Game Preview: Field Hockey vs. Western New England

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College field hockey team will look to win their second-consecutive game when the Pioneers (5-5) welcome Western New England University (5-5) on Thursday afternoon.

October 07, 2015

Last Meeting: Smith scored three first-half goals en route to a 4-0 win over the Golden Bears on October 9, 2014. The victory also gave head coach Jamie Ginsberg a win over her predecessor, Judy Strong, who coached at Smith from 1987-2006 and remains the program's all-time winningest coach with 171 wins. In the second half, first year Mariah Ollive (Milton, Vt./Milton) scored her first collegiate marker.

The Series: Smith leads, 10-5. The Pioneers have won two-straight including a 10-1 dominating performance during the 2013 season, and have won three of the four games that have gone to overtime since the series began in 2001.

Fast Facts: Western New England is coming off a 5-0 loss to Salve Regina...Head Coach Mary Clare Snediker is in her first season at the helm of the Golden Bears...Allison Jackson leads the Golden Bears with six goals and two assists...Smith is ending a four game home set...the Pioneers will play five of their final seven games away from home...Smith is coming off a thrilling 2-1 win over NEWMAC rival Mount Holyoke, earning their first win over the Lyons since the 2003 season...Elsie Odhiambo (Oyugis, Kenya/Kisumu Girls School) leads the Pioneers with five goals and two assists...

Next Up: It's back to conference play for both teams. Smith will head to Babson College for a 12:00 pm NEWMAC game on Saturday, while Western New England travels to Gordon on Wednesday, October 14.

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