GENEVA, N.Y.— The William Smith College basketball team defeated bard 96-60 this afternoon in a Liberty League matchup in Bristol Gymnasium. The Herons move to 7-16 overall and 5-11 in conference play, while the Raptors fall to 1-20 overall with a 0-16 mark in conference play.  
 
This afternoon, William Smith honored its two seniors, Lauren DeVaney and Kerstin Kelly. DeVaney led the Herons with 22 points and six rebounds while Kelly posted 17 points, tying her career high. Junior Brooke Jarvis chipped in 22 points and eight rebounds in the win. 
 
TEAM TOTALS

• Rebounds: William Smith 45, Bard 34
• Assists: William Smith 25, Bard 13
• Turnovers: Bard 22, William Smith 5
• Steals: William Smith 14, Bard 1
• Blocked Shots: William Smith 4, Bard 0

HERON STAT LEADERS

• Scoring: Lauren DeVaney 22, Brooke Jarvis 22, Kerstin Kelly 17
• Rebounding: Brooke Jarvis 8, Maddie Patrick 7, Lauren DeVaney 6, Fiona Horan 5
• Assists: Lauren DeVaney 6, Brooke Jarvis 4, Carly Scott 4, Kerstin Kelly 4

 

FIRST HALF

• William Smith opened up the contest on a 6-0 run behind points from Jarvis, DeVaney and Patrick.
• First-year Carly Scott hit two deep three-pointers at the end of the first quarter to give the Herons a 27-14 lead heading into the second.
• The Raptors responded with sharp shooting from Shirley Dong to keep Bard in the game.
• William Smith found themselves in some foul trouble down low which rotated players in off the bench.
• First-year Faith Okoli made her presence known in the paint grabbing two boards and posting two points late in the first half.
• Patrick posted nine points and seven rebounds in the first half to lead the Herons to a 11-point lead heading into the second half.

SECOND HALF

• William Smith turned up the heat in to start the second half, outscoring the Raptors 52-27 in the second half.
• The Herons were strong from the free throw line to start the half, going 10-for-11 from the line in the third quarter alone.
• The Raptors would find strong shooting from behind the arc from Alleisha Romain, Maggy Peyton and Dong to keep Bard's hopes alive.
• William Smith would respond with a 12-0 run led by Jarvis, DeVaney and Kelly to extend their lead to 19 heading into the final quarter.
• Bard looked to gain some momentum in the final ten minutes but would be stopped by DeVaney sinking a deep-three which sparked another run by the Herons.
• Okoli once again made her presence known in the paint, posting eight points late in the final quarter to propel William Smith to it's fifth conference victory of the season.

COACHES CORNER
"I am very happy we got a win for the seniors this afternoon," Head Coach Lindsay Sharman said. " I think we started a little slow but we dug in defensively which helped us get easy transition buckets, which allowed us to get into an offensive rhythm. We shared the ball extremely well and had contributions from everyone on both ends of the court in the second half."
UP NEXT

William Smith will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 17, when it heads to Vassar for a Liberty League showdown. Tipoff between the Herons and the Brewers is set for 5:30 p.m. in Poughkeepsie, New York.