Sena Hasegawa scored twice Thursday as William Smith and Chatham skated to a 4-4 overtime tie at The Cooler in Geneva.
Tara Valas recorded three assists, Madeline Diglio had a goal and an assist, and Mia Iwicki made 25 saves in 65 minutes for the Herons, according to HWS Athletics.
Late goals send game to overtime
Hasegawa gave William Smith a 4-3 lead at 13:51 of the third period, taking an Ainsley Lonczak drop pass and beating Morgan Miller with a wrist shot over her glove.
Diglio also assisted on the goal, but Kiara Miuller tied the game with just under three minutes left, putting a rebound across the line with assists from Lily Schmear and Hailey Braaten.
William Smith outshot Chatham 4-2 in overtime and had several Finley Crosby chances in the final minute, but Miller kept the game tied.
The Herons finished with a 34-29 advantage in shots, and Miller made 30 saves.
Herons convert both power plays
Miuller opened the scoring at 4:56 of the first period with a shot through Iwicki’s legs, but Hasegawa answered just over a minute later for her first goal as a Heron.
Valas and Lilly Relyea assisted on Hasegawa’s power-play goal, and Laine Heiser gave William Smith a 2-1 lead at 8:40 with another power-play score off assists from Talia Mertens and Valas.
Kate Garren tied it before the first intermission after blocking a shot and skating the length of the rink.
Chatham took a 3-2 lead on Morgan Black’s power-play rebound goal just under nine minutes into the second period, assisted by Schmear and Miuller.
Diglio redirected a Valas shot past Miller 78 seconds later to tie the game again.
William Smith went 2-for-2 on the power play, while Chatham converted one of its two opportunities.
Miuller finished with two goals and an assist, and Braaten and Schmear each contributed two assists for the Cougars.
William Smith, now 1-1-1, hosts Chatham again at noon Friday, Nov. 6, at The Cooler.
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