The William Smith College soccer team, which remained at No. 4 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll, returns to Cozzens Field this weekend, Oct. 13-14, for a pair of Liberty League contests. On Friday, Oct. 13, the Herons take on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at 4 p.m. The next day, William Smith takes on Union College, kickoff at 2 p.m. 
 
The Momma's Got You food truck will be on-site between the soccer and field hockey games. The truck will be free to students, faculty and staff with One Card.
 
The Herons enter this weekend with an unchanged overall record of 6-0-3, 2-0-2 in Liberty League play. This past weekend, William Smith was scheduled to play at Vassar College, but heavy rain caused poor field conditions, resulting in a postponement to Oct. 22 at 3 p.m.
 
The Engineers are 7-1-3 with a 2-1-1 record in conference play. Last weekend, RPI defeated Skidmore College 2-0 behind goals by Gwen Barnes and Izzy O'Clair. Megan Wampner made eight saves in the victory.
 
Following Friday's game against the Engineers, William Smith will recognize its senior class.
 
The Garnet Chargers are 6-3-2 with a 2-1-1 mark in the Liberty League. Union enters the weekend winners of their last four games. The Garnet Chargers will be at Ithaca on Friday.
 
Fans unable to make the trip to Cozzens Field can follow the action with HWS All-Access Video and Live Stats.
 
ABOUT THE HERONS

• William Smith enters the weekend third in the Liberty League with eight points.
• Julia DiMenna leads the Herons with five goals and 10 points.
• Katrine Berg has a team-high four assists and is second with six points.
• Kirsten Nelson has played every minute in goal. She is 6-0-3 with a 0.78 GAA and an .833 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE ENGINEERS 

• RPI enters the weekend tied for fourth in the conference standings with seven points.
• Gwen Barnes leads the Engineers with eight goals, and 19 points.
• Rachel Borra has four assists.
• Megan Wampner has played the majority of the minutes in goal for the Engineers. She has a 0.67 GAA and an .839 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Friday will be the 35th meeting between the Herons and the Engineers.
• William Smith leads the overall series 32-2-0, including a 19-0-0 record in Geneva.
• On Oct 15., 2022, the Herons defeated the Engineers 1-0. Julia Berg scored the lone goal. Goalkeeper Amanda Kesler had two saves.

 
ABOUT THE GARNET CHARGERS

• The Garnet Chargers also have seven points in the conference standings.
• Sam Friedman leads Union, with four goals and nine points.
• Amanda Sgueglia has a team-high two assists.
• Rachel Berliner has played the majority of the minutes in goal for the Garnet Chargers. She has a 0.57 GAA and an .857 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday will be the 38th meeting between William Smith and Union
• The Herons lead the overall series 26-9-2, including 16-2-2 in Geneva.
• Last year, William Smith defeated Union 5-0. Five different Herons scored. Nelson had one save in the shutout.