The William Smith soccer team will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 3, when it heads to Potsdam, New York, to take on Liberty League foe Clarkson. The conference match is set to kick off at 3 p.m.
The Herons, who are playing the final game of a six-game road trip, are 6-3-0 overall with a 2-0-0 record in Liberty League play. William Smith has won two straight, including a 3-1 win on Wednesday over rival Ithaca. Junior
Grace Metzler scored twice for the Herons in the victory.
The Golden Knights are 5-3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in league play. Last Saturday, Clarkson and Union battled to a scoreless draw.
MEDIA COVERAGE
ABOUT THE HERONS
- Kristin Middaugh leads the Herons with six points on three goals.
- Metzler and first-year Grace Sudbay are right behind her with five points each on two goals and an assist.
- First-year Lea Bryant has a team-high two assists.
- Senior Antonia Goerke has played most of the minutes in goal this season. She is 5-3-0 with a 1.00 GAA and an .829 save percentage.
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
- Thea Armistead leads Clarkson with five points on one goal and three assists.
- Gabrielle Cyganik has a team-high two goals.
- Kenzie Roth has played most of the minutes in goal this season. She is 4-2-1 with a 1.00 GAA and an .857 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday's game will be the 39th matchup between William Smith and Clarkson.
- The Herons are 38-0-0 in the series, including a 19-0-0 mark in Potsdam.
William Smith won last year's meeting 4-2 in Geneva. The Golden Knights led 2-0 22 minutes into the game before the Herons rattled off four unanswered goals to secure the win.
Ruth Hotaling '26 scored twice, including a penalty kick in the 85th minute.
