NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College field hockey team (10-8) will host a conference tournament game for the first time since 1997 when the No. 3 seed Pioneers welcome the No. 6 seed Springfield College Pride (10-8) on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for seniors, and $1 for students (Smith students are free). Children under 12 are admitted free.

NEWMAC Field Hockey Tournament Digital Program

Babson tabs the top seed after completing the regular season at 7-1 ranked #12 in the nation. Reigning conference champions, Wellesley will take the second seed after wrapping up the regular season at 7-1 ranked #8 in the most recent national poll. A tiebreaking procedure was done between Babson and Wellesley. Going head to head in the regular season the Beavers defeated the Blue giving Babson the top seed.

The two top seeds will receive a first round bye and advance to the semifinals which is slated for Saturday, November 7th at Babson College.

Rounding out the remaining seeds are #3 Smith (5-3), #4 MIT (5-3), #5 Mount Holyoke (5-3) and #6 Springfield (4-4). The NEWMAC Field Hockey tiebreaking procedure was used to determine the #3-#5 seeds as there was a three-way tie between Smith, MIT and Mount Holyoke.

Regular Season Meeting: Springfield posted a 2-0 win over Smith on October 24, 2015.

The Series: Springfield leads the all-time series 27-1-1. These two teams have met four times in the postseason, in 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006. Smith's only win over the Pride was a 1-0 overtime victory on October 30, 2002.

Fast Facts: The Pride are riding a five-game win streak into the NEWMAC tournament, outscoring opponents 16-3 over that stretch...Springfield's 4-1 win over WPI Saturday gave them the No. 6 seed heading into Tuesday's match...The Pride have made the postseason every year since joining the NEWMAC back in 1998, a stretch of 18 years...Springfield has won the conference tournament seven times, including five-straight from 2004-2008...Maggie Kennedy ranks 5th in the NEWMAC with 13 goals...The Pride offense averages 2.3 goals per game...Smith's 5-1 win over Clark on Saturday secured the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament...The Pioneers have won two NEWMAC championships, in 1989 and 1993...Smith will be looking for their first NEWMAC tournament win since 2000, when the Pioneers upset Mount Holyoke 2-1...Smith's offense averages 2.33 goals per game...Goalkeeper Cameo Tietje (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) ranks third in the NEWMAC with a 1.32 goals against average...

Next Up: The winner will advance to the semi-finals of the NEWMAC tournament, facing Wellesley College at Babson College on Saturday. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

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