October 8, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carole Grills
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Field Hockey Falls at Mount Holyoke
Northampton, MA: The Pioneers fell to valley and New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) rival Mount Holyoke College 5-1 last night in South Hadley. With the loss, the Pioneers dropped to 4-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference while the Lyons imporved to 6-3 and 2-1 in NEWMAC competition.
The Lyons scored early in the first half on a goal by Jess Fajardo with an assist by Katelyn Frick but Smith's defense stepped up and seven saves by Pioneer keeper Margaret Winter (Purchase, NY) held the score to 1-0 at the half.
Frick scored quickly in the second half to give the Lyons a 2-0 lead but Smith took advantage of a penalty corner to close the gap to one in the 51st minute when first year Phoebe Hopkins (Philadelphia, PA) ripped a shot past Lyon's keeper Allie Walsh. The Lyons responded with three unanswered tallies to take the 5-1 victory. Winter faced 21 shots and made 12 saves in the loss for Smith.
The Pioneers host non-conference opponent Westfield State on Thursday, October 9 at 6 pm.
1 2 F
Smith (4-5, 0-3) 0 1 1
Mount Holyoke (6-3, 2-1) 1 4 5
Scoring:
4:11 MHC Jess Fajardo (Katleyn Frick)
38:12 MHC Katelyn Frick (Jess Fajardo)
50:12 SM Phoebe Hopkins (unassisted)
52:14 MHC Katelyn Frick (Anne Doton)
55:29 MHC Shara Robertson (unassisted)
68:20 MHC Mary Kate Switchenko (Anne Doton)
Keepers: SM - Margaret Winter (70 mins, 5 GA, 12 saves)
MHC - Allie Walsh (70 mins, 1 GA, 0 saves)
Shots: Smith - 4; MHC - 21
Corners: Smith -5, MHC 17
