Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

Hobart and William Smith
A group of seven William Smith soccer players in white uniforms with green trim huddle in celebration after Izzy Thors scored the team's second goal against Cortland. A Red Dragon player, dressed in a red uniform with white trim is seen in the background kicking the ball out of the net.
ADAM FARID '20
1
Cortland COR (13-4-3, 7-0-1)
2
Winner William Smith WSC (15-4-0, 9-0-0)
Cortland COR
(13-4-3, 7-0-1)
1
Final
2
William Smith WSC
(15-4-0, 9-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cortland COR 0 1 1
William Smith WSC 1 1 2

Game Recap: William Smith Soccer | | Ken DeBolt

Early Offense Propels Heron Soccer into NCAA 2nd Round

GENEVA, N.Y.—No. 15 William Smith scored a goal in the first three minutes of each half on its way to a 2-1 victory over SUNY Cortland on Cozzens Field in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship this afternoon. The Herons will face No. 8 Williams, a 4-0 winner over Penn State Harrisburg, in the second round at 1 p.m. Sunday.
 
MATCH SUMMARY
  • William Smith dominated the first half, outshooting Cortland 10-3.
  • Just past the two-minute mark, junior Kristin Middaugh looped a cross into the box from the left flank. Classmate Grace Metzler headed the ball inside the far post for her eighth goal of the season and a 1-0 Heron lead.
  • William Smith kept the pressure on the visitors, but the Red Dragons' goalie, Olivia Rouse, made six saves to keep it a one-goal game going into halftime.
  • The Herons doubled their lead just 129 seconds into the second half.
  • Senior Miranda Dimura sent a long pass ahead to senior Izzy Thors in the left corner, who bent a shot around Rouse for her first goal of the season.
  • William Smith pressed for more, firing four more shots on goal in the first 20 minutes of the half, but Rouse held off the Herons.
  • In the 76th minute, Cortland senior Piper Klammer broke into the William Smith penalty area and scored on the Red Dragon's first shot on goal.
  • Cortland was energized by the strike, putting three more shots on target over the next 10 minutes, but senior Antonia Goerke saved all three to protect the Heron lead.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • William Smith outshot Cortland 17-7, including a 12-4 edge in shots on goal.
  • Rouse finished the match with a season-high 10 saves.
  • Goerke posted her 14th win of the season with three saves.

POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE


 
FOR THE RECORD
  • William Smith improved to 15-4-0.
  • Cortland ended the season with a 13-4-3 record.
UP NEXT
  • The Herons will host Williams (15-2-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday in the second round on Cozzens Field.
  • It will be the seventh all-time meeting between the programs.
  • The Herons lead the series 4-0-2.
  • Five of the six matches have been in the NCAA tournament.
  • The last two meetings (2015, 2018) both ended in a draw with the Ephs advancing on penalties.
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