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GENEVA, N.Y. - The William Smith College field hockey team scored the first four goals of the game and Hannah Wood finished with a hat trick as the nationally-ranked Herons defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 6-3, in a Liberty League contest. 

William Smith (8-2, 1-1 Liberty League) raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first half. In the fifth minute, Wood opened the scoring off an assist from senior Alexandra Frary. Just over four minutes later, junior Fallon Adair swept home a rebound for a 2-0 lead. Junior Sierramarie Fitzgerald made it 3-0 with a breakaway goal in the 11th minute. Wood rang up her second tally on a breakaway of her own in the 29th minute.
 
The Herons enjoyed an 11-1 advantage in shots and had a 7-3 edge in penalty corners in the first half.
 
Early in the second half, William Smith earned a penalty stroke when an Engineers defender used her body to stop a shot. Senior Maura Moran converted the opportunity to make it a 5-0 game.
 
Heron senior goalie Emily King stopped both shots she faced in 41 minutes of work. Alexandra DeVito played the final 29 minutes in the cage and also made two saves.
 
RPI broke up the shutout in the 43rd minute on Jena Dolinar's shot from the left slot. Wood completed her hat trick about five minutes later, batting home a rebound.
 
Olivia Jackson and senior Megan Jones scored for the Engineers in the final two minutes of play to wrap up the day's scoring. Junior Rachel Kaufman went the distance in goal for Rensselaer, making seven saves.
 
William Smith finished the game with a 19-7 advantage in shots and a 12-9 edge in penalty corners.