NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College field hockey team (11-8) makes its return to the postseason for the first time in 24 years when the Pioneers host Worcester State University (11-8) in an ECAC quarterfinal game on Wednesday afternoon.
Last Meeting: This is the first meeting between the schools.
The Series: See above.
Fast Facts: Worcester State was knocked out of the the Little East Conference tournament by eventual champion Keene State College on November 5...The Lancers are making their seventh ECAC tournament appearance...WSU most recently made the tournament in 2011...the Lancers have never won an ECAC game...Kelli McPherson leads the team with 11 goals and 10 assists...Smith is returning to the ECAC tournament for the first time since 1989...Smith also made the tournament in 1984, where they reached the final before falling to Southern Connecticut State in overtime...the Pioneers lost to MIT in the quarterfinals of the NEWMAC tournament...
Allie Stein (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) leads Smith with 29 goals and 15 assists...
Up Next: The winner will play host and top-seed Plymouth State University in the semifinals of the tournament on Saturday at 11 am.
