The 10th-ranked William Smith lacrosse team will conclude its regular season Saturday, April 26, when it travels to Poughkeepsie, New York, to take on Vassar. The opening draw is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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The Herons are 11-3 overall and 8-0 in Liberty League play. William Smith is coming off a 17-6 win over Rochester last Saturday. Senior attacker
Katherine Murray led the way for the Herons with four goals and five points.
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The Brewers are 10-4 overall with a 5-4 record in conference play. They defeated Bard 17-7 on Wednesday. Maddie Kaltsas led the way with four goals for Vassar.
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MEDIA
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ABOUT THE HERONS
- Murray leads William Smith with 57 points on 42 goals and 15 assists.
- Sophomore Kira Fulton has a team-high 17 assists and is second on the team with 41 points.
- The Herons enter the weekend 12th in the nation in draw control percentage (.632). William Smith has won the draw battle in all but one game this season.
- William Smith is 19th in the nation in scoring defense (7.00).
- Senior Nikki Pio leads the defensive unit with 23 caused turnovers. Fellow senior Livvy Von Heill and junior Lily Kuhn have 16 caused turnovers each.
- Senior goalie Maura Smeader has played every minute in goal. She is 11-3 overall with a .529 save percentage and a 7.00 GAA. She leads the Liberty League and is 13th in the nation in GAA and is 15th in save percentage.
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ABOUT THE BREWERS
- Reilly Mulcahy leads Vassar with 41 points on 23 goals and 18 assists.
- Tess Billings paces Vassar with 27 goals. Amelia Poirier is right behind her with 26 goals.
- Emilia DiLiberto leads the Brewers with 66 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers.
- Bree MacMullen has played the majority of minutes in goal. She is 9-4 with a 10.64 GAA and a .433 save percentage.
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SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday's game will be the 23rd meeting between William Smith and Vassar.
- The Herons lead the all-time series 20-2, including an 8-2 record in Poughkeepsie.
- Last year in Geneva, William Smith defeated the Brewers 24-3. Five different players had hat tricks in the victory.