Cabrini University Cavaliers (3-3) vs. No. 17 William Smith College Herons (3-2, 2-0 Liberty League)
Tuesday, March 19, 3:30pm
Edith Robb Dixon Field

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Last Meeting: This is the first meeting between William Smith and Cabrini
Hailing from Geneva, NY, William Smith went 15-5 in 2018, including 9-1 in Liberty League play. The Herons claimed their third consecutive conference title with a 15-10 win over Then No. 19 Ithaca, before making their 19th NCAA Tournament appearance, one that including an 18-8 first round triumph over Endicott College.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 20, Widener 9 (3/14/2019, Radnor, PA)
After surrendering an early goal, the Cavaliers found their offensive rhythm, exploding for 10 consecutive goals, including three woman-down tallies. Widener briefly interrupted the Blue and white scoring run, but Cabrini closed the period with three of the last four goals to build a 15-5 lead at the half.

Senior Avery Murphy and freshman Dana Carlson combined for 17 points in the victory. Murphy paired four goals and five assists to go with five caused turnovers, four draw controls and three ground balls, while Carlson added a season high seven goals, each coming in the first half, and six draw controls.

The Blue and White defense was stingy, as it forced a season-high 19 turnovers, with 11 players forcing at least one miscue. Freshman Sam Hamalak added four saves to collect the victory, before senior Devon Scharf notched three stops in relief.

William Smith Last Time Out: William Smith 19, Bard 4 (3/16/2019, Geneva, NY)
The Herons took control of the action in the opening minutes and never looked back, as they cruised to a 19-4 home win over Bard to improve to 2-0 in the Liberty League. William Smith outshot the visitors 38-9, forced 16 free position shots and won 19 of the game's 25 draw controls.

Sophomore Ellie Burns netted two goals in the opening 3:35 of the game and the Herons were flying. The sophomore tallied four of her five goals in the first half, as William Smith built a 10-1 lead at the break. Bard looked to rally in the second half with three consecutive goals, but William Smith closed the game with the final eight scores.

Junior Nicki Santora added three goals, while sophomores Delia Lawver and Anna Murphy joined junior Rachel Slagle with two goals each. Freshman Payton McMahon and sophomore Mekayla Montgomery combined for 11 draw controls, while sophomore Ellen Arena paired four caused turnovers and four ground balls. Sophomore goaltender Jules Kennedy recorded three saves to earn the win.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• Among Atlantic East teams, the Cavaliers rank first or second in the league in goals, assists, pints, shots and shots on goal per game.
• The Cavaliers rank ninth in Division III with 17.5 draw controls per game. Murphy does the majority of that work, as the senior's 9.17 draw controls per contest are good for eighth in the country.
• The Blue and White average more than 36 shots per game, good for 19th in Division III. More than 27.8 of them are on target, a number that lists 20th in the country.
• Murphy ranks among the nation's offensive leaders, as the senior lists among the nation's top 25 players in shots per game, goals, free position goals per game, and points.
• Cabrini boasts six players with at least five caused turnovers on the year and three Murphy, freshman Shea Neary and senior Katie Kucia with at least 10.

5 Factors for William Smith

• Nine Herons have scored between 4-6 goals on the season, but Burns leads the club with 16. Six of those 10 players have recorded at least three assists as well.
• William Smith boasts a stingy defense that holds its opposition to just 20 shots and 8.6 goals per game and a .650 clearing percentage.
• Montgomery leads William Smith with 25 draw controls and 17 ground balls, while her seven caused turnovers are good for second.
• The Herons have netted at least three free position goal in their three wins.
• William Smith leads the Liberty League in both caused turnovers (65) and turnovers (100), while its 124 ground balls rank second.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		#17 William Smith
3-3, 0-0 Atlantic East	Record	3-2, 2-0 Liberty League
88	Goals	60
29	Assists	25
218	Shots	159
108	Ground Balls	124
68	Caused Turnovers	65
105	Draw Controls	65
.357	Free Position Percentage	.333
.735	Clear Percentage	.810
.300	Save Percentage	.419
	TEAM LEADERS
Avery Murphy (27)	Goals	Ellie Burns (16)
Avery Murphy (12)	Assists	Slagle/Mapstone (5)
Avery Murphy (39)	Points	Ellie Burns (16)
Avery Murphy (55)	Draw Controls	Mekayla Montgomery (25)
Shea Neary (17)	Ground Balls	Mekayla Montgomery (17)
Avery Murphy (15)	Caused Turnovers	Ellen Arena (9)
Sam Hamalak (.284)	Save Percentage	Olivia Hofmann (.429)