ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's soccer team visits William Smith in the Liberty League semifinals, Friday at 11 a.m.

HOW THEY GOT HERE

• The third-seeded Tigers defeated Union, 1-0, at home in Tuesday's quarterfinal. Senior forward Elena Onodera scored the lone goal in the 56th minute.
• William Smith is the two-seed in the tournament and received a quarterfinal bye after finishing the regular season with an 11-2-3 overall record and a 7-1-1 conference record.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• RIT defeated the Herons, 3-2, at home in their regular-season game on Sept. 24.
• The Herons hold an impressive 45-1-4 record against RIT.
• In postseason meetings, William Smith is 4-0-2 against the Tigers. In 2022 and 2012, the Herons won penalty kick shootouts after playing to a pair of overtime draws.

 
NOTABLE STATS

• With her goal against Union on Tuesday, Onodera now has four game-winning goals this season, which is a career best.
• Senior goalkeeper Emily Sanchez recorded her sixth shutout of the season. As a team, RIT has held its opponents scoreless eight times.
• The Tigers have scored at least two goals in seven of their nine wins and have outscored their opponents 27-to-14 this season.

 
BACK AGAIN

• The Tigers are making their first appearance in the Liberty League Tournament semifinals since 2022, marking the seventh time RIT has advanced to the semifinals since joining the conference in 2011.

 
ON THE LINE

• The winner of this game advances to the Liberty League Tournament finals and will face the winner of the No. 1-seed Vassar/No. 5-seed Ithaca semifinal on Sunday (Nov. 9).