GAME INFORMATION
Score: Smith 13, Simmons 5
Records: Smith (1-1), Simmons (0-1)
Location: Smith Turf Field - Northampton, Mass.

The Smith College lacrosse team battled frigid temperatures to earn their first win of the season over Simmons College, 13-5, Sunday afternoon at Smith Turf Field.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• First year Sydney Garner (Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Episcopal School) had a breakout game for the Pioneers, totaling a career-high four goals to go along with two draw controls and two caused turnovers.
• Junior Caroline Myran (Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Friends School) and sophomore Chloe Harris (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) each finished with two goals and one assist.
• Clelie Fielding (Francestown, N.H./High Mowing School) and Raleigh Williams (Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley ) each found the back of the night twice while Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy ) rounded out the scoring for the Pioneers.
• Senior captain Quinn Lavigne (Portland, Maine/Portland) led the defensive effort with six ground balls and three forced turnovers.

SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS

• Missie Maiewski powered the Shark offense with two goals in addition to two ground balls.
• Kasey Fries, Kate Bowers, and Mallory Cottam each tallied one goal apiece.
• Lauren Williams, Elena Bragg, and Kingsley Richards each scooped up three ground balls.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams struggled in the opening minutes of the game to get into any sort of rhythm as it was a back and forth affair. At the 23:50 mark, Bowers put the visitors on the board first before the Pioneers got into a groove and scored three straight goals. Three different Smith players scored during the stretch as the home team took a 3-1 lead going into halftime.

Harris opened the scoring in the second half before Maiewski responded just under a minute later to make it a 4-2 lead for Smith. A four goal run from Smith over eight minutes gave them an 8-2 cushion at the 17:54 mark.The Sharks went on to score three of the next four goals, but Smith finished on a high note and tallied four goals over the final 10 minutes of the game.

GAME NOTES

• Smith outshot the Sharks by a 32-19 margin while Simmons held a 12-8 edge in draw controls.
• Smith goalkeeper Sarah Price (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) made nine saves while Chyenne Yeager made 14 stops in the loss.

UP NEXT
Smith plays their final contest of a three-game homestand Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. against Western Connecticut State.