Nov. 8: No. 7 William Smith scored a goal in each half en route to a 2-0 win over St. Lawrence in the Liberty League Championship game to claim program's eight consecutive league championship.

The Herons, who were the top seed in the tournament, improve to 15-2-1 this season and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. St. Lawrence falls to 12-6-2.
 
"William Smith was very impressive today," Head Coach Franco Bari said. "They were extremely aggressive defensively and create dangerous opportunities."

The Herons got on the board with the eventual game-winning goal in the 17^th minute when Krista Longo took a short pass from MaryClaire Pelletier and lifted a shot over St. Lawrence goalkeeper Kelsey West. They added an insurance goal in the 82^nd minute when Shay Callahan buried a rebound in the box.

William Smith held a 26-5 shot advantage, including a 16-4 edge in shots on goal. West finished with a career-high 13 saves.

"Kelsey was outstanding between the pipes today and really kept us in the game," Bari said.  "We fought hard and put in a lot of effort. This team truly left everything on the field."

West, Emily DePoy, Laura Moore, Adriana Morra and Hannah Merriam represented St. Lawrence on the All-Tournament team.