The second-ranked William Smith lacrosse team will be back in action this weekend, April 13-14, when it takes on Bard and Wesleyan to conclude a five-game road trip. The Herons will take on the Raptors on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The next day, William Smith will take on the seventh-ranked Cardinals in Middletown, Connecticut, at 1 p.m.
 
William Smith is 11-1 overall with a 5-1 mark in Liberty League play. The Herons are looking to bounce back from a loss to 18th-ranked Ithaca on Wednesday.
 
Bard is 1-11 overall and 0-7 in Liberty League play. The Raptors have lost eight straight games.
 
Wesleyan is 8-2 overall with a 4-2 record in the NESCAC. The Cardinals are coming off a 16-12 win over No. 22 Trinity on Wednesday. Wesleyan has won three straight since losing to No. 1 Middlebury 12-10.  The Cardinals will take on Hamilton on Saturday.
 
MEDIA COVERAGE

• Live Stats: Friday/Saturday
• Video: Friday/Saturday
• WHWS-FM (105.7 FM in Geneva)

ABOUT THE HERONS

• Senior Maddie Montgomery leads the team with 43 goals, 51 points and 17 caused turnovers. She is second on the team with 41 draw controls.
• Sophomore Natalie Daniels is right behind her with 38 goals and 43 points. She has a team-high 53 draw controls.
• Senior Allie McGinty has a team-leading 28 assists.
• Senior Kate Risley has 21 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
• Junior Marua Smeader has played every minute in goal. She is 11-1 with a .522 save percentage and 7.39 GAA.

 
NATIONAL NUMBERS

• The Herons are among the nation's best in several categories. William Smith is fifth in clearing percentage (.912), sixth in winning percentage (.917), seventh in free position percentage (.576), 11th in save percentage (.522) and 14th in scoring defense (7.42).
• Individually, Smeader is ninth in GAA and 10th in save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE RAPTORS

• Izzi Popolizio leads Bard with 16 assists and 30 points.
• Maya Junkins has a team-high 35 draw controls and has 14 ground balls.
• Paige Gregg has a team-high 12 caused turnovers.
• Lexie Blackburn has played every minute in goal. She has a 17.75 GAA and a .324 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game will be the 11th meeting between William Smith and Bard.
• The Herons have won the 10 previous games.
• Last year, the Herons won 24-2 in Geneva. It was the largest margin of victory in the series.

 
ABOUT THE CARDINALS

• Laura Baine leads Wesleyan with 29 goals, 15 assists and 44 points.
• Olivia Lai is right behind her with 27 goals and 33 points.
• Bridget Horst leads the Cardinals with 52 draw controls.
• Kiara Tangney has a team-high 17 caused turnovers and 23 ground balls.
• Izzy Weintraub has played a majority of the minutes in goal. She is 8-2 with a 9.64 GAA and a .397 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY

• This will be just the second meeting between William Smith and Wesleyan and the first trip to Connecticut for the Herons.

William Smith won the only other meeting 8-1 in March of 2017 in Englewood, Florida. The Cardinals scored first but Herons scored eight straight, including four goals from Alexandra Bird '17.