NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College field hockey team (7-6, 3-2 NEWMAC) was featured on the Team USA Field Hockey Website as one of the top college games in Division III this weekend. The Pioneers will honor its five seniors before the start of the game against MIT (8-2, 4-0 NEWMAC) Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Prior to the game, Smith will honor its five seniors: Marissa Vera, Maddi Wyda (Baltimore, Md./The Park School), Nora Demick (Watertown, Mass/Beaver Country Day), Kat Estes (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth) and Casey Rau (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts).
Weekend College Games - DIII MIT at Smith
MIT currently sits second in the conference standings while Smith is at number four. However, Smith has already competed against the top opponents in the league, Babson and Wellesley, while MIT has only competed against the lower portion of the conference so far this season. The game should be a gritty one with both teams looking to gain more momentum heading into the post season.
Full release from Team USA website
Last Meeting: MIT beat Smith, 2-1, on October 18, 2014.
The Series: The series is tied, 15-15. Â The Pioneers last beat MIT in 2008, with a 2-1 win coming in double-overtime.
Fast Facts: MIT is currently on a five game win streak and has not lost since September 12 against University of New England...Their only loss this season was to Simmons College...Emily Penn was named the NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week for her four goal performance over two games...Penn leads the conference with 15 goals...The Engineers average 3.1 goals per game and allow 1.20..MIT is 4-1 on the road, while Smith is 4-2 at home...The Pioneers are coming off a 4-0 win over Westfield State Tuesday night...Smith averages 2.38 goals per game...Elsie Odhiambo (Oyugis, Kenya/Kisumu Girls School) leads the offense with six goals, three assists...Goalkeeper Cameo Tietje (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) ranks second in the NEWMAC with a 1.03 goals against average...This is the second to last home game of the year for Smith...
Next Up: Â Smith will play its final home game of the year by hosting Amherst College on October 22 at 7:00 p.m. Â MIT travels to Wellesley on October 20.
