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Mackenzie Wodka dribbles up the sideline against Ursinus
KEVIN COLTON
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Ursinus URS (0-2)
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Winner William Smith WSC (2-0)
Ursinus URS
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Final
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William Smith WSC
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ursinus URS 0 0 0 1 1
William Smith WSC 0 1 0 3 4

Game Recap: William Smith Field Hockey | | Zack Koons

Herons take down #13 Ursinus 4-1

GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith College field hockey team downed No. 13 Ursinus College 4-1 this afternoon at McCooey Field.

Sunday's matchup between the Bears and the Herons did not disappoint. Although outshot by the Bears, the Herons landed more shots on goal by a total of 9-5. Leading the way for the Herons on offense was senior Mackenzie Wodka who scored a hattrick on the day. Also adding a goal for the Herons was junior Sofia Pattillo which brings her to two on the year. 

Leading the way for the Heron defense was junior goalie Brittany Foster who registered three saves in the victory. Adding to the defensive success was senior Kate Barilla who registered a defensive save in the match. The Herons faced 10 penalty corners on the day but stayed strong to only allow one goal in the match.
  
MATCH MOMENTS:
 
•    Wodka opened the scoring for the Herons at 20:47  as she slipped the ball past the Bears' goalie with a shot from about 4 yards out. 
•    After strong play by both teams, Wodka broke through again as she netted two goals within a 1:19 span early in the fourth quarter. The second goal was assisted by sophomore Rebecca Mantione. 
•    Pattillo who found the back of the net at 49:06.
•    The Bears got on the board in the 53rd minute as Jordan Moore converted on a penalty corner but thanks to a strong defensive effort from the Herons, the Bears could not continue their comeback and time ran out.
 
COACHES CORNER:
 
"I'm just so proud of the entire team for the fight, determination and resilience that we had," says Head Coach Sophie Riskie '07. "McKenzie with three goals was incredible. All of our forwards played incredible and in that first line of defense mentality too, just really putting the defensive pressure on."
 
"Ursinus came out in the second half and really stepped it up and I expected nothing less from a very strong opponent. We withstood that pressure and Brit made some big saves and the communication was awesome in the backfield."

 
UP NEXT:
 
William Smith will head to SUNY Geneseo to take on the Knights on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6p.m. 
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