Smith 3, Wheaton 0
September 16, 2017
Northampton, Mass.
Records: Smith 2-3, 1-0 NEWMAC; Wheaton 3-0, 0-1 NEWMAC

The Smith College field hockey team rolled to a 3-0 victory in its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opener on Saturday afternoon. Senior midfielder Sophie Chase (Milton, Mass./Milton) contributed a goal and an assist. With the win, the Pioneers move to 2-3 on the season, while the Lyons fall to 3-2.

Both defenses stood out in the opening half as Neva Richardson (Rehoboth Beach, Del./St. Andrews School)'s shot was stopped by the stick of Wheaton's Merril Nadeau to preserve the scoreless game. Wheaton's best opportunity came on a corner attempt in the 18th minute when Katie Peters' aerial shot was headed into the cage until Beatrice Chaudoin (Millersville, Md./Severna Park) came out of nowhere to swat the ball out of the air. 

The Pioneers got on the board first when Sophie Chase (Milton, Mass./Milton) tallied her first goal of the year at the 26:39 mark.

Sophomore Maddie Ryan (Scituate, Mass./UMass Amherst) doubled Smith's lead in the 63rd minute for her first career goal on junior Maddeline Hubbard's first career assist.

Senior captain Caroline Labriola (Westbrook, Conn./Westbrook) put the exclamation point on the win with her goal just over a minute later.

Smith goalkeeper Cameo Tietje (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) made 10 saves in the win while Wheaton's Riley Thompson stopped 17 in the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: SMI 1, WHE 0; 26:39: Sammie Pavlov (Royersford, Pa./Westtown School)'s shot was saved by Thompon and Chase controlled the loose ball behind the keeper and powered it in the back of the cage.
GOAL: SMI 2, WHE 0; 62:18: First year Jenna Tampon (Oceanside, Calif./Vista) did a magnificent job moving the ball up the field to Hubbard who dished it to Maddie Ryan (Scituate, Mass./UMass Amherst) for the finish.
GOAL: SMI 3, WHE 0; 63:29: Sophie Chase (Milton, Mass./Milton) took a free hit from the 25, finding an unguarded Carline Labriola who one-touched it passed the keeper.

GAME NOTES

• The Pioneers are now 4-6 in NEWMAC openers under head coach Jaime Ginsberg.
• Smith has won the last three meetings and five of the last six.
• The three goals in the game are a season-high for the Pioneers.
• Cameo Tietje (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) recorded her eighth career shutout in the victory.
• Wheaton was shutout for the first time this season.
• Smith held the advantage in shots (28-12) and corners (10-5).

 
UP NEXT
The Pioneers travel to Williams to face the Ephs on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m.