Box Score GENEVA, N.Y.—The No. 14 William Smith College soccer team scored two goals in the first six minutes and took control from there, topping Bard 6-0 in a Liberty League contest this afternoon on Cozzens Field. Sophomore Brie Ruane led the Herons with two goals.
 
William Smith improves to 7-2-0 overall and 2-0-0 in league play, while the Raptors fall to 4-6-1 and 0-2-0 in the conference. Senior Madeline Buckley added a goal and an assist in the win, and senior Krista Longo and sophomore Lauren Randaccio each chipped in two assists. First-year Nicole McGlinchy played the opening 57:15 in goal and made two saves. Classmate Hannah Fricke came in for the final 32:45. The Herons notched their fifth straight and sixth overall shutout.
 
Just 1:24 in, Buckley connected on a pass from sophomore Emma Diehl to give the Herons a 1-0 lead. Buckley has logged a team-high five goals and 12 points this season. Then four minutes later, Buckley sent a cross from the left side to find classmate MaryClaire Pelletier out in front. Pelletier was able to tap the ball over the goal line to make it 2-0. It was her second goal this season.
 
William Smith continued to open things up in the second half, scoring four more goals. Ruane notched back-to-back tallies both off assists from Longo to give the Herons a 4-0 lead in the 50th minute. First-year Lauren Kogelmann scored her first collegiate goal in the 65th minute and sophomore Kara Shue sent home a shot in the 70th minute for the final. Randaccio set up William Smith's fifth and sixth goals.
 
Bard had its best scoring chance with 13:45 left in the game. Krysta Jurkovic broke by her defender and was streaking into the box for a one-on-one with Heron keeper, Fricke. As Jurkovic pushed the ball forward to create space for a shot, Fricke came running out of the goal and beat Jurkovic to the ball, kicking it away before she had a chance to put a shot on.
 
William Smith finished with a 27-2 advantage in shots and an 8-0 lead in corners. Kelsey O'Brian played the opening 45 minutes in goal for the Raptors and made one save. Lily Harris came in for the second half and stopped three shots.
 
The Herons will be back in action tomorrow, Oct. 4, when they take on Vassar in another Liberty League contest at 2 p.m.