The seventh-ranked William Smith lacrosse team was defeated by third-ranked Franklin & Marshall 10-8 in a non-conference contest at Shadek Stadium in a non-conference contest this afternoon. With the loss, the Herons fall to 3-2 on the season.
Senior attacker Katherine Murray led the Herons with five goals on the afternoon. Mia Falco had two assists. Senior Livvy Von Heill had a team-high three caused turnovers. Kate Colvin had three ground balls and Quirk had six draw controls. Senior Maura Smeader played all 60 minutes in goal and made six saves.
Alexandra Proefrock led the Diplomats with three goals and three points. Sophia Geibel had a game-high three caused turnovers and was one of four Franklin and Marshall players with two ground balls. Sarah Digiovanni played all 60 minutes in goal and made nine saves.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Herons finished the game with a 26-22 advantage in shots.
- William Smith had a 12-10 advantage in draw controls.
- The Herons were 15-of-17 on clear attempts and Franklin & Marshall was 19-for-21.
MATCH MOMENTS
- The teams traded goals in the first quarter with William Smith emerging from the first 15 minutes with a 3-2 lead.
- Colvin opened the scoring, but Lauren Pittman answered 57 seconds later for the Diplomats.
- William Smith took a 2-1 lead with 7:31 left in the first. Murray notched her first of the game, Ripping a shot past Digiovanni.
- Franklin & Marshall struck back two minutes later with a free position shot to make it 2-2.
- Murray buried her second goal of the game with 1:33 left to give William Smith the lead heading into the first break.
- Murray opened the second quarter, completing her hat trick.
- The Diplomats answered with goals from Proefrock and Lauren Pittman, making it 4-4 with 8:05 left in regulation.
- Quirk helped William Smith regain the lead with 7:12 left in the first half, but Franklin and Marshall answered just under two minutes later.
- The Diplomats took their first lead five minutes into the third quarter on Proefrock’s second goal of the game, but the lead was short-lived as Murray notched her fourth goal of the game a mere 14 seconds later.
- Franklin & Marshall put the game out of reach scoring four straight goals. Lane Lamberth, Gretta Harnish, Proefrock, and Megan Bizub scored during the run.
- William Smith made it interesting on goals from Murray and Meredith Montgomery.
- The Herons had chances to tie the game late but could not cut the deficit anymore.
- The 10 goals scored were a season-low for the Diplomats.
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action Friday, March 21, when it heads to Schenectady, New York to take on Union. It will be the Liberty League opener for the Herons.
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