GAME INFORMATION
Score: Smith 19, Saint Mary's College 9
Records: Smith (4-1), Saint Mary's College (0-1)
Location: Englewood, Fla.

Sophomore Chloe Harris (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) netted a career-high six goals in Smith's 19-9 win over Saint Mary's College of Indiana Tuesday afternoon in non-conference lacrosse action. The Pioneers are now off to their best start dating back to the 1990 season when they also began 4-1.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• In addition to Harris' six goals, she also added two assists, two ground balls, and one draw control.
• Junior Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy ) finished with four goals and three assists.
• First year Sydney Garner (Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Episcopal School) totaled three goals.
• Sophomore Emily Biggs (Florence, Mass./Northampton) produced two scores, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers.

SAINT MARY'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Clare Theisen, Molly Stout, Kendra Osinski, and Kate Kelly each had two goals for the Belles.
• Mary Singler (one goal) and Emilie Vanneste (one assist) tallied a point each.
• The Belles had a 19-10 edge in draw controls in the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pioneers gained an early 1-0 lead thanks to Bella Ferraro (Orange, Conn./Amity) three minutes into the contest and doubled their advantage at nearly the five-minute mark of play. After Smith made it 3-0 at the 23:45 mark, Cara Givens made a save to help start a clear by the Belles. Mary Singler drew a free position opportunity, and the freshman connected on her first attempt to make it 3-1 with 18:45 remaining in the opening half.

Smith responded with back-to-back goals to extend the lead to 5-1, but the Belles continued to put on the pressure. A caused turnover directly by Saint Mary's led to Clare Theisen threading a pass to Molly Stout, and Stout sent home her first shot of the season for a goal to make it 5-2.

The Pioneers came back with a tally from Hamilton only to see the Belles work toward gaining some momentum while chipping away at the deficit. Givens picked up a save on a free position shot, and Kendra Osinski found the back of the net for her first collegiate goal to make it 6-3 with 10:33 left in the first half. Kate Kelly then won the next draw control, and Molly Stout added her second goal in as many shots to edge Saint Mary's within 6-4 with 9:26 on the clock. Harris helped Smith regained a three-goal lead a minute later, but the Belles kept within striking distance as they added a free position goal with just under seven minutes left on the clock. The Pioneers, however, responded with four goals over the final five minutes of play to take an 11-5 lead into the halftime break.

The Belles were unable to get within fewer than six goals of Smith during the second half of play despite out-shooting the Pioneers by a 12-8 margin over the final 30 minutes of action. 
 

UP NEXT
The Pioneers play their final game in Florida on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. against Curry College.