GENEVA, N.Y. After 110 minutes of conference action, the William Smith College and Union College soccer teams played to a 1-1 stalemate this afternoon on William Smith Field.

The fourth-ranked Herons (9-0-1, 4-0-1 Liberty League) opened up the scoring in the 34th minute as sophomore forward Laura Burnett-Kurie (Oyster River/Durham, N.H.) volleyed as crossing pass from senior Pria Young (Council Rock/Richmond, Pa.) into the left corner of the net. First-year midfielder Katie Compton (The Loomis Chaffee School/West Hartford, Conn.) created the scoring opportunity by sending a through pass to Young along the lower right corner of the 18-yard box.

The Dutchwomen (8-1-2, 3-0-1) netted the equalizer at the 57:27 mark as senior midfielder Molly Flannagan (The Loomis Chaffee School/Simsbury, Conn.) made a run along the left flank and distributed a crossing pass to senior forward Erika Eisenhut (Mohawk/Mohawk, N.Y.), who buried the ball into the net. It was the fourth point in two days for Eisenhut, who had three assists Friday in a 3-0 win at Hamilton.

Union became the first team to score on William Smith this season. The Herons' posted a scoreless streak of 871:42 to open the season, and were the last team in any NCAA division in women's soccer to allow a goal.

William Smith generated the best scoring chance when junior midfielder Alex Rieben (Guilford/Guilford, Conn.) headed a crossing pass from senior defender Seraphine Hamilton (Peddie School/Trenton, N.J.), but Union's Molly Flanagan (Simsbury, CT/Loomis Chaffee) headed away the offering with her heels against the goal line.
William Smith junior goalkeeper Nikki Dudley (Chittenango/Chittenango, N.Y.) turned away a season-high 11 offerings, while senior goaltender Julie Gawronski (Dunkirk/Dunkirk, N.Y.) corralled six shots to preserve the tie.

Union will play on the road for the fourth straight time next Wednesday, when the Dutchwomen play at Skidmore at 4 p.m.