The seventh-ranked William Smith lacrosse team will be back in action on Friday, May 3, when it welcomes Union to Boswell Field for a Liberty League Tournament semifinal contest. The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
 
The Herons, who are the No. 2 seed in the tournament, are 16-2 overall this season. William Smith is coming off a 19-6 win over seventh-seeded St. Lawrence in the first round. Seniors Maddie Montgomery (5g, la) and Allie McGinty (4g, 2a) and sophomore Natalie Daniels (4g, 2a) led the Herons with six points each.
 
The Garnet Chargers, who are the No. 3 seed, are 11-5 overall. Union came from behind to beat sixth-seeded Rochester 18-15 in their opener. Gillian Joseph and Greta Mauer had four goals each.
 
Top-seeded Ithaca will host fifth-seeded RPI in the other semifinal at 4 p.m. The winners will meet on Sunday for the conference championship. The game will be played at the highest remaining seed.
 
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ABOUT THE HERONS

• Senior Maddie Montgomery leads the Herons with 64 goals, 78 points and 30 caused turnovers. Her 78 points this season are 15th on William Smith's single-season list.
• Senior Allie McGinty leads the Herons with 45 assists and is second with 70 points.
• Sophomore Natalie Daniels leads the team with 75 draw controls and is second with 56 goals.
• First-year Janey Sypeck leads William Smith's defense. She has 20 caused turnovers and 22 ground balls.
• Junior Nicole Pio is right behind her with 20 caused turnovers and 21 ground balls.
• Junior Maura Smeader has played a majority of the minutes in goal. She is 15-2 with a 7.19 GAA and a .498 save percentage. She leads the Herons with 41 ground balls.

 
NATIONAL NUMBERS
 

• The Herons are third in the nation in clearing percentage (.918), fourth in turnovers per game (12.11), fifth in winning percentage (.889), 10th in scoring defense (6.83) and free position percentage (.568) and 18th in scoring margin (+8.33).
• Individually, Daniels is 19th in the nation in free position percentage (.682) and McGinty is 30th in assists.
• Smeader is seventh in the nation in GAA and 16th in save percentage (.498).

 
ABOUT THE GARNET CHARGERS

• Union is led by Joseph's 46 goals and 52 points.
• Mauser is right behind her with 48 points, including a team-high 25 assists. She also leads Union with 45 draw controls.
• Sydney Widlitz has played a majority of the minutes in goal. She is 8-5 with an 11.17 GAA and a .420 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Friday's game will be the 38th meeting between William Smith and Union.
• The Herons lead the all-time series 27-10, including a 16-2 record in Geneva.
• During the regular season, William Smith beat Union 12-6 in the Poole Family Dome. Montgomery scored six goals in the win. She added an assist to finish the game with seven points. Smeader made seven saves in the win.