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Herons headed to Oswego for NCAA 2nd round
March 3 , 2005
GENEVA, N.Y.--The William Smith College Herons travel to Oswego State University on March 5, for an NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament second round match up. Tipoff in Laker Hall is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Tickets for the game are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for students.
William Smith advanced to the second round on the strength of a 68-54 win over Washington & Jefferson College (21-7). The Herons outrebounded the Presidents 37-21 and used a 10-0 run to close out the contest and secure their ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament win in Bristol Gym. First-year guard Marisa Vespa (Immaculate Heart/Watertown, N.Y.) led three William Smith players in double digits with 15 points.
An at-large selection, Oswego (24-3) won its first SUNY Athletic Conference regular season title and advanced to the finals of the conference tournament for the first time. The 24 wins are a school record.
On March 11, the winner will take on the winner of the Alvernia at Bowdoin game at a site and time to be determined.