Bard (4-6-1, 0-3-0), 16-4.

The eventual game-winner was scored in the eighth minute, when first-year Kara Shue forced a turnover on Bard's goalline out near the corner, then struck a low pass to junior Madeline Buckley who fired a shot from the doorstep into the roof of the net for a 1-0 lead.

First-year Evie Manning made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, when she put her own rebound in after her header attempt hit the post and came right back to her.

Shue finished the scoring in the 69th minute with a header off a cross from junior Brenna Kincaid. Senior Chelsea Dunay made two saves for the Herons to notch her fifth shutout this season. Kelsey O'Brien played the first 45 minutes in goal for Bard and made three saves. Lily Harris came in for the second half and also made three saves. William Smith held a 3-1 advantage in corners.

The Herons will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 12, when they host Union for a Liberty League match at 3 p.m.