Box Score

GENEVA, NY (October 7, 2011) – Sophomore goalie Maggie Brelis kept No. 17 nationally ranked William Smith off the scoreboard for the first 40:34 of the contest, but the Herons were able to score the game's lone goal at that juncture, en route to a 1-0 Liberty League victory Friday afternoon at McCooey Field.

Brelis, who was coming off a 12-save performance in a 2-0 win over Morrisville State in her last outing, made 11 first half stops and 14 for the game, in limiting a potent Herons field hockey team to just a single tally. While William Smith did register 31 shots in the game, 15 of which were on goal, Brelis was able to keep the Brewers in the contest with her net play.

The loss drops Vassar to 5-5, 1-2, while William Smith improves to 10-2, 3-1. The Brewers travel to Rochester for a 2:00 p.m. Liberty League contest on Saturday, while the Herons host Rensselaer at 2:00 p.m.

After all of its play in the Vassar end, the Herons connected on their 25th shot of the game at the 40:34 mark of the second half when senior forward Kiersten Hamilton scored her sixth goal of the season, a blast fromt the top of the arc, off an assist from junior forward Annie Kietzman.  The goal was set up following William Smith pressure in the Vassar defensive area, resulting in a penalty corner. Following the William Smith goal, Vassar did earn two of its four penalty corners, but were unable to score.

The remainder of the game continued to be a scoreless contest, with the Herons keeping possession of the ball for the last five minutes of the game.

The Brewers had three shots on the game, coming from freshman forward Enya Cunningham, sophomore midfielder Tina Caso and senior forward Katy Hwang. Two of Vassar's shots were saved by William Smith junior goalie Taryn Little, who earned her second shutout of the season.