The ninth-ranked William Smith soccer team will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 13, when it wraps up a three-game road trip at second-ranked Messiah. The match is scheduled to begin at Noon at the Falcons' Shoemaker Field.
 
The Herons enter the weekend with a 3-0-1 record. William Smith is coming off a 3-0 win over Salisbury last Sunday. Three different Herons scored in the win.
 
The Falcons are 5-0-0 to start the season. Messiah is coming off a 1-0 win over McDaniel on Wednesday.
 
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ABOUT THE HERONS

• Senior Julia Accioly leads the Herons with nine points on four goals and one assist.
• Senior Julia Bragg shares the team lead with four goals and is second with eight points.
• Five players have recorded a team-high two assists through the first four games of the year.
• Junior Antonia Goerke has played nearly every minute in goal this season. She is 3-0-1 with a 0.26 GAA, a .923 save percentage and three shutouts.

 
ABOUT THE FALCONS

• Brittany Laird leads Messiah with seven points on two goals and three assists.
• Mia Libby paces the Falcons with three goals.
• Ava Wert has played every minute in goal this season and leads a defense that has yet to surrender a goal this season. She has stopped all 11 shots she's faced..

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday will be the 18th meeting between the Herons and the Falcons.
• The all-time series is tied 7-7-3, but William Smith is 3-2-1 in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
• William Smith has won the last two meetings, including a 1-0 decision last year on Cozzens Field.