The William Smith ice hockey team will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 9, when it welcomes fifth-ranked Nazareth to The Cooler to begin a three-game homestand. The non-conference contest is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. The Herons will play eight of their next 10 games at home.
 
William Smith enters Friday's game with a 7-4-0 overall record. The Herons are looking to bounce back from a 6-2 loss to Bowdoin on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Nazareth is 13-0-0 overall. The Golden Flyers are coming off a sweep of Salve Regina to open 2026. Nazareth beat the Seahawks 2-1 on Sunday and then won 6-2 on Monday.
 
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ABOUT THE HERONS

• Sophomore Bella Hacker leads William Smith with five goals and nine points. She also shares the team lead with four assists.
• Senior Kelly Howe (3g, 3a) and first-year Finley Crosby (2g, 4a) are tied for second with six points each.
• Crosby and senior Seneca Urban are tied for 22nd in the nation with two game-winning goals.
• Junior Mia Iwicki has played a majority of the minutes in goal for the Herons. She is 5-3-0 with a 2.24 GAA and a .942 save percentage.
• Iwicki is 22nd in the nation in save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN FLYERS

• Nazareth enters the week third in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 4.38 goals per game.
• Amy Laskowski leads Nazareth with 16 goals and 24 points. She is first in the nation in goals per game and second in points per game.
• Brooke Judkiewicz has a team-high 12 assists and is tied for second on the team with 16 points.
• Mia Gonsalves has played every minute in goal for Nazareth this season. She is 13-0-0 with a 1.15 GAA and a .928 save percentage.

 
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Friday's game will be the eighth meeting between William Smith and Nazareth.
• The Golden Flyers lead the all-time series 4-2-1 and are 2-0-0 in Geneva.
• On Nov. 26, 2024, Nazareth beat the Herons 2-1 in Fairport.