SPARKS, Md.—William Smith College sophomore goalie Maura Smeader made a career-high 13 saves as the sixth-ranked William Smith College lacrosse team rallied from a 7-2 deficit for a 12-9 victory over fifth-ranked Salisbury University. The win was Head Coach Anne Phillips' 100th of her Heron career.
 
William Smith (5-0) outscored the Sea Gulls (5-2) 10-2 in the final 31:35 minutes, rallying from a 7-2 deficit. It was William Smith's fourth victory over a nationally-ranked team to start the season. The Herons are 5-0 for the first time since 2009.
 
Senior Maddie Montgomery led the way for the Herons with four goals and four points. Fellow senior Molly Davis had a hat trick and won a team-high five draw controls. Junior Kate Risley and Smeader shared team-high honors with 2 ground balls each.
 
Emma Skoglund led Salisbury with four points on two goals and two assists. Miranda Mears and Caroline Knight also had two goals each. Riley Hartman won a game-high seven draw controls. Kaitlyn Hunsinger and Gabby Dorsey split time in goal. They combined for nine saves.
 
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• Phillips is now 100-27 in her eight seasons at William Smith. She has compiled a career record of 236-114.

 
KEY STATS

• Salisbury finished the contest with a 32-25 advantage in shots and a 12-11 edge in ground balls.
• The Sea Gulls had a 13-12 edge in the draw circle.
• William Smith is now 2-2 all-time against Salisbury. The Herons' last win came in 2003.

 
THE START

• William Smith took a 2-1 lead 10 minutes into the game. Montgomery and Maddie Schleicher scored unassisted goals to start the game.
• Knight scored a woman-up goal for Salisbury. Skoglund was awarded an assist on the goal.

 
SALISBURY RUN

• The Sea Gulls scored the game's next six goals to take a 7-2 lead.
• Mears collected a feed from Meridith Price and bounced a shot past Smeader. Thirty-five seconds later, Knight notched her second goal of the game to give Salisbury the lead.
• Mears made it a three-goal run with her second of the game. The goal, 50 seconds into the second quarter, was assisted by Skoglund. Just over a minute later Skoglund scored a goal of her own. Erin Scannell was awarded an assist on the tally.
• With seven minutes remaining in the half, Leah Vilov extended the lead to four goals off a feed from Riley Hartman. Mary Hanzsche made it 7-2 with a woman-up free-position goal.

 
THE COMEBACK

• Trailing by five, Davis picked up a key draw control for the Herons. After a great offensive possession, she converted a free position attempt to make it 7-3.
• Forty-five seconds later, Montgomery notched her second goal of the day, dodging around a defender and ripping a shot past the Salisbury goalie.
• With 24 seconds remaining in the first half, Davis scored another free position goal to make it 7-5 heading into the break.
• The Herons tied the game three minutes into the third quarter. Allie McGinty made it a one-goal game with a free position goal. The tally extended her point streak to 26 games.
• Montgomery completed her hat trick. It was an unassisted goal.
• Senior Payton McMahon gave William Smith the lead with an unassisted goal with 9:12 remaining in the frame. It was the 101st goal of her career.
• McGinty notched her second free position goal of the game to give William Smith a 9-7 lead.

 
LATE STAGES

• Hartman scored late in the third quarter and Skoglund opened the fourth quarter with goals for Salisbury to make it 9-9.
• With 11:51 remaining in regulation, first-year Natalie Daniels scored the game-winning goal. It was an unassisted tally.
• Montgomery extended the advantage to two goals with a free position goal with just under nine minutes left.
• Davis iced the game for William Smith. She fired the ball into an empty cage to complete her hat trick.

 
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action Friday, March 24, when it welcomes Clarkson University to begin Liberty League play. The opening draw is scheduled for 4 p.m.