GAME INFORMATION
Score: Western New England 13, Smith 8
Records: Smith (0-1), WNE (1-1)
Location: Smith Turf Field - Northampton, Mass.

The Smith College lacrosse team dropped their home opener to Western New England, 13-8, Wednesday evening in non-conference action at Smith Turf Field.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Sophomore Chloe Harris (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) totaled three goals and two assists in a losing effort to pace the Pioneers.
• Junior Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy ) netted two for Smith while Sydney Garner (Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Episcopal School), Raleigh Williams (Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley ), and Katie Christensen (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme) each tallied one.
• Junior midfielder Caroline Myran (Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Friends School) finished with five ground balls, four draw controls, and four forced turnovers.

WNE HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior Rachel Canning and freshman Lindsey Phillips powered the Golden Bear offense with four goals each, while freshman Shannen Barrett added two goals and one assist.
• Graduate midfielder Emma Norden registered three draw controls to go with four ground balls and six caused turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• WNE jumped out to a 3-0 lead on goals from Barrett, Breen, and Phillips in the opening 10:27.
• Harris scored two for the Pioneers to come within two (4-2) with 10:35 left on the clock but a barrage of goals from the visitors gave WNE an 8-2 lead at the half.
• Early in the second half, Canning added two more to her game-high total of four goals before Smith would go on a 4-1 run for an 11-6 score. During the offensive spurt for the Pioneers, first years Sydney Garner (Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Episcopal School) and Raleigh Williams (Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley ) recorded their first career goals.
• Both teams closed out the game scoring two goals apiece for the 13-8 final.

GAME NOTES

• WNE outshot the Pioneers by a 40-18 margin and held a 14-8 edge in draw controls.
• Smith goalkeeper Sarah Price (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) made 11 saves while Madison Cutler stopped nine shots for the Golden Bears.

UP NEXT
Smith looks for their first win of the season Saturday when the Pioneers host Simmons College at 1:00 p.m.