September 9, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carole Grills
(413) 585-2703

Soccer Battles Keene State

Northampton, MA: The Pioneers traveled to Keene State College this afternoon and fought hard against a very strong Little East Conference team but took a 5-0 loss. Smith fell to 1-1 on the season while the host Owls improved to 3-1.

The Owls tallied two goals in the first half and three in the second for the victory. Smith first year Yen Hee Chang (Seoul, South Korea) played well on the front line for the Pioneers creating scoring opportunities while classmate Chelby Wakefield (East Longmeadow, MA) started her second collegiate contest and had a solid defensive effort and gained quality experience.  Sophomore defender Perri Hom (Westwood, NJ) saved a goal in the second half with a defensive save while goalkeeper Lindsey Gregor (Bradenton, FL) played extremely well in goal as she faced 27 shots and made 11 saves.

Smith takes to the road again on Saturday, September 12 when they travel to non-confernence opponent UMass-Dartmouth for a 1 p.m. game.

                                                                 1        2       F
Smith (1-1)                                                0        0      0
Keene State (3-1)                                      2        3      5

Scoring:
4:38  Molly Brunelle
15:05 Tara Norton (Molly Brunelle)
48:24 Tara Norton (Nora Mahoney)
64:26 Kendra Spencer
85:54 Jaclyn Grant (Nora Mahoney)

Keepers:  Smith - Lindsey Gregor (90 mins, 5 GA, 11 saves)
Keene State -Megan Dempsey (90 mins, 0 GA, 0 saves)

Shots:  Keene State - 27, Smith -0
Corners:  Keene State - 6, Smith -4