GENEVA, N.Y.—Junior forward
Sena Hasegawa scored twice as the William Smith hockey team and Chatham skated to a 4-4 tie in a non-conference contest at The Cooler this evening.
Senior captain
Tara Valas led the Herons with three assists. Junior
Madeline Diglio (1g, 1a) also had a multi-point game. Senior
Mia Iwicki played all 65 minutes in goal for William Smith. She had 25 saves.
Kiara Miuller led the Cougars with three points on two goals and an assist. Hailey Braaten and Lily Schmear had two assists each. Morgan Miller went the distance in goal and made 30 saves.
FOR THE RECORD
- William Smith is now 1-1-1 overall this season.
- Chatham is 1-0-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- William Smith finished the game with a 34-29 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Herons were 2-for-2 on the power play and Chatham was 1-for-2 with the extra skater.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Chatham opened the scoring at the 4:56 mark of the first period. Miuller raced down the left wing and wristed a shot through Iwicki's legs for her fifth goal of the season. Braaten and Higgins had assists on the tally.
- Just over a minute later, William Smith tied the game on Hasegawa's first goal as a Heron. She picked up a shot in the left faceoff circle and flipped a shot past Miller. Valas and sophomore Lilly Relyea had assists on the power-play goal.
- The Herons took a 2-1 lead at the 8:40 mark of the opening period. Junior Laine Heiser collected a pass from first-year Talia Mertens at the point, skated to the top of the faceoff circle, and fired a shot past the Chatham goalie. It was Heiser's first goal of the season. Valas also had an assist on the power-play goal.
- The Cougars tied the game with just over four minutes remaining in the first period. Kate Garren blocked a shot in her defensive end, raced the length of the rink and snapped a shot past Iwicki. It was her first goal of the season.
- Chatham took a 3-2 lead just under nine minutes into the middle stanza. Morgan Black one-timed a rebound from the left faceoff circle into the back of the net. Schmear and Miuller had assists on the power-play goal.
- The Herons drew level 78 seconds later. Diglio redirected a Tara Valas shot past Miller for her first goal of the season
- Hasegawa gave William Smith a 4-3 lead at the 13:51 mark of the third period. She collected a drop pass from junior Ainsley Lonczak and ripped a wrist shot over Miller's glove. Diglio also had an assist on the tally.
- Miuller tied the game with just under three minutes remaining in regulation. She picked up a rebound in the slot and tipped it across the goal line. Her sixth goal of the season was assisted by Schmear and Braaten.
THE EXTRA SESSION
- William Smith had a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal in the overtime period.
- Sophomore Finley Crosby had a flurry of chances for the Herons in the final minute, but could not sneak another shot past the Chatham goalie.
UP NEXT
William Smith and Chatham will wrap up the season series tomorrow, Nov. 6. The opening faceoff at The Cooler is scheduled for Noon.
