The 11th-ranked William Smith soccer team travels to Cortland, New York, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, for its final non-conference contest of the regular season for both teams. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on the Red Dragon's T. Fred Holloway Field.
 
In addition to jumping up nine spots in the United Soccer Coaches poll, William Smith is ranked 17th in the latest NPI rankings. NPI is the NCAA's new system for selecting at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament.
 
Fans who cannot make the trip to Cortland can follow all the action at cortlandreddragons.com.
 
ABOUT THE HERONS

• William Smith is 9-3-3 overall this season and is unbeaten in its last five games.
• Junior Ruth Hotaling leads the team with 15 points. She leads the Liberty League and is 27th in the nation with nine assists.
• Seniors Marjorie Plants and Lindsay Ringbloom share the team lead with five goals each.
• Graduate student Kirsten Nelson has played the majority of minutes in goal. Nelson has a 0.76 GAA and a .776 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE RED DRAGONS

• Cortland is 10-2-4 overall and has won eight straight.
• Tyla Vuotto leads the Red Dragons with 10 goals and 23 points.
• Katie Cosenza has a team-high 11 assists. She is 16th in the nation in total assists.
• Goaltender Kristen Spendal has played the majority of the minutes in goal for the Red Dragons. She is 10-2-4 with a 0.74 GAA and an .866 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Wednesday will be the 27th meeting between the Herons and the Red Dragons.
• William Smith leads the all-time series 18-5-3. This will be the first meeting since 2016.
• The Herons are 8-4-0 in Cortland.