POTSDAM -- Whitney Frary scored twice and assisted on another goal in the first half as William Smith downed the Clarkson University Women's Soccer team 3-0 in the Liberty League conference opener for both schools Saturday afternoon at Hantz Turf Field.

The Golden Knights lost their second straight game after beginning the season on a five-game unbeaten streak and now stand at 4-2-1 overall and 0-1-0 in conference, while William Smith, ranked 10th in the nation, moved to 6-1-1 overall and 1-0-0 in the Liberty League.

The Herons scored just three minutes into the game on a flukish goal as Madeline Buckley sent a pass into the area. Whitney Frary misstruck her shot in the middle of her shin, but Clarkson keeper Kim Kenline (Akron, NY) was guarding the near post and the bounding ball made it past the sophomore for a 1-0 William Smith lead at 3:01.

Frary's second goal looked a little more conventional as she maneuvered around the Clarkson defense in close and fired a shot into the upper left corner at 28:24, with the assist going to Zoe Jackson Gibson.

William Smith concluded the scoring with less than 10 minutes remaining in the half as Frary sent a pass from the right side into the penalty box and found the foot of Brenna Kincaid, who one-timed the pass into the top left corner at 35:22.

In the second half, Clarkson had its chances, with the best one coming on a hard shot from freshman Megan Strijek (Schenectady, NY). Strijek blasted a shot from about 20 yards out that was deflected just enough by Herons' keeper Chelsea Dunay to hit the underside of the crossbar.

However, the shot had enough momentum on it that it bounced all the way back up to the bar again, but the ball never crossed the line and William Smith maintained its shutout.

The Herons out shot Clarkson 14-5 in the game overall and held a 2-0 edge in corner kick chances. Kenline made six saves in the game, while Dunay made three stops for William Smith.