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Casey Holstein playing the ball
ADAM FARID '20
3
Winner William Smith WSC (3-0-1, 0-0-0)
0
Salisbury SAL (1-3-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
William Smith WSC
(3-0-1, 0-0-0)
3
Final
0
Salisbury SAL
(1-3-1, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
William Smith WSC 0 3 3
Salisbury SAL 0 0 0

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

2nd half surge sends William Smith past Salisbury 3-0

SALISBURY, Md.—The second-ranked William Smith soccer team scored three goals in the second half as it cruised to a 3-0 victory over Salisbury in a non-conference contest at the Sea Gull Soccer Stadium this afternoon.
 
Sophomore Casey Holstein and seniors Ruth Hotaling and Julia Bragg scored for the Herons. Junior Antonia Goerke played all 90 minutes in goal and made three saves as she earned her third consecutive shutout.
 
Hayle Foreman started in goal for the Sea Gulls and made seven saves.
 
FOR THE RECORD
  • William Smith is now 3-0-1 on the season.
  • With the loss, Salisbury falls to 1-3-1.
 
KEY STATS
  • The Herons finished the contest with a 20-7 advantage in shots, including a 12-3 mark in the second half.
  • William Smith had six corner kicks and the Sea Gulls had three.
 
MATCH MOMENTS
  • Hotaling had the game's first scoring chance in the seventh minute, but her shot from just outside the 18-yard box was smothered by Foreman.
  • In the 12th minute, Holstein had a shot turned aside by the Sea Gull goalie.
  • Goerke made a pair of big stops in the 14th minute, robbing Skylar Williams and Ashley Pantano on back-to-back shots.
  • Goerke's biggest save of the game came in the 40th minute when she had to make a diving stop on a shot from Lauren Chesney.
  • In the 43rd minute, first-year Sofia Carney fired a shot into the left side of the goal.
  • After the teams traded shots in the first minute of the second half, the Herons took control of the momentum of the game. Junior Izzy Thors had a pair of scoring opportunities smothered by a diving Foreman.
  • William Smith broke the deadlock in the 61st minute when Holstein scored her first goal of the season. Sophomore Analise Pilarski had an assist on the goal.
  • Fifty-eight seconds later, Ruth Hotaling picked up a bouncing ball at the top of the 18-yard box and fired a shot past Foreman for her third goal of the season.
  • Bragg tacked on an insurance goal in the 89th minute. It was her fourth goal of the season.
 
COACH'S CORNER
"We are thrilled to walk away with the win and the shutout," Head Coach Laura Burnett-Kurie '08 said. "The conditions were tough, yet we didn't let that effect our mentality and focus. We came out flying in the second half after a strong first half performance, and did a great job feeding off the energy of the bench. Once we broke through with Casey's goal, we didn't take our foot off the pedal until the final whistle. Overall, we are very happy with how we responded and excited to continue to push to reach our max potential."

UP NEXT
The Herons will be back in action next Saturday, Sept. 13, when they head to Grantham, Pennsylvania, to take on Messiah, which was ranked eighth in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. The non-conference contest is scheduled to begin at noon.  
 
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