Geneva, NY - Hannah Huston score the game-winning goal halfway into overtime on Friday afternoon as the Vassar College Field Hockey team fell in a tight 2-1 contest to William Smith in road conference action. Vassar falls to 3-13 overall and 1-5 in Liberty League play while the Herons improve to 7-9 on the season and 3-3 in conference action.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team could crack the scoreboard in the first half as each team recorded a shot in the opening 30 minutes.
• Six minutes into the second half, junior Sofia Beseth scored her fifth goal of the season to put the Brewers ahead 1-0.
• Sophomore goalie Grace Wiley kept the Brewers ahead just before the end of the third period on a save off a shot from Caroline Kogut.
• William Smith evened the game at one with just over four minutes left in the fourth quarter on a Kogut goal off an insert from Hannah Huston.
• Sophomore Anna Hazewindus threatened to put Vassar back on top with two minutes left off a corner but her shot was stopped by William Smith goalkeeper Baker Jeremiah.
• Following a corner halfway through the first overtime period, Huston deflected in a shot from Abby Jones to give the Herons a 2-1 overtime victory.

FOR THE BREWERS

• Beseth tied the team-lead in goals with five while first year Zoe Robinson recorded two shots.
• First year Ava Salvati and Hazewindus each registered a shot on goal.
• Wiley made four saves in goal for Vassar in the loss.

FOR THE HERONS

• Huston finished with a goal and an assist while Kogut added a goal and Jones tallied an assist.
• Kogut led the team in shots with four and Leah Griffith registered two shots on net.
• Jeremiah made three saves in goal for the win for the Herons.

GAME STATISTICS

• William Smith held a 10-5 edge in shots and 6-4 in shots on goal.
• The Herons also had a slim 7-3 advantage in penalty corners.

UP NEXT

• Vassar plays its conference regular season finale against Rochester on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
• William Smith heads to RPI on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.