TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's lacrosse had the task of facing the No. 3 William Smith College Herons on Friday afternoon at ECAV Stadium. Despite the score standing 3-3 early in the second quarter, the Engineers were defeated by the Herons by a final score of 17-7. With the loss, RPI falls to 9-4 overall and 4-4 in conference play, while William Smith improves to a perfect 14-0 and 8-0 in Liberty League action.