The fifth-ranked William Smith College soccer team begins a two-game road trip on Saturday, Sept. 24 when it heads to Saratoga Springs, New York, to take on Skidmore. The match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. on Wachenheim Field.
 
Fans who cannot make the trip to Saratoga can follow all the action with live stats and video courtesy of skidmoreathletics.com.
 
ABOUT THE HERONS:

• William Smith brings a 4-1-1 record into the weekend with a 1-0-0 mark in Liberty League play. The Herons are coming off a 4-1 win over Rochester Institute of Technology on Wednesday.
• After scoring a pair of goals against the Tigers, Ava Ruppersberger leads the team with nine points on three goals and three assists.
• Emma Faso and Seneca Blakely-Armitage both have two goals.
• Amanda Kesler and Kirsten Nelson have split time in goal. Nelson is 3-0-0 with a 0.64 goals against average and an .867 save percentage. Kesler is 1-1-1 with a 0.35 GAA and an .875 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE THOROUGHBREDS:

• Skidmore is 5-1-0 on the season with a 1-0-0 record in conference play. The Thoroughbreds edged Clarkson 1-0 on Wednesday.
• Kyra Russman-Araya leads the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists. Kat Dunn and Isabella Nevin are right behind her with three goals each.
• Claire Wolpast has played a majority of the minutes in goal. She is 5-0-0 with a 0.00 GAA and a 1.00 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY:

• Saturday's game will be the 37th meeting between William Smith and Skidmore. The Herons are 30-1-5 all-time against the Thoroughbreds, including an 11-1-2 mark in Saratoga.
• William Smith has won 12 straight games in the series including last year's 4-0 win on Cozzens Field.