April 23, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Williamson
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Lacrosse Wins Final Home Game of the Season
Northampton, MA: The Smith College lacrosse team gave their seniors, Blair Rapalyea (Prides Crossing, MA) and Danielle Schmandt (Austin, TX), something to smile about on senior day with a 10-7 victory over UMass-Dartmouth this afternoon in Northampton, MA. With the win the Pioneers move to 4-10 on the season, while the Corsairs fall to 5-8.
At 29:06 in the first half Michelle Walsh '10 (Northampton, MA) scored off a feed from Rapalyea to begin an 8-0 Smith run. Meagan Fileti's '12 (Palos Verdes Ests., CA) goal at the 7:02 mark in the first period gave Smith the 8-0 lead and proved to be the game winner for the Pioneers. With 00:33 to go in the first period Allison O'Rourke '12 (Weymouth, MA) got a shot past Smith goalkeeper, Chelsea Henderson '10 (White Plains, NY), to put UMass-Dartmouth on the board going into the second half.
Although the Corsairs outscored Smith 5-2 in the second-half, it was not enough to damper the Pioneers' final home game of the season as Smith pulled away with the 10-7 victory.
Rapalyea scored two goals and tallied one assist, while Schmandt recovered 6 ground balls and forced two UMass-Dartmouth turnovers in their final home game at Smith.
Henderson stopped four shots and allowed 4 goals. Elizabeth Niehoff '11 (Bronxville, NY) stopped 6 shots for Smith while allowing 3 UMass-Dartmouth goals. Liz Miller '10 (Littleton, MA) stopped 7 Smith shots for the Corsairs.
Smith lacrosse will travel to Springfield College on Saturday, April 25 for a 1 pm NEWMAC contest.
1st 2nd F
Smith (4-10, 0-5) 8 2 10
UMass-Dartmouth (5-8) 1 6 7
Scoring: Smith
Goals: Meaghan Fileti-3; Carolyn Whiting-2; Blair Rapalyea-2; Mary Pasini-1; Michelle Walsh-1; Phoebe Hopkins-1.
Assists: Sarah Knowles-1; Blair Rapalyea-1
UMass-Dartmouth
Goals: Kara Basque-3; Allison O'Rourke-1; Larissa Basque-1; Andrea Russo-1; Erin Carnovale-1
