GENEVA, NY (April 14, 2018) – The Vassar women's lacrosse team ran into No. 20 William Smith on Saturday afternoon, dropping the game 16-3.

The Herons came out hot with a 5-0 lead in the first 11 minutes of the game. Storm Sideleau scored her first of two goals on the afternoon at the 12:12 mark of the first half to close out scoring in the stanza.

Sideleau then opened the second half with a quick score to make it 5-2. But nine straight goals from the Herons put the game out of reach for the Brewers. Olivia O'Loughlin tallied a score at the nine minute mark off a free position attempt to make it 14-3, but the  William Smith defense held strong after that as the Herons went on to win 16-3.

Vassar held the edge in draw controls at 12-9 led by Tessa Waters' four. But the Herons had the advantage in shots, groundballs, and caused turnovers.

Julia Sledzik made her first career start in cage as she made six saves in her 60 minutes of action.

The Brewers take on RPI and Ithaca on the road next weekend on Friday and Saturday.