The 12th-ranked William Smith soccer team will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 24, when it heads to the Capital District to take on Liberty League rival Union. Kickoff in Schenectady, New York, is set for 2 p.m.
 
The Herons are coming off a 2-0 win over St. Lawrence on Wednesday. Senior midfielder Miranda DeMura and junior Grace Metzler scored for the Herons. Senior Antonia Goerke made two stops for her fourth shutout of the season.
 
Union is coming off a 2-0 victory against Skidmore on Wednesday.
 
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ABOUT WILLIAM SMITH (11-3-0, 7-0-0)

• The Herons currently sit in first place in the league standings with 21 points and have secured at least a share of the regular season title.  William Smith can clinch the regular season championship outright with a point in either of its final two games.
• Metzler leads the Herons with 13 points on five goals and three assists. She has recorded at least one point in each of the Herons' last six games.
• Junior Kristin Middaugh is tied for the team lead with five goals.  She is second on the team with 11 points.
• First-year Lea Bryant is tied with Metzler with three assists.
• Goerke has played the majority of minutes in goal, boasting a record of 10-3-0 with a 0.75 GAA and an .850 save percentage.

 
ABOUT UNION (6-3-6, 4-0-3)

• The Garnet Chargers are second in the league with 15 points. They are the only team that can catch William Smith, but would need to win their final two games and have the Herons lose the final two to clinch a share of the regular season title.
• Hannah Sams leads the Garnet Chargers with nine points on three goals and three assists.
• Taylor Bovardi is right behind her with eight points on three goals and two assists.
• Maya Koster has played most of the minutes in goal, posting a record of 5-3-6, with a 0.47 GAA and an .887 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game will be the 41st meeting between William Smith and Union.
• The Herons lead the all-time series 29-9-2, including a 10-7-0 mark in Schenectady.
• Last year in Geneva, William Smith and Union went into halftime tied at 1. DeMura needed just two minutes of second half play to put the Herons back in front. Goerke (7 saves) and the defense made the lead stand up for a 2-1 victory.