CU Women's Soccer Preview - at William Smith College (10/5)

By: October 4, 2019

Women's Soccer | 10/4/2019 8:56:00 AM

Despite its most recent loss, the Clarkson University Women's Soccer team is still off to its best 10-game start in program history, but the Golden Knights will face perhaps their toughest challenge of the season when they hit the road to face fourth-ranked William Smith in Liberty League action on Saturday afternoon.

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The Series: Most programs have struggled against the Herons over the years and Clarkson is no different. The Knights are winless in 32 tries against William Smith, though three of the last six years have come by the score of just 1-0.

Key Stats for Clarkson (7-2-1, 1-1-0 Liberty League): The Class of 2020 is enjoying an impressive final campaign for the Golden Knights. Senior Elyse Green owns a 1.17 goals against average, .810 save percentage, 51 saves and four shutouts in 2019, playing all 920 minutes. The leading scorers for the Knights are all classmates of Green. Giulia Mahoney (3-3-9), Danielle Martin (4-1-9) and Camryn Careccia (4-1-9). The last time a Clarkson team finished a season with three players in double digits in scoring was 2015 (Summer Gillespie, Lauren Flynn, and Madison Kather).

Key Stats for William Smith (7-1-1, 3-0-0): The Herons suffered a loss in league last year for the first time since 2012, ending a five-season stretch without a conference loss in the regular-season or post-season. In three conference games, the Herons have outscored opponents 6-1 with six different goal scorers. Merilyn Hinrichs leads the team with seven points, including three assists in conference games. Amanda Kesler has a 0.32 goals against average, .857 save percentage, and six shutouts, playing all but six minutes of the William Smith season between the posts. William Smith is outshooting opponents 150-52 (68-21 shots on goal).

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Players Mentioned

#11 Summer Gillespie: F; 5' 9"; Senior

#20 Camryn Careccia: M/F; 5' 3"; Senior

#30 Elyse Green: GK; 5' 4"; Senior

#14 Giulia Mahoney: M/F; 5' 8"; Senior

#15 Danielle Martin: M/F; 5' 3"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Summer Gillespie
: 5' 9"; Senior
: F

#20 Camryn Careccia
: 5' 3"; Senior
: M/F

#30 Elyse Green
: 5' 4"; Senior
: GK

#14 Giulia Mahoney
: 5' 8"; Senior
: M/F

#15 Danielle Martin
: 5' 3"; Senior
: M/F