NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College lacrosse team will play their first home game in over three weeks when the Pioneers (3-7, 0-1 NEWMAC) host Wheaton College (4-4, 2-0 NEWMAC) on Saturday.  It's the first of four straight conference games for Smith.


Last Meeting:  These two teams met twice last year, the most recent of which was a 20-5 win for Wheaton in the championship game of the ECAC tournament on May 13, 2012.

Last Smith Win:  Seeded sixth, Smith upset No. 3 seeded Wheaton 10-7 in the quarterfinals of the NEWMAC tournament on April 25, 2007.  The Pioneers grabbed a 7-3 lead at halftime and never looked back to advance to the semifinals. 

Smith Overview:  Smith won their second straight game with a 13-10 win over Nichols College on Thursday evening.  Jessica Lillquist (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme) and Rachel Silveria (Dunstable, Mass./Groton-Dunstable) combined for 11 goals, as Smith broke open a 4-4 game at halftime.

Wheaton Overview:  The Lyons has a two game winning streak snapped with a 10-9 defeat to Gordon College on April 4.  Wheaton had posted two conference wins previous to that, with victories over MIT and Springfield.

Smith Player to Watch: Silveria needed only five attempts on net to get her five goals, and has at least one goal and one assist in three straight games.

Wheaton Player to Watch:  Allie Bush has a team high 12 assists to go along with five goals for the Lyons.

Did you know?  Lillquist's 13 goals in her last two games have vaulted her to the top of the NEWMAC goal scoring charts, with 37 in 10 games.