When the sixth-ranked William Smith College field hockey team takes the field Saturday afternoon against Cortland, they will be wearing pink jerseys instead of their traditional green in honor of breast cancer awareness month.
Prior to the start of Saturday's game, the Herons will make a donation to Embrace Your Sisters. EYS' treasurer Linda Goodman will be on hand to receive the check as part of a pregame ceremony. William Smith game management staff collect donation from fans.
EYS is a not-for-profit charity serving Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates Counties. It provides people diagnosed with breast cancer with short-term emergency financial assistance. EYS helps ease the difficulty of mounting medical expenses as well as helping make ends meet when people are unable to work due to illness or treatment.
William Smith enters the weekend with an 11-1 overall record and a 2-1 record in Liberty League play. The Herons will play at Union (5-7, 0-3) on Friday. The offensive duo of sophomore Hannah Wood and junior Alessandra Patrizio lead the Herons with 43 and 35 points, respectively. Junior Biz Chirco has started all 12 games in goal for William Smith and owns a 1.70 goals against average and a .710 save percentage.
The Red Dragons enter the weekend with a 9-3 overall record and will play Geneseo (7-6) on Friday. Cortland is led offensively by Gabby Stein who has a team best 11 goals, four assists, and 26 points. Kailynne Reinoehl has played a majority of the minutes in goal and has a 0.70 goals against average and a .873 save percentage.
Fans who cannot be in attendance can follow the action with All-Access Video and Live Stats. The contest will also be broadcast live on WHWS-FM (105.7 in Geneva).
