GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith College basketball team closed out its regular season with a 62-50 Liberty League win over Union College in Bristol Gym tonight. The Herons controlled the paint, outscoring the Dutchwomen 22-14 and outrebounding them 46-37.
 
William Smith senior guard Erin O'Brien ed all scorers with 16 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Junior forward Molly Breen added 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Senior guard Sasha Borenstein chipped in 10 points. Jacqueline Murphy recorded eight points, six rebounds, and three steals. She raised her career rebounds total to 880, passing Gwen Scott '82 for second place on the Herons' all-time list.
 
Sophomore guard Cailin Schmeer was the leading Dutchwoman, finishing with 12 points.  Kate Thompson had six points, a team-high seven rebounds, and three blocked shots.
 
William Smith (19-6, 12-4) shot 38 percent from the floor for the game, including 44 percent in the first half, while limiting Union to 30 percent shooting overall. Both teams made six 3-pointers and earned 17 trips to the free throw line, but the Herons took better advantage of their freebies, making 12 to the Dutchwomen's eight.
 
William Smith seized its biggest lead of the game on a jumper by O'Brien that made it 36-23 25 seconds before the break, but Amy Loya sank a 3-pointer to trim the Dutchwomen deficit to 36-26 at intermission.
 
In the second half, the Herons led by as many as 11 and took a 51-41 lead with 9:41 to go thanks to a Borenstein triple. Thompson made a layup followed by 3-pointer by Madeline Granato to close the gap to just five with 7:54 remaining. Breen and O'Brien combined to make four straight free throws to quell the threat and Union trailed by at least seven points the rest of the way.
 
Union (14-9, 6-8) is back in action on Friday, Feb. 21, when the Dutchwomen host Skidmore at 6 p.m.