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Ruth Hotaling dribbles the ball downfield against Geneseo
ADAM FARID '20
0
SUNY Geneseo GEN (0-2-2, 0-0-0)
1
Winner William Smith WSC (4-1-1, 0-0-0)
SUNY Geneseo GEN
(0-2-2, 0-0-0)
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Final
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William Smith WSC
(4-1-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
SUNY Geneseo GEN 0 0 0
William Smith WSC 0 1 1

Game Recap: William Smith Soccer | | Mackenzie Larsen '12

Hotaling’s tally lifts Herons past Knights 1-0

GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith soccer team edged Geneseo 1-0 in a non-conference contest on Cozzens Field this afternoon. With the win, the Herons improve to 4-1-1 on the season.
 
Senior midfielder Ruth Hotaling scored William Smith's goal in the 52nd minute. Junior Antonia Goerke played all 90 minutes in goal and made five saves as she earned the shutout.
 
Emily McLouth started in goal for McLouth and made four saves.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • William Smith dominated the stat sheet, finishing with a 17-6 advantage in shots.
  • The Herons had all five of the game's corner kicks.
 
MATCH MOMENTS
  • Hotaling had the game's first chance in the third minute, but her shot was turned aside by McLouth.
  • Two minutes later, senior Julia Accioly had a shot blocked by a Geneseo defender.
  • In the 27th minute, Geneseo's Ella Yartym broke down the right and into the 18-yard box. Her shot was turned aside by a hard-charging Goerke.
  • Four minutes later, Yartym had a second chance smothered by Goerke.
  • In the 41st minute, sophomore Grace Metzler spun a defender a the top of the box, but her shot was blocked by a second defender.
  • Hotaling broke up the shutout bid seven minutes into the second half. She collected a pass from Accioly and ripped a shot past McLouth. It was her fourth goal of the season.
  • The Herons continued to probe the Geneseo defense, but could not get a second shot past the goalie. In the 72nd minute, Accioly nearly made it 2-0, but her shot just missed the left goal post.  Metzler had a shot stopped by the goalie.
  • In the 80th minute, Yartym chipped a shot on goal that was turned aside by Goerke.
 
COACH'S CORNER
"I thought we started really strong," Head Coach Laura Burnett-Kurie '08 said. "The first half was a great 45 minutes. At times, they pressured us defensively, but we handled it really well. We created a lot of dangerous looks. We just need to do a better job of getting them on frame. We talked about controlling the tempo, and with that, we needed multiple options every time we got on the ball. I think that the players really locked into that and it showed."
 
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action Saturday, Sept. 20, when it welcomes Rochester to Cozzens Field. The Herons' final non-conference contest is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
 
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