NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College field hockey team (8-6) plays their final regular season home game when the Pioneers host No. 14 Amherst College (8-4) on Thursday evening. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Last Meeting: Amherst posted a 4-0 win over Smith on October 23, 2014.

The Series: Amherst leads the series 25-10-3, and has won the last 19 meetings between the two teams.

Fast Facts: With their 3-0 win at Bates on Sunday, the Jeffs posted their sixth shutout of the season...Amherst advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament in 2011...Sarah Culhane leads Amherst in scoring with 12 goals, five assists...Smith is coming off a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over MIT on Saturday...The Pioneers were down 2-0 with just over three minutes to play when Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy) and Mariah Ollive (Milton, Vt./Milton) scored to send the game to overtime...In OT, Emily Biggs (Florence, MA/Northampton) gave the Pioneers the win with her goal 5:10 into the extra period...This is the second to last non-conference game for Smith...The Pioneers are facing a NESCAC opponent for the fourth time this year and their fourth ranked opponent in 2015...Smith midfielder Emily Biggs (Florence, MA/Northampton) was named NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday...The Pioneers were ranked No. 3 in the New England East Region by the NCAA ahead of Mount Holyoke and MIT...

Next Up: Smith heads to Springfield for a 5:30 p.m. game on Saturday, October 24. Amherst plays their final regular season home game against Wesleyan Saturday at 12:00 p.m.

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