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Game Preview: Soccer vs. Mount Holyoke

October 29, 2013

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College soccer team plays their final road game of the regular season when the Pioneers (5-8-2, 3-4-1 NEWMAC) head to long-time rival Mount Holyoke College (5-11, 0-8 NEWMAC) on Tuesday night.


Last Meeting: Smith got two goals from GiGi Ross (Colt's Neck, N.J./Colt's Neck) and another from Allie Rooney (Ludlow, Mass./Cathedral) for a 3-0 win on September 15, 2012.

The Series: Smith leads, 32-13-3.  The Pioneers are unbeaten in six of the last seven meetings.

Fast Facts: The Lyons have lost seven in a row, including four shutouts in that span...Mount Holyoke is 2-5 at home...MHC has allowed 32 goals this year...Ashleigh Hartsock and Cassidy Robinson lead the team with four goals apiece...Smith is coming off a tough 1-0 loss to Wellesley...Smith is 8-5-2 against Mount Holyoke when playing away...the first ever varsity soccer game in Smith history was against Mount Holyoke, a 4-1 win on September 30, 1975.

Next Up:  Smith ends the regular season by hosting Wheaton on November 2 at 1 p.m.  Mount Holyoke receives a visit from WPI on the same day, with a 2 p.m. kickoff on tap.

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