NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--A meeting of two all-women's colleges will take place when the Smith College field hockey team (7-0) hosts Simmons College (6-4) on Tuesday afternoon.
Last Meeting: Allie Stein (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) scored the game winner with less than 10 minutes to go as Smith captured a 4-3 win over the Sharks on September 26, 2012.
The Series: Smith has won both of the meetings between these two schools.
Fast Facts: Simmons ended a three game losing skid with a 4-0 win over Johnson & Wales on Saturday...The Sharks had started the year 5-1...this is the first of three straight road games for Simmons...Freshman Mary Neidhardt leads the team with six goals...Smith improved to 7-0 with a 6-0 shutout win over Wheaton...Sophomore
Maddi Wyda (Baltimore, Md./The Park School) made her first career start in the cage, recording a seven save shutout...The Pioneers have already equalled last season's win total...Smith could reach eight wins for the first time 1998, when the team went 10-11 and was the runner-up in the NEWMAC Tournament...
Next Up: Smith gets back to conference play when the Pioneers host Wellesley on Saturday at 12:00 pm. Simmons travels to Maine-Farmington for a 1 p.m. game on Sunday.
