GENEVA, N.Y.—William Smith College defeated visiting Bard College 84-47 in a Liberty League women's basketball game in Bristol Gym tonight. The Herons dominated in the paint and shot a season-high 51.5% from the floor in the penultimate game of the regular season.
 
William Smith (14-10, 10-7) outrebounded the Raptors 48-27 and outscored them 50-12 in the paint. The Herons increased their shooting percentage in each quarter, knocking down 63.9% in the second half.
 
William Smith put four players in double figures led by sophomore Stella Davis' game-high 20 points. She was 5-of-9 from 3-point range. Classmate Olivia Parisi added 19 points on 9-of-16 shooting. First-year Lauren DeVaney chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds, while junior Stavriana Dimitrakopoulou posted a double-double on 10 points and a game-high 11 boards.
 

Olivia Parisi with the reverse layup & @HeronHoops with a @LLAthletics victory. Stella Davis led all scorers with 20 pts, Parisi added 19. Senior Day tomorrow at 2 pm. BE THERE!#HeronPride | #d3hoops | #d3h pic.twitter.com/ZaSosqWZXb

— HWS Athletics (@HWSAthletics) February 22, 2020

 
Bard (5-19, 0-17) was led by sophomore Christina Kiser's 19 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Senior Caleigh DeCaprio added 12 points. The Raptors shot 26.8% from the floor.
 
William Smith never trailed in the game. In seven minutes of action spanning the first and second quarters, William Smith used a 14-3 run to break open the contest. Parisi scored six of her game-high 10 first half points during the surge. While the Herons were pulling away, the Raptors shot just 1-of-8 from the floor with four turnovers. William Smith led 14-8 at the end of the first quarter and 25-11 by the time the run was over. The Herons took a 29-19 lead into halftime.
 

.@HeronHoops slashing to the basket & dashing into halftime with a 29-19 lead over Bard. Olivia Parisi has a game-high 10 pts for the Herons.#HeronPride | #d3hoops | #d3h pic.twitter.com/SZWaDbkyZ3

— HWS Athletics (@HWSAthletics) February 21, 2020

 
The Herons led by as many as 20 in the third quarter and pulled away down the stretch.
 
With tonight's conference results, William Smith is locked into the No. 5 seed in the Liberty League Tournament and will travel to No. 4 Rensselaer (15-9, 11-6) in the first round on Feb. 25. The Herons could move into a tie with the Engineers for fourth place, but RPI owns the head-to-head tie breaker. William Smith could also finish in a tie for fifth place with RIT (11-13, 9-8), but the Herons have the head-to-head over the Tigers.
 
William Smith will wrap up the regular season at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, hosting Skidmore College (6-18, 4-13) on Senior Day. Prior to the game, the Herons will honor seniors Emma Gallagher and Annaliese Schreder.