Smith College Field Hockey Game Notes
Game 17	Keene State (16-3) at Smith (9-7)
Date / Time	Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | 7:00 p.m.
Location	Northampton, Mass. - Smith Turf Field
Series History	KSC leads 9-2. Last Meeting: Smith 2, KSC 1; Oct. 27, 2015
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Team Information	Smith / Keene State
Twitter	@smithpioneers
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THE SERIES
The game marks the 12th all-time meeting between the two programs, dating back to the first contest in 1997 - a 3-0 Smith victory. Keene State won the last nine meetings before last season's loss to the Pioneers.

LAST MEETING
Midfielder Emily Biggs (Florence, Mass./Northampton) scored 1:48 into overtime to give Smith a 2-1 win over Keene State on October 27, 2015. Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy) gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute and goalkeeper Cameo Tietje (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) made eight saves. 

LAST KSC WIN
Kat Estes (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth) struck first for the Pioneers but two unanswered goals from the Owls powered KSC to a 2-1 win on October 28, 2014. 

SCOUTING THE OWLS
KSC travels to Northampton to play their final non-conference game of the season and enter tonight's contest on a 10-game win streak. The Owls wrapped up a perfect Little East Conference (LEC) season with their 8-0 win over Framingham St. Saturday. In that game, KSC received goals from six different student-athletes. Up front the Owls return 2015 LEC Offensive Player of the Year, 2015 First Team New England West All-Region honoree, and NFHCA Third Team All-American Sami Smith who leads the country in goals (31) and points per game (3.79). Smith became Keene State's all-time leading scorer earlier this season. Sophomore goalkeeper Gwendolyn Thayer, who was named LEC Goalkeeper of the Week Monday, boasts a 1.34 goals against average and .787 save percentage. KSC leads the nation in goals per game (4.89), assists per game (3.68) and is second in the country in scoring margin (3.63).

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Smith faces their final non-conference opponent this season when the high-powered Keene State offense comes to town. The Pioneers bested Springfield College, 3-1, thanks to a hat trick from Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy). Hamilton (10-3-23), senior Elsie Odhiambo (Oyugis, Kenya/Kisumu Girls School) (5-2-12) and sophomore Emily Biggs (Florence, Mass./Northampton) (4-0-8) have combined to score eight game-winning goals, while sophomore Bayleigh Bogan (Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon) (2-4-8) leads the team in assists. Tietje, who tops the conference with 119 saves, has posted a 2.86 goals against average and a .766 save percentage this season. The Pioneers average 1.69 goals per game.