NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College field hockey team (9-2, 2-2 NEWMAC) heads east to take on Babson College (7-5, 3-1 NEWMAC) on Saturday. The game, scheduled for 1:30 pm, will be played at Dedham Field at Northeastern University.
Directions to Dedham Field
Last Meeting: Babson handed Smith a 7-0 loss on October 13, 2012.
The Series: Smith leads 18-15-1, but the Beavers have won the last six meetings. The teams have met in the postseason eight times.
Fast Facts: Babson is coming off a 2-1 loss to No. 14 Wellesley...that loss ended a five game winning streak...the Beavers are the defending regular season champions, but were upset in the semifinals of the NEWMAC tournament...Smith ended a two game losing streak with a 10-1 win over Western New England University...
Allie Stein (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) scored four goals and set up two more to become Smith's all-time leading scorer...with 188 points, Stein now ranks 23rd all-time in NCAA Division III history in scoring, and fourth in NEWMAC/NEW8 history...the only conference players that have scored more are listed below...
|
Name/School |
Games |
Years Played |
Goals-Assists-Points |
|
Mel Melkonian, Clark |
67 |
2009-12 |
112-31-255 |
|
Nicola McGowan, WPI |
79 |
1988-91 |
94-61-249 |
|
Carrie Nolet, WPI |
80 |
1985-88 |
87-33-207 |
|
Allie Stein (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer), Smith |
59 |
2010-13 |
73-42-188 |
|
Elise Conley, Babson |
84 |
2002-05 |
77-33-187 |
Next Up: Smith heads to Westfield State for a non-conference matchup on October 15 at 7 p.m. Babson will travel to Bates College on Sunday, October 13 for a 1 p.m. game.
