The William Smith College field hockey team will head to Ithaca on Friday, Nov. 4. to take on the Bombers in the Liberty League semifinals at 4 p.m.
 
Fans who cannot make it to Higgins Stadium on Friday, can follow the action with live stats and video courtesy of athletics.ithaca.edu.

ABOUT THE HERONS:

• The Herons are 14-4 on the season and 5-2 in conference play, earning the No. 3 seed in the five-team tournament.
• Graduate student Emily Leonard leads the team with 31 points on 14 goals and three assists, followed by junior Sofia Pattillo with 23 points on 10 goals and three assists.
• Junior goalie Kristen McCormick has a 11-3 record, posting a 1.45 GAA and a .750 save percentage.

ABOUT THE BOMBERS:

• Ithaca finished the regular season 14-3 and 6-1 in the Liberty League. The Bombers are the No. 2 seed.
• Natalie Descalso leads Ithaca with 27 points on nine goals and nine assists.
• Goalie Macy Brandwein enters the postseason with a 14-3 record, posting a 0.66 GAA and a .841 save percentage.

LAST TIME WE MET:

• Ithaca defeated William Smith on Oct. 23, 2-0, to conclude the Liberty League regular season.
• Amberly Christiansen and Morgan Mullen scored for the Bombers.

 
SERIES SNAPSHOT:

• Since first squaring off in 1977, William Smith has played Ithaca 45 times. The Herons lead the series 30-15, including a 14-7 record at Ithaca.

TWICE IS NICE:
The Herons and Bombers have faced off more than once in a season on four different occasions.

• 1992: William Smith played Ithaca three times (two times at Ithaca). The Herons won all three meetings on the way to the program's first national championship.
• 1993: The Herons and Bombers faced off twice with both sides taking one win each.
• 1996: Ithaca defeated William Smith twice.
• 1999: William Smith defeated the Bombers three times in one season, with two of the victories being at Ithaca.