The fourth-ranked William Smith College soccer team begins a three-game road trip this weekend, Oct 21 and 22, as it hits the road for two key Liberty League showdowns.
 
On Saturday, Oct 21 the Herons will face Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. The next day, William Smith will take on Vassar College, in a match that was rescheduled from earlier this month, in Poughkeepsie at 2 p.m.
 
The Herons are 9-0-3 overall with a 4-0-2 record in conference play. William Smith enters the weekend second in the conference standings. The Herons are coming off their fifth consecutive win and shutout, beating Nazareth 2-0. Julia Berg scored both goals.
 
The Raptors are 4-7-1 overall and 0-6-1 in Liberty League play. This past weekend Bard fell to St. Lawrence 2-0. The Brewers are 8-3-2 overall and 2-1-2 in Liberty League play. Vassar is coming off a 1-0 victory over Clarkson last weekend.
 
Fans unable to make the trip can follow all the action online. Saturday's game can be found on bardathletics.com while Sunday's game will be available at vassarathletics.com
 
ABOUT THE HERONS

• Julia DiMenna leads the Herons with five goals for 11 points.
• Ava Ruppersberger shares the team lead with 11 points on four goals and three assists.
• Playmaker Katrine Berg has four assists.
• Goalkeeper Kirsten Nelson has played the majority of the time in goal for the Herons. Nelson has a 0.59 GAA and a .870 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE RAPTORS

• Kylie Quinn leads the Raptors with five goals and 10 points.
• Carina Cook has eight assists and 16 points.
• Seymone Rosenberg has played a majority of the minutes in goal for the Raptors. She has a GAA of 2.17 and a save percentage of .761.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday will be the 11th meeting between the Herons and the Raptors. 
• William Smith leads the overall series 10-0, including a 5-0 record in Annandale-on-Hudson.
• The Herons have only allowed one goal to the Raptors in the previous 10 meetings.

 
ABOUT THE BREWERS

• Riley McGrath and Gigi Panarelli lead the team with four goals and are second with eight points each.
• Rebecca Rodriguez leads Vassar with five assists and nine points.
• Goalkeeper Teresa Zimmer has played the majority of the time in net for the Brewers. She has a GAA of 0.64 and a save percentage of 0.854.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Sunday will be the 28th meeting between the Herons and the Brewers. 
• William Smith leads the all time series 24-1-2, including an 11-0 mark in Poughkeepsie. 
• The last matchup between the Herons and the Brewers ended in a scoreless draw. Nelson had two saves in the shutout.