GENEVA, N.Y.—The No. 3 William Smith College soccer team cruised to a 5-1 victory over Roger Williams in an NCAA tournament second round match played on Cozzens Field this afternoon. The Herons improve to 18-1-1 and advance to the third round of the tournament.
 
William Smith will face No. 11 Brandeis (15-2-4) who battled to a 1-1 double overtime tie with No. 16 Amherst in their second round game this afternoon, but advanced 3-2 on penalty kicks. The Herons' third round game will be played next on Saturday, Nov. 21. Official times and locations for the sectionals will be announced on NCAA.com on Monday.
 
The Herons have now earned 17 straight wins. The Hawks finished their season with a 20-1-3 overall record. Senior Krista Longo, sophomore Evie Manning and sophomore Kate Spiegel each notched a goal and an assist in the win for William Smith. First-year goalie Veronica Romines started the game and made two saves and did not allow a goal in 64:20. Classmate Kaileen Murray came in for the final 25:40, made three saves and allowed the lone goal.
 
Manning opened the scoring with her fourth goal of the season. Her unassisted tally came just 3:55 in. She carried the ball into the box and drilled her shot into the back of the net from about 16 yards out. In the 21st minute, Longo scored on a header off a corner. Spiegel earned the assist. With Longo's team-leading 14 goals this season, she is now tied for seventh on the William Smith list with Kristin Perrigo '04 with 37 career goals. Longo also ranks 10th on the Heron list with 88 career points.
 
Just under three minutes later, Spiegel notched a goal of her own. She took a pass from Manning at the top of the box and blasted her shot in the back of the net for her first goal of the year.
 
Just 4:42 into the second half, junior Kara Shue made it 4-0. Classmate Brie Ruane sent a cross from the right side to find Shue out in front and she tapped her shot over the goal line for her seventh tally this year. Sophomore Ella McMackin made it 5-0 in the 62nd minute. Longo pushed a short pass to McMackin at the top of the box and she fired into the left side of the goal. It was McMackin's second goal this fall.
 
With 2:18 left in regulation, Ashlyn Dowd put the Hawks on the scoreboard. She drilled a shot just under the crossbar from about 30 yards out. It was her first goal of the season. Dowd had come inches away from scoring with 12:35 to go on a Hawks' free kick from just outside the box, sending it just under the crossbar, but Murray leapt to punch the ball out.
 
Roger Williams came into the game having only allowed six goals all season. Sydney Martin started in goal for the Hawks. She played 30:25, made three saves and allowed three goals. Natalie O'Donovan came in for 30:56 and made two saves and allowed the other two goals. Alexis Wright came in to play the final 28:39 and stopped three shots.
 
William Smith finished with a 28-11 advantage in shots and a 5-1 lead in corners. It's the first time the Herons' have advanced to the sectional round since 2013.