GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith hockey team scored three times in the second period as it defeated Chatham 5-3 in a non-conference contest at The Cooler this afternoon. With the win, the Herons improve to 2-1-1 on the season.
Senior captain
Tara Valas led the Herons, recording three points on a goal and two assists. Sophomore
Finley Crosby (1g, 1a) and junior
Madeline Diglio (2a) also had multi-point games. Sophomore
Julia Echavarria played all 60 minutes in goal and made 11 saves.
Klara Miuller recorded a hat trick for the Cougars (1-1-1). Morgan Black and Hailey Braaten had two assists each. Morgan Miller started in goal and finished the contest with 58 saves.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- William Smith finished the game with a 63-14 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Herons were 2-for-7 on the power play and Chatham was 1-for-2 with the extra skater.
SCORING SUMMARY
- William Smith broke through at the 12:11 mark of the frame. Just as a power play opportunity expired, Crosby collected a pass from Diglio and snapped a shot past Miller for her second goal of the season. Abigail Schum was also credited with an assist on the goal.
- The Herons made it 2-0 just under nine minutes into the frame. Hacker picked up a rebound and snapped a one-timer past Miller for her third goal of the year. Laine Heiser and Valas had assists on the power-play goal.
- One minute later, Miuller scored her first of the game, slipping a shot past Echavaria. Her seventh goal of the season was assisted by Audrey Coomber and Emily Crow.
- The action picked up in the closing stages of the frame with four goals coming in the span of a minute.
- First-year Talia Mertens started the flurry with her second goal of the season. Crashing the net, she poked a loose puck past Miller. Sena Hasegawa and Valas had assists on the power-play goal.
- Twenty-two seconds later, junior Ainsley Lonczak made it 4-1 with her second goal of the season. Her tally was assisted by Crosby and Diglio.
- Miuller scored the game's next two goals to make it 4-3 headed into the second intermission. Both goals were assisted by Hailey Braaten and Morgan Black.
- Valas sealed the win with an empty-net goal at the 19:33 mark of the third period.
COACH'S CORNER
"We played a solid game in all three zones for pretty close to 60 minutes, a great sign as we head into league play," Head Coach
Matt Cunningham said. "I'm really encouraged by our offensive zone paly and relentless forecheck."
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action next weekend, Nov. 13-14, when SUNYAC play begins against Oswego and Canton. Friday's game against Oswego is set to begin at 3 p.m.
