The William Smith lacrosse team will be back in action Wednesday, March 6, when it takes on SUNY Geneseo in a non-conference contest. The opening draw is set for 4:30 p.m. The game will be played in the Thomas B. Poole '61 and Family Sports Dome.
 
Capacity of the Poole Family Dome is limited by fire code, so there will be no general admission. The game will be broadcast live on WHWS-FM (105.7 in Geneva). Fans can watch the contest on HWS All-Access and rack the action with Live Stats.
 
The Herons, who remained at No. 3 in both the IL Women/IWLCA poll and the US Lacrosse Magazine poll, are coming off an 11-10 overtime win against then No. 7 York (Pa.) on Saturday. Sophomore Natalie Daniels had four goals, including the game-winning goal and had eight draw controls. Senior Maddie Montgomery had five goals and broke William Smith's career goals record in the contest. Junior Maura Smeader went the distance in goal and made eight saves, including a key save in overtime. She also had six ground balls. Daniels and Smeader earned spots on the Liberty League's Weekly honor roll for their performances.
 
Geneseo enters the week with a 3-0 overall record. The Knights beat St. Lawrence 16-3 on Saturday. Maddie Brown had a game-high six points on four goals and three assists. Emily DeJohn played all 60 minutes in goal. She made three saves.
 
ABOUT THE HERONS

• Montgomery leads the Herons in points with nine.
• She is tied for the team lead with Daniels with eight goals.
• Allie McGinty leads the Herons with six assists and is tied with Daniels for second on the team with eight points.
• Nicole Pio leads the team in caused turnovers with three. Four players have two caused turnovers.
• Daniels leads the Herons with 12 draw controls.
• Smeader has played every minute in goal this season. She has a 5.90 GAA and a .571 save percentage. She also has collected a team-high eight ground balls.

 
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS

• Maddie Brown leads Geneseo with 15 goals and 20 points over the past three games
• Alaina Reina is right behind her with 18 points on nine goals and a team-high nine assists.
• DeJohn has played every minute in goal. She has a 5.00 GAA and a .400 save percentage on the season.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• This will be the ninth matchup between the Knights and Herons, and the series is tied 4-4.
• William Smith is 4-1 in Geneva.
• On March 5, 2022, William Smith won 20-6 in the Poole Family Dome. Montgomery scored four goals and Katherine Murray and Molly Davis added hat tricks. McGinty had a game-high eight points on a goal and seven assists.