Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

Hobart and William Smith Logo
Kerstin Kelly
KEVIN COLTON

Herons to host Union, Bard in pivotal conference clashes

2/9/2023 4:03:00 PM

By: Jett Wright '23
The final weekend of regular season play at Bristol Gymnasium will see the William Smith College basketball team play host to the Dutchwomen of Union College on Friday at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Saturday matinee against the Bard Raptors at 2 p.m.

Ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Raptors, William Smith will honor and celebrate the careers of its two seniors, Lauren DeVaney and Kerstin Kelly.

At halftime of Friday's matchup with the Dutchwomen, Domino's is sponsoring competitions for fans with a chance to win free pizza. On Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Rob's Al Dente food truck will be serving fans in the Bristol Gym lot. HWS students, faculty and staff will receive one free item with an HWS ID.

Fans who cannot make it to Bristol Gymnasium can follow the action with HWS All-Access Video and Live Stats. The games will be broadcast on WHWS-FM (105.7 in Geneva).

ABOUT THE HERONS
  • William Smith currently sits in ninth place in the Liberty League standings, just one game out of a tie for sixth.
  • Junior Brooke Jarvis and senior Lauren DeVaney are leading the offensive charge, averaging 15.6 and 12.6 points per game, respectively.
  • Jarvis is coming off a 37-point performance at Clarkson this past weekend and was named to the Liberty League weekly honor roll.
  • DeVaney leads the conference in rebounding, averaging 9.1 boards per game.
ABOUT THE DUTCHWOMEN
  • Union enters the weekend tied for sixth in the conference.
  • Kendall Degenhardt leads a balanced offense, averaging 7.5 points per game.
  • A strong defense places Union third in the Liberty League in points against, giving up an average of just 53.2 points per game.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
  • William Smith holds a 39-25 record over the Dutchwomen, with a 20-10 edge in Geneva.
  • Last month, the Herons took down Union by a 9-point margin in Schenectady.
  • Jarvis led the Herons with 19 points and 19 rebounds in the win over the Dutchwomen.
ABOUT THE RAPTORS
  • Thalia Grandinetti is third in the conference in scoring, averaging 15.2 points per game.
  • Maggy Peyton is averaging 9.0 rebounds per game, placing her one spot behind William Smith's DeVaney in the conference totals.
SERIES SNAPSHOT
  • William Smith is riding a 21-game win streak over the Raptors.
  • Earlier this season, William Smith defeated Bard in convincing fashion, 73-35, in Annandale-on-Hudson.
  • First-year Carly Scott posted a career-high 13 points in that meeting.
Print Friendly Version