The third-ranked William Smith lacrosse team cruised to a 14-5 victory over 23rd-ranked Cortland in a non-conference contest at Grady Field this afternoon. The Herons used an 8-1 run spanning the second and third quarters to pull away for their fourth victory of the season.
Seniors Maddie Montgomery (4g, 1a) and Allie McGinty (5a) shared game-high honors with five points each. Sophomore Hannah Evans added four goals. Sophomore Natalie Danielswon a game-high five draw controls. Montgomery, McGinty and first-year Janey Sypeck had two caused turnovers each. Junior Maura Smeader played all 60 minutes in goal and made three saves.
Cortland was led by Tori Cashman who had a goal and two assists. Amy Hoeffner won five draws and had two ground balls. Margaret Morgan played the first 45 minutes and made seven saves. Trinity Parks played the final 15 minutes and made two saves.
FOR THE RECORD
- William Smith is now 4-0 this season.
- The Red Dragons fall to 2-2.
STREAKING
- With five assists today, McGinty extended her points streak to 47 straight games.
- Montgomery has at least one goal in 41 straight games and has 13 consecutive multi-goal games.
SCORING SUMMARY
- The Herons opened the game with three straight goals. Senior Molly Davis opened the scoring. Her sixth goal of the season was unassisted. Forty-one seconds later. Montgomery scored her 15th goal of the season. Evans completed the run with a woman-up goal with 6:17 remaining in the first quarter. McGinty notched assists on Montgomery and Evans’ goal.
- Cortland scored back-to-back goals late in the frame to bring the Red Dragons with one. Isabella Dembinski and Nicole Iaposce scored the goals. Cashman assisted Dembinski’s woman-up goal. Iapoce’s goal was unassisted.
- That would be as close as Cortland would get as The Herons scored eight of the game’s next nine goals, including all three in the second quarter.
- Montgomery started the run with her 16th goal of the season. The tally gave the Herons a 4-2 lead.
- Just…
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