The William Smith lacrosse team will be back in action Wednesday, April 16, when it heads to Henrietta, New York, for a Liberty League contest with Rochester Institute of Technology. The opening draw is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
William Smith is 9-3 overall with a 6-0 mark in conference play and has been idle since last Wednesday, when it beat Ithaca 17-5.
 
The Tigers are 9-4 overall on the season with a 5-2 record in Liberty League play. RIT is looking to bounce back from a 14-11 loss to Clarkson on Saturday.
 
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ABOUT THE HERONS

• Senior Katherine Murray leads William Smith with 32 goals and 45 points.
• Sophomore Kira Fulton is the top playmaker on the team. She has a team-high 15 assists. Fulton also has 22 goals and is second on the team with 37 points.
• Junior Natalie Daniels (27) and sophomore Mia Falco (20) also have 20-plus goals this season.
• Daniels has been the Herons' X-factor in the circle, winning 90 draws this season. She is fourth in the nation, averaging 10 draws a game.
• Senior Nikki Pio leads the defense with 20 caused turnovers.
• Maura Smeader has played every minute in goal. She is 9-3 with a 6.83 GAA and a .539 save percentage. Smeader is ninth in the nation in save percentage and 14th in GAA.

 
NATIONAL NUMBERS

• William Smith is fifth in the nation in draw control percentage (.650). The Herons have won the draw control battle in every game so far this season.
• In addition, the Herons are sixth in the nation in save percentage (.539), in clearing percentage (.892) and turnovers per game (12.75).
• William Smith is 18th in scoring defense (6.83).

 
ABOUT THE TIGERS

• Lily DePalma leads RIT with 59 points on 48 goals and 11 assists. Morgan Nichter is right behind her with 42 goals and 52 points.
• Zoe Heffernan has a team-leading 29 assists.
• Katherine Killian has a team-high 95 draw controls. She leads a draw unit that is fourth in the nation in draw controls per game (18.31). Killian also has a team-leading 19 caused turnovers and 37 ground balls.
• In goal, Grace McDonald has the edge in minutes play. She is 8-2 with a .439 save percentage and a 12.97 GAA.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Tomorrow's game will be the 15th meeting between William Smith and RIT.
• The Herons lead the all-time series 13-1, including a 4-1 advantage in Henrietta.
• William Smith won last year's meeting 21-3 at Urick Stadium.

 
PLAYOFF PUSH

• William Smith enters tomorrow's game first in the Liberty League standings. The Herons are 6-0 with three games left to play.
• The Herons can clinch at least a share of the Liberty League title and the first-round bye with a win over the Tigers.
• RIT is currently 5-2 and is tied for second with Ithaca, but the Bombers have the head-to-head and have played one fewer game than RIT.  
• The Tigers can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Herons.
• In the official league standings, both RIT and William Smith have a win against Bard reflected in their conference records after the Raptors forfeited games against both teams.