GENEVA, N.Y.-The 13th-ranked William Smith College field hockey team capitalized on four first half goals as they defeated Ithaca 6-2 in non-conference action on McCooey Field this afternoon. Five Herons recorded at least a point in the victory.
 
William Smith (9-3) opened the scoring in the ninth minute when junior Hannah Wood buried her first goal of the day behind Ithaca goalie, Katie Lass. Junior Alexandra Frary was credited with an assist after playing give-and-go with Wood at the top of the arc. The goal came on the Herons' first penalty corner of the game.
 
William Smith doubled its lead in the 14th minute when junior Katie Meyer collected her second goal in as many games. She received a pass from sophomore Fallon Adair at the 25-yard line, dribbled the ball into the 16-yard arc, deked around Lass, and fired the ball into the empty net. Sixty-two seconds later Meyer returned the favor, setting up Adair's fourth goal of the season. Meyer sent a pass to Adair, who turned her defender and shot the ball into the cage.
 
Wood notched her second goal of the game, and 17th of the season, off a penalty corner in the 22nd minute. Junior Maura Moran was credited with an assist after inserting the penalty corner to Wood at the top of the arc. With the assist, Moran now has nine on the season and extended her point streak to eight straight games.  
 
William Smith held a 19-6 edge in shots heading into halftime.
 
The Herons offense wasted little time kicking back into gear to start the second half. In the 40th minute, Moran forced a turnover at the 25-yard line, carried the ball into attacking arc and fired a low shot that snuck between Lass' legs. The goal was Moran's 10th of the season. Frary's fourth goal of the season gave William Smith a 6-0 lead. Off a penalty corner, sophomore Sierramarie Fitzgerald blasted a shot from the top of the arc. Frary, who was streaking in from the right side of the cage, set up a screen in front of Lass and redirected the shot into cage.
 
Ithaca (5-5) did not go quietly. In the 60th minute, Cassie Schuttrumpf forced a turnover in her attacking half, and fired a shot from the right side of the 16-yard arc that just beat Biz Chirco's outstretched pad. Colleen Keegan-Twombly redirected an Amanda Schell shot past Chirco to make it 6-2.
 
Chirco played all 70 minutes in goal for William Smith and made three stops. At the other end of the field, Lass recorded a season-high 19 saves.
 
The Herons dominated the final stat sheet outshooting the Bombers 37-12. William Smith finished the game earning nine penalty corners, while Ithaca finished the game with three.
 
The Herons will be back in action on Tuesday evening when they travel to take on Rochester. The Liberty League contest is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.