CANTON, N.Y.—The William Smith College volleyball team closed out it's regular season with a 3-1 Liberty League win over St. Lawrence this afternoon. The Herons now sit at 16-5 overall and 6-2 in conference, with the Saints falling to 7-19 overall and 1-7 in conference play.

Leading the way for the Herons was sophomore Elizaveta Telepova with 15 kills on 31 swings, hitting .323 on the match.
 
MATCH MOMENTS:

• The Saints came out firing in set one, hitting .250 as a team compared to the Herons .114. Julia Giroux recorded four kills in set one, to deliver the 25-20 victory to the Saints.
• The Herons flipped the script in set two, taking a 25-20 victory and tying the match at one.
• Telepova recorded five kills in set three, as the Herons hit an impressive .429 as a team. The Herons kept the Saints to a -.107 hitting percentage in the set to take a 25-14 set three victory.
• William Smith kept the pressure on in set four, hitting .242 as a team. The Herons would win the set 25-14 to complete its sixth conference victory of the season.  

MATCH STATS:

• Telepova led the Herons with 15 kills (.323), followed by first-years Malya Sayre with 13 (.200) and Jaylynn McCarthy with eight (.222)
• Sophomore Elaina Wamhoff recorded 38 assists, eight digs, five kills (.556) and one block.
• First-year Marin Montagne led the Herons with 10 digs, followed by Wamhoff with eight and Cydney Fernandez and Paige Madison with seven digs each.

 
COACHES CORNER:
 
"I'm so unbelievably proud of this team to accomplish what they did throughout the regular season," Head coach Derryk Williams said. "To be 16-5 as a brand-new program and 6-2 in conference is nothing shy of remarkable. Their sacrifices have paid off and I can't wait to see what they can do in the tournament!"
 
 UP NEXT:
 
William Smith will be back in action on Tuesday, Nov. 1, when they host the sixth seed, Union, in the Liberty League quarterfinals at 6 p.m. in Bristol Gym.