The William Smith soccer team begins a three-game road trip this weekend, Sept. 6-7, when it travels to Salisbury, Maryland, for the 2025 Salisbury Classic. On Saturday, the second-ranked Herons will face St. Mary's College (Md.) at 4 p.m. The following day, William Smith will take on Salisbury at noon.
 
The Herons enter the weekend with a record of 2-0-0. In their season opener, William Smith defeated DeSales 8-1. Two days later, the Herons earned a 3-0 win over New Paltz on Cozzens Field.
 
The Seahawks are 2-0-1 this season and are coming off a 1-0 win over Hood on Wednesday. The Sea Gulls are 1-1-1 after tying Washington (Md.) 1-1 on Wednesday.
 
Fans who are unable to make the trip can follow the action online at suseagulls.com.
 
ABOUT THE HERONS

• Senior Julia Accioly leads the team with nine points on four goals and an assist.
• First Year Sophia carney, senior Anna Nichols and junior Izzy Thors have two assists each.
• Junior Antonia Goerke has started both games, making six saves in 164 minutes.

 
ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS

• Four different players have scored a goal for St. Mary's (Md.).
• Ashlyn Bonner has two assists.
• Kyleigh Bland has played every minute in goal. She has a 0.33 GAA and a .933 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• This will be the first meeting between the Herons and Seahawks

 
ABOUT THE SEA GULLS

• Skylar Williams and Alex Jankowski share the team lead with three points (1g, 1a) each.
• Ava Wheeler has two assists.
• Hayle Forman has played the majority of the minutes in goal. She has a 0.85 GAA and an .846 save percentage.

 
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Sunday will be the second meeting between William Smith and Salisbury.
• The Herons won the first matchup 1-0 in 2017. That game was also played in Maryland.