OSWEGO, N.Y.— The William Smith field hockey team closed out its regular season with a dominating 6-0 nonconference win over SUNY Oswego this afternoon. With the win, the Herons improve to 11-8 overall, while the Lakers fall to 5-13 on the season.
 
William Smith put on an impressive performance in its regular season finale. The Herons fired off 23 shots in the nonconference battle, while the Lakers were held to zero shots on the afternoon. William Smith landed 18 shots on target and earned 15 penalty corners while Oswego didn't earn any penalty corners in its season finale.
 
Graduate student Rebecca Mantione led the Herons with five points on two goals and an assist against the Lakers. Sophomore Madison Campisi added four points on two goals, while senior Abby Jones and sophomore Mia Batchelder tallied one goal each in the win. Sophomore Hadley Harbert dished out two assists in the nonconference win, while sophomores Caroline Kogut and Ana Dios Vidal added one assist each for William Smith.
 
First-year Olivia Terranova played 40:09 in goal for the Herons before sophomore Baker Jeremiah came in for the final 19:51 of the game. Neither Terranova nor Jeremiah registered a save in the contest. With the win, Terranova improves to 8-6 on the season.

MATCH MOMENTS:

• The Herons opened the scoring just 1:16 into the game after being awarded a penalty corner. Senior Lily Gutch inserted the ball to Harbert, who fired off a shot at goal. Batchelder deflected Harbert's shot past the Laker goalie to give the Herons an early 1-0 lead.
• William Smith would double its lead in the seventh minute after junior Kylee Knuschke slotted a pass to Mantione in front of goal. Mantione turned and beat her defender and fired off a shot into the back of the net to give the Herons a 2-0 lead.
• Mantione would strike again with 16 seconds remaining in the opening quarter after capitalizing on another penalty corner opportunity. Harbert recorded her second assist of the day after slotting a pass across net to Mantione. It was Mantione's ninth goal of the season.
• William Smith continued on its momentum into the second half as Jones tallied her third goal of the season. Mantione forced a fast break, beating two defenders before dishing off a pass to Jones at the top of the arc. Jones chipped a shot past the Laker goalie to give the Herons a 4-0 lead.
• The Herons would strike again with 20 seconds remaining in the third quarter after being awarded another penalty corner. The ball found the stick of Kogut at the top of the arc, who then dished a pass off to Campisi waiting at the top of the arc. Campisi wound up and fired a shot near post past the Laker goalie to give William Smith a 5-0 lead.
• Campisi would close out the scoring with her second goal of the day just over two minutes later. Dios Vidal slotted a pass to Campisi on the top of the arc after another penalty corner. Campisi's shot beat the Laker goalie again to make it 6-0.

COACHES CORNER:

"I'm really proud of how we finished our regular season today," said Head Coach Sophie Riskie '07. "It was a complete team effort. We moved the ball well, stayed composed, and created a lot of great opportunities. With scoring from four different Herons, it was the perfect way to close out the regular season and build momentum heading into the postseason."

UP NEXT:

William Smith will be back in action Tuesday, Nov. 4, as it welcomes Rochester to Geneva for the first round of the Liberty League Tournament. Action between the fourth-seeded Herons and the fifth-seeded Yellowjackets is set for 5 p.m. on McCooey Field.