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William Smith celebrates Ruth Hotaling's penalty kick goal
ADAM FARID '20
0
Vassar VAS (11-3-5, 5-1-3)
2
Winner William Smith WSC (12-3-3, 6-1-2)
Vassar VAS
(11-3-5, 5-1-3)
0
Final
2
William Smith WSC
(12-3-3, 6-1-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Vassar VAS 0 0 0
William Smith WSC 1 1 2

Game Recap: William Smith Soccer | | Mackenzie Larsen '12

#11 William Smith blanks Vassar, advances to Liberty League Championship

GENEVA, N.Y.—The 11th-ranked William Smith soccer team scored a goal in each half as it knocked off Vassar 2-0 in a Liberty League semifinal on Cozzens Field this afternoon. With their sixth straight victory, the Herons are now 12-3-3 on the season.
 
Senior Moira van der Putt and junior Ruth Hotaling scored for William Smith. Graduate student Kirsten Nelson played all 90 minutes in goal and made six saves as she picked up her eighth shutout of the year.
 
Laura Shea played all 90 minutes in goal for Vassar (11-3-5). She made five saves.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • A tightly contested match, the Herons finished the game with a 13-12 advantage in shots, including a 7-6 margin in shots on goal.
  • Vassar had three corner kicks and William Smith had two.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • William Smith opened the scoring in the seventh minute when van der Putt notched her third goal of the season. She redirected a pass from senior Marissa Mastracco into the back of the net. Graduate student Ava Ruppersberger also had an assist on the goal after crossing the ball from the left wing into the 18-yard box.
  • The Herons doubled their lead in the 69th minute. Junior Ruth Hotaling buried a penalty kick opportunity.
 
MATCH MOMENTS
  • Vassar nearly tied the game in the 20th minute. Cecelia Wagner blasted a shot that was smothered by the goalie.
  • In the 32nd minute, van der Putt nearly added a second goal but her shot was turned by a diving stop by Shea.
  • Two minutes later, Ruppersberger had a shot that was punched over the crossbar by Shea.
  • In the 75th minute, Lucy Hart fired a shot from the top of the 18-yeard box that was punched over the crossbar by Nelson, preserving the shutout.
  • Nelson had one more save on a shot from Hart in the 81st minute.
SERIES HISTORY
  • With today's win, William Smith is now 25-1-4 all-time against Vassar.
  • It snapped a stretch of three straight scoreless draws in the series. Van der Putt's seventh minute tally was the first goal in the series in 280:21 minutes.
 
UP NEXT
With today's win, William Smith advances to the championship game where it will take on Ithaca. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at Ithaca's Carp Wood Field. The Bombers, defeated Skidmore 2-0 this afternoon to advance to the title match. This will be the third time in the last four years the two teams have met for conference title.
 
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