The William Smith soccer team continues its three-game road trip this Wednesday, Oct. 2, when it heads to Ithaca to take on the Bombers. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. in the key Liberty League contest.
 
The Herons are 5-2-2 overall, including a 1-0-1 mark in Liberty League play. William Smith moved up one spot to No. 11 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Herons are coming off a scoreless draw at Skidmore on Saturday. William Smith enters the week tied for second in the Liberty League standings with four points.
 
Ithaca, which is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll, is 6-0-3 overall and 1-0-0 in Liberty League play. This past weekend the Bombers shut out Bard College 7-0. Sarah Sinnott scored twice. Ithaca is tied for third place in the league standings with three points.
 
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ABOUT THE HERONS

• Senior Marjorie Plants leads the Herons with five goals and 11 points.
• Sophomore Kaleigh Darby has three goals and six points.
• Junior Ruth Hotaling has a team-high five assists.
• Graduate student Kirsten Nelson has played nearly every minute in goal for the Herons. She has a 1.03 GAA and a save percentage of .710.

 
ABOUT THE BOMBERS

• Sinnott leads Ithaca with eight goals.
• Ava Detorie has six assists to pace the Bombers.
• Grace Hickey has played the majority of the minutes in goal. She has a GAA of 0.36 and a .864 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Wednesday will be the 38th meeting between the Herons and the Bombers.
• William Smith leads the all-time series 24-8-5, including a mark of 9-3-3 in Ithaca.
• Last year, the Herons shut out the Bombers 1-0. Julia Dimenna '23 scored the lone goal of the game and Nelson made a save.