GENEVA, N.Y. – The William Smith College ice hockey team won their second straight game to start the season, scoring twice in the third period to defeat UMass Boston 4-2 this afternoon at The Cooler. Nine different players recorded a point for the Herons.
William Smith (2-0-0) got off to a fast start, scoring 16 seconds into the game. Sophomore Grace Durham broke into the offensive zone and wristed a shot past the Beacons’ goalie. The unassisted goal was the fastest goal scored by a Heron to start a game in program history.
UMass Boston (0-2-0) evened things at one at 17:35 of the first period. Lizzie Aveson notched a power goal, blasting a shot from the point that deflected off of a Heron stick in front of the goal. Kat Armstrong was credited with an assist on the play.
Sophomore Emily Burton scored her first career goal with 11 seconds remaining in the first period. First-year Rachel Carranza gathered a loose puck at the point and sent a pass to Dori Craig in the slot. Craig wristed a shot that Burton redirected past Rachel Myette to give William Smith a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission. The goal came while the Herons had a 5-on-3 advantage with the Beacons killing off two penalties.
At 3:10 of the second period, Kaleigh Beauregard tied the game for UMass Boston. Jane Morrisette snapped a shot from the point that Maggie Salmon turned aside. Beauregard collected the rebound and deposited a shot that went over Salmon’s blocker.
William Smith turned on the offensive pressure in the third period. With the teams skating four a side, Krista Federow notched her second goal of the season to give the Herons a 3-2 lead. Federow won the offensive zone draw back toRebecca Begley at the point. Begley fed a crossing pass to Hedi Droste at the opposite point. Droste fired a slapshot from the point that Federow, who was crashing the net after the faceoff, got a stick on to redirect past Myette.
Kiley Fewster scored her first goal of the season at 16:09 of the third period to give the Herons a 4-2 lead. Fewster knocked a loose puck across the goal line to collect the goal. Begley and first-year Egan Sachs-Hecht were credited with assists on the goal.
Salmon started between the pipes for William Smith and won her third straight game dating back to last season. She turned aside 47 shots including 21 in the middle period. Myette played 58:20 in net for the Beacons and recorded 25 stops.
Both teams came away with a power play goal in the contest. The Beacons were 2 of 6 with the extra attacker while the Herons were 1 of 5 on the power play.
William Smith will open up ECAC West play next weekend when they play two games against Utica. The Herons will travel to Utica on Saturday, Nov. 7 for a 2 p.m. start. The Pioneers will then come to Geneva on Sunday, Nov. 8 for a 4 p.m. faceoff at the Cooler.
