ROCHESTER, N.Y.—The 17th-ranked William Smith soccer team was edged by 22nd-ranked Rochester 1-0 in a non-conference contest at the Yellowjackets' Edwin Fauver Stadium this evening.
Senior
Antonia Goerke played all 90 minutes in goal for the Herons. She made eight saves.
Eileen Harvey scored the goal for Rochester. Eleni McGuire started in goal for the Yellowjackets and earned the shutout.
FOR THE RECORD
- William Smith falls to 4-3-0 on the season.
- The Yellowjackets are now 7-0-0 to start the year.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Rochester finished the game with a 20-6 advantage in shots.
- William Smith had a 5-3 edge in corner kicks, including a 4-1 mark in the second half.
FIRST HALF
- The Herons held a good chunk of possession in the opening 15 minutes, but could not solve Rochester's defense.
- The Yellowjackets switched momentum in their favor in the 16th minute, and kept their foot on the gas pedal for most of the first half.
- Goerke made a point-blank save on a shot from Sydney Holmes at 14:52 of the first half. Two minutes later, while backpedaling, Goerke punched away a Rochester shot to keep the game scoreless.
- Rochester broke the deadlock in the 18th minute, when Harvey buried a pass from Natalie Santangelo for her second goal of the season.
- In the 22nd minute, Maya Bravo had a low, skidding shot from 22 yards that was headed just inside the left post, but Goerke made a terrific diving save to her right.
SECOND HALF
- Eleven seconds into the second half, Aleena Solano intercepted a back pass and had a mini-breakaway, but her shot sailed high over the crossbar.
- In the 65th minute, Solano fired a shot off a defender and then the right goalpost.
- On the ensuing corner kick, Solano had a chance turned aside by McGuire at the last second.
- In the 79th minute, Brynn Schneider had a ball fall at her feet inside the 18-yard box, but the shot was blocked by a defender.
- Goerke made two saves in the second half.
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 26, when it heads to Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, to begin Liberty League play. The game against Bard is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
