Oct. 17, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Carole Grills
(413) 585 -2703

                    Field Hockey Falls to WPI, 4-1

Northampton, MA:  The Pioneers were defeated by WPI 4-1 this afternoon in Worcester falling to 4-10 overall and 1-5 in the NEWMAC while WPI improved to 12-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play.
     The Engineers put three goals in the net in the first half with Nicole Maglione (Charlton, MA) scoring the first two with 33:03 and 21:17 remaining followed by Katie Nehmer (Southwick, MA) at the 10:30 mark.
     The Pioneers scored their lone goal with 26:42 remaining in the second half as Rebecca Capute (Easton, MD) found the net off a shot by Linnea Michaels (Huntington Station, NY) that rebounded off the keeper. Jenelle Pope (Sterling, MA) tallied the fourth goal for WPI.  Smith keeper Chelsea Henderson (White Plains, NY) took the loss for the Pioneers in her second outing of the season.

                                     1        2       F
Smith (4-10, 1-5)             0        1       1
WPI (12-5, 4-4)                3        1       4