GENEVA, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher University field hockey team fell to William Smith College in its season opener on Friday, as a late rally came up short in a 4-2 defeat. 
 
Both of the Cardinals' scores came in the third quarter. Early in the 39th minute of the game and trailing 3-0, junior Emma Cooper got the ball to fellow junior Molly Fisher, who scored the first goal of the season for the Cardinals to make it 3-1. The goal was one of four shots-on-goal by Molly Fisher in the game, a team-high. 
 
Less than a minute later, Cooper narrowed William Smith's lead to one, scoring unassisted to move the score to 3-2. 
 
The Herons scored a late insurance goal for the final 4-2 score. 
 
The Cardinals were outshot 37-11 on the day. Senior Sophia Trozzi had 21 saves in goal. 
 
Fisher returns to play on Sunday in their home opener when they host Ithaca at Growney Stadium. Game time is set for 1:00 P.M.
 
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