GAME INFORMATION
Score: Smith 11 Mount Holyoke 10
Records: Smith Pioneers (10-7, 2-6 NEWMAC); MHC Lyons (3-13, 1-7 NEWMAC)
Location: MHC Turf Field - South Hadley, Mass.

Powered by a three-goal flurry mid-way through the second half, the Smith College lacrosse team held off a late charge by Mount Holyoke College en route to an 11-10 win on Wednesday evening. The game, which was the final match of the season for both teams, saw the Pioneers also tie the school record for most wins in a season.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Harris led the way in the contest with four goals, adding three ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Myran had three tallies, four ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers, while Hamilton had a goal and a game-best two assists.
• Sophomore midfielder Emily Biggs (Florence, Mass./Northampton) boasted a game-high five caused turnovers and eight ground balls.
• In goal, Price made five saves in the victory and tied the program record for wins in a season.

MHC HIGHLIGHTS

• Braz and Kouakou each had three goals and an assist. Braz also posted seven ground balls and a caused turnover, while Kouakou had a game-high seven draw controls.
• First year Julianna Rankin (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) had two tallies, while also posting five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
• In goal, senior Isa Rodriguez (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville School) played the first 30 minutes and made two saves. First year Mia Wysocki (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow) shouldered the loss with three saves in the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Mount Holyoke held a 6-4 lead at halftime, but junior midfielder Caroline Myran (Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Friends School), who had scored the visitors final goal of the opening period, added her second of the game less than a minute into the second stanza to cut the deficit to 6-5.
 
First year midfielder Bella Ferraro (Orange, Conn./Amity) tied it at 6-all with 27:12 play, converting on the free position attempt, but the Lyons earned the go-ahead goal two minutes later as junior middie Leila Kouakou (Leeds, Mass./Northampton) fired a shot past keeper Sarah Price (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson).
 
Smith found its momentum soon after as Myran converted on the free position to once again tie the match (7-7), while at 17:45, first year midfielder Sydney Garner (Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Episcopal School) (Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Episcopal School) gave the Pioneers their first lead of the match off a pass from junior attack Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy ) (Williamstown, Mass./Deerfield Academy).
 
Hamilton then capitalized on the free position, making it a 9-7 advantage for the visitors with 15:25 to play. Mount Holyoke battled back as senior captain and attack Charlotte Wagner (West Chester, Pa./Westtown School) scored off a perfectly timed pass from junior midfielder Kaitlin Braz (Tolland, Conn./East Catholic), but the duo of Garner and Hamilton once again converted with 8:13 to go to put Smith up 10-8.
 
Kouakou went on to score on the free position for her third of the game, but Pioneers' sophomore Chloe Harris (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) netted her game-leading fourth of the contest with 1:57 to go, regaining the two-goal lead. Mount Holyoke pulled to within one as Braz capitalized on the free position at 1:30, but took advantage of multiple Lyons' fouls to hold position as time expired.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Mount Holyoke held a 24-20 advantage in shots for the contest, also owning a 36-29 edge in ground balls. Both teams split in the draw controls with an 11-11 margin. The Lyons were also 10-17 in clear attempts and both squads were 5-of-10 on the free position.

Recap courtesy to MHC Athletics