GENEVA, N.Y.—The 18th-ranked William Smith soccer team and Vassar battled to a scoreless draw in a Liberty League contest on Cozzens Field this afternoon. With the draw, the Herons are now 6-3-3 overall this season and 2-1-2 in the Liberty League. Vassar is now 7-2-3 overall with a record of 2-1-1 in conference play.
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Kirsten Nelson played all 90 minutes in goal for Vassar. She made five saves as she earned her fifth shutout of the season.
Laura Shea started in goal for Vassar and made seven saves.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- William Smith finished the game with a 21-7 advantage in shots and a slight 8-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Herons had two corner kicks and the Brewers had 1.
MATCH MOMENTS
- William Smith outshot Vassar 10-2 in the first half.
- Senior Lindsay Ringbloom had the game's first chance in the seventh minute, but her shot was blocked.
- Madison Bouggress nearly broke the shutout in the 17th minute, but her shot was smothered by Nelson.
- In the 19th minute, senior Marjorie Plants fired a shot on goal that hit a gust of wind and sailed just over the crossbar.
- In the 42nd minute, Moira van der Putt's shot trickled just wide.
- In the 44th minute, Shea made a diving stop on a shot from first-year Lily Pryzwansky.
- Vassar had the first three chances in the second half, but Nelson was up to the task, making three saves in the early minutes of the frame.
- In the 52nd minute, van der Putt had another save turned aside by a diving Shea.
- Senior Lexi Hasbrouck nearly broke the deadlock in the 59th minute when her shot off a free kick got caught up in the wind and nearly beat Shea.
- Senior Ava Brazie had a shot in the 78th swiped off of the goal line by a defender.
SERIES HISTORY
- Today's match was the third straight 0-0 tie between William Smith and Vassar.
- William Smith leads the all-time series 24-1-4.
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action next weekend when it heads to the Capital Region to take on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union. The Herons will take on the Engineers on Friday at 4 p.m. and the Garnet Chargers on Saturday at 2 p.m.