NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College field hockey team will face their toughest test of the season when the Pioneers welcome No. 16 Wellesley College for a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game on Saturday.
Last Meeting: Wellesley notched a 6-1 win over Smith on September 29, 2012.
The Series: Wellesley leads 29-22. Â Smith has beaten Wellesley just twice in the last 27 meetings dating back to 1994.
Fast Facts: Wellesley moved up three places to No. 16 in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll...The only loss the Blue have is to No. 4 Bowdoin...Wellesley has played the 18th strongest schedule in the country, according to fieldhockeycorner.com...The Blue are led by the attacking trio of Nathalie Gruet (8-3-19), Courtney Peterson (6-3-15), and Nikki Sharkin (6-1-13)...Smith last beat Wellesley in 2006, by a 5-3 score...The Pioneers grabbed a 3-1 win over Simmons last time out...
Allie Stein (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) had a goal and two assists...Smith leads nation in average goals per game (6.43), assists per game (4.43) and scoring margin (5.71), fifth in shutouts (four), and is ninth in goals against average at 0.71...
Next Up: Â Smith will have another ranked team in town, when the Pioneers play No. 20 Mount Holyoke on Tuesday, October 8 at 4:30 pm. Â Wellesley will play at Babson College on October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
