No. 11 William Smith scored twice in the first half to beat RPI 2-0 on Senior Day in Geneva and finish its Liberty League women's soccer schedule with a perfect 9-0 record.
Aleena Solano and Kristin Middaugh scored for the Herons, who improved to 13-3 overall and will enter the conference tournament as the top seed, according to HWS Athletics.
Two early goals put Herons in control
Solano opened the scoring at 10:05 after Grace Metzler's shot from outside the penalty area was stopped by RPI goalkeeper Hanna Pihu. Solano collected the rebound and tapped it in for her third goal of the season.
Middaugh made it 2-0 at 12:41. She started the play roughly 40 yards from goal, sent a through ball down the left side to Solano and received the return pass before finishing past Pihu for her sixth goal of the season.
William Smith nearly added a third in the 18th minute. Sofia Carney split two defenders and hit the crossbar with a shot from 18 yards, and Miranda Demura sent the rebound high.
Solano threatened again in the 50th minute, but RPI goalkeeper Ava Gaboury stopped her shot toward the upper-right corner.
Goerke and Anderson share shutout
Senior Antonia Goerke made one save over the first 48:45 before sophomore Sevilla Anderson made one over the final 41:15.
Anderson preserved the shutout with a diving stop on Allison Fleury's shot toward the top-right corner at 70:09.
William Smith led 14-5 in shots and 7-2 in shots on goal. RPI held a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks. Pihu and Gaboury combined for five saves for the Engineers.
RPI finished 4-7-6 overall and 0-7-2 in conference play.
Top-seeded Herons await semifinal opponent
William Smith will face the winner of fourth-seeded Ithaca and fifth-seeded RIT in a Liberty League semifinal Friday, Nov. 6.
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