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The 1988 William Smith soccer team was the first Heron team to win a national championship and, likewise, will be the first Heron Team of Distinction. William Smith capped a 16-1-3 season with a 1-0 triple overtime win over UC-San Diego in the NCAA Division III Championship match. The Herons opened the season with 14 consecutive wins before ending the regular season with a scoreless tie at St. Lawrence and a 1-0 setback at Cortland State. The team responded by unleashing six goals on a vastly outgunned Alfred squad in the NCAA regional semifinal.
William Smith had a much tougher time in the regional final and national semifinal. The Herons tied Hartwick 1-1 through regulation and two overtime periods, necessitating penalty kicks. William Smith advanced to the semifinals with a 3-2 triumph over the Hawks. The Herons fought to the same 1-1 draw with Methodist six days later setting up another round of PKs. This time the decision took a bit longer to get to, but the result was the same as William Smith moved on 7-6.
In the title tilt, the Titans and the Herons proved to be equally matched foes, but the Herons, who lost the 1987 championship to Rochester 1-0, were not to be denied. Karen Miller Howes ’90 slipped a pass through to Ann Haggerty ’92, who scored the game-winner in the 126th minute. It was her fourth goal of the tournament, a record that stood for five years.
Five members of the team have been inducted into the Heron Hall of Honor:
Lisa Bray-Haverstrom ’89 (inducted in 1997),
Vida Donohue Shaver ’91 (2003),
Haggerty (2000),
Julie Perry ’89 (1997), and Head Coach
Aliceann Wilber (2002).
