The second-ranked William Smith lacrosse team embarks on a season-long five-game road trip this weekend, April 5-6, when it heads to the North Country for a pair of Liberty League contests. The Herons will be at St. Lawrence on Friday at 4 p.m. and take on Clarkson on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
William Smith is 9-0 overall on the season and is coming off a 13-4 win over Skidmore last Saturday. The Herons are 3-0 in Liberty League play and enter the weekend tied for first in the conference standings with the Golden Knights and Ithaca.
 
The Saints are 2-6 overall with a 2-1 mark in conference play. St. Lawrence is tied for fourth in the conference standings. The Saints are looking to rebound from a 19-3 loss to No. 1 Middlebury on Tuesday.
 
Clarkson is 8-1 overall with a 3-0 record in conference play. The Golden Knights will host the Bombers on Friday.
 
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ABOUT THE HERONS

• Senior Maddie Montgomery leads William Smith with 36 goals and 44 points. She is tied for the team lead with 12 caused turnovers and is second on the team with 37 draw controls.
• Sophomore Natalie Daniels leads the team with 39 draw controls. She is second on the team with 27 goals.
• Senior Allie McGinty leads the Herons with 21 assists. 
• Defensively, first-year Janey Sypeck has 12 caused turnovers and 12 ground balls. Junior Nicole Pio has 11 caused turnovers and 10 ground balls.
• Junior Maura Smeader has played every minute in goal. She is 9-0 with a 6.31 GAA and a .565 save percentage. She is fifth in the nation in save percentage and eighth in GAA.

 
ABOUT THE SAINTS

• Liz Evans leads St. Lawrence with 15 goals and 19 points. She also has 12 ground balls.
• Morgan Arakelian leads the Saints with seven assists. She is second on the team with 13 points.
• Keira Dodd has 13 draw controls.
• Defensively, Haley Sundstrom has 17 caused turnovers and 15 ground balls to lead the team. She also has 11 draw controls.
• Courtney Lynn has played every minute in goal. She is 2-6 with a 13.25 GAA and a .321 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Friday's game will be the 52nd meeting between William Smith and St. Lawrence.
• The Herons lead the all-time series 36-15, including a 13-6 mark in Canton, New York.
• Last year, William Smith scored all seven goals in the first half and never looked back as they defeated the Saints 15-3 in the Poole Family Dome. Katherine Murray had four goals to lead the Herons.

 
 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS

• Entering the weekend, Julia Lavarnway leads the team with 31 assists and 51 points. She is 10th in the nation in assists per game (3.44). Lavarnway is second on the team with 20 goals.
• Madelynn Barnum has a team-high 43 goals and 41 draw controls. She is 21st in the nation in goals per game (4.78). Barnum is second on the team with 48 points.
• Barnum also leads the team with 17 caused turnovers and 23 ground balls.
• Rylee Ganter is second on the team with 14 caused turnovers and 20 ground balls.
• Jennaca McGill has played a majority of the minutes in goal. She is 8-1 with a 10.50 GAA and a .371 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game will be the 24th meeting between William Smith and Clarkson.
• The Herons lead the all-time series 21-2, including a 6-1 mark in Potsdam, New York.
• Last year, William Smith won 17-6 in Geneva. The Golden Knights scored first, but the Herons used a 10-1 run in the first half to pull away for the victory. Kaitlin Pellechia '23 (5g) and Maddie Montgomery (2g 3a) led the way for William Smith with five points each.