CANTON, N.Y.—The William Smith College lacrosse team defeated St. Lawrence 15-6 in a Liberty League contest this afternoon. The Herons remain undefeated in conference play at 4-0, and improve to 7-2 overall, while the Saints drop to 4-5 overall and an even 3-3 in the league.

For the second day in a row, senior Sarah Dillon (Blair Academy/Oldwick, N.J.) led the William Smith offense. Today she tallied eight points on two goals and six assists. Junior Rachel Stahl (Charles W. Baker/Baldwinsville, N.Y.) put up four points with two goals and two assist, while first-year Molly Fitzgerald (Gould Academy/Sudbury, Mass.) netted three goals and sophomore Michaela Parnell (Guilford/Guilford, Conn.) added two goals and a helper.

The Herons outscored the Saints 9-0 in the first half of play, holding SLU scoreless until the 33rd minute. Sophomore goalkeeper Becky Josefiak (West Seneca East/West Seneca, N.Y.) anchored the defense, collecting 13 saves en route to her fourth win of the season.

William Smith will be in action again on April 13 when it hosts Rochester for a Liberty League game at 4:00 p.m. on McCooey Field.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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William Smith.......  9  6 - 15
St. Lawrence........  0  6 -  6

William Smith SCORING:
GOALS: Molly Fitzgerald 3; Sarah Dillon 2; Rachel Stahl 2; Michaela Parnell 2; Nina Sperry 2; Jessica Scott 1; Sarah Goodkind 1; Caitlin Leone 1; Medora Hartz 1.
ASSISTS: Sarah Dillon 6; Rachel Stahl 2; Jane Erickson 1; Sarah Goodkind 1; Caitlin Leone 1; Michaela Parnell 1; Jessica Scott 1.

St. Lawrence SCORING:
GOALS: Amanda Forbes 4; Lexi Wisnowski 1; Alanna Waters 1.
ASSISTS: Mary Jane Sweetland 1; Lexi Wisnowski 1.

William Smith GROUND BALLS: Sarah Goodkind 3; Michaela Parnell 3; Torie Allen 1; Sarah Dillon 1; Caitlin Leone 1; Nina Sperry 1.

St. Lawrence GROUND BALLS: Courtney Hendrick 2; Mary Jane Sweetland 2; Amanda Forbes 1; Lexi Wisnowski 1; Julie Wooters 1.

William Smith TURNOVERS CAUSED: Sarah Dillon 2; Jane Erickson 2; Brittany Callaghan 1; Karin LeBlanc 1.
St. Lawrence TURNOVERS CAUSED: Lis Reade 2; Kathryn Durki 1; Becky Timbers 1; Lexi Wisnowski 1; Julie Wooters 1.

SHOTS - William Smith 44; St. Lawrence 26.
SHOTS ON GOAL - William Smith 33; St. Lawrence 19.

TURNOVERS - William Smith 22; St. Lawrence 21.

FACEOFFS - William Smith 0-0; St. Lawrence 0-0.

CLEARS - William Smith 16-20; St. Lawrence 14-20.

GOALIES
WSC: Rebecca Josefiak 4-0 (60:00 minutes, 19 shots-13 saves, 6 GA).
SLU: Becky Timbers L (60:00, 33-18, 15).

2007-04-07