Smith College at Western New England
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Suprenant Field | Springfield, Mass.
Records: Smith (5-3); WNEU (4-4-1)

The Smith College soccer team received goals from three different players en route to a 3-0 win over Western New England University in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon. 

Just 2:27 into the second half, McKenna put the Pioneers on the board on an unassisted tally, the first of her career.

Senior midfielder Kenza Mdarhri-Alaoui (Alexandria, Va./Bishop Ireton) doubled Smith's lead in the 78th minute, scoring her team-leading fourth goal of the season.

In the final minute of the game, junior midfielder Pamela Larkin (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos) and senior forward Jordan Isaacs (Weston, Conn./Weston) teamed up to make it a 3-0 final score.

Senior goalkeeper Shelby Hall (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) made five saves in the win, while Alex Lemekha stopped three for the Golden Bears.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GOAL: SMI 1, WNEU 0; 47:27 - Mckenna carried the ball down the left side of the field and chipped it over the WNEU goalkeeper.
GOAL: SMI 2, WNEU 0; 77:21 - Mdarhri-Alaoui controlled a goal line pass from Matsuka and slipped it between the goalkeeper.
GOAL: SMI 3, WNEU 0; 89:12 - Larkin took a cross from Jordan Isaacs (Weston, Conn./Weston) and placed it perfectly into the left corner of the cage.

GAME NOTES

• Smith outshot the Sharks (17-14) while Simmons held a slim 8-6 advantage in corners.
• The Pioneers improve to 3-0 against Western New England.
• Hall recorded her fifth shutout of the season and 13th of her career.
• Matsuoka and McKenna recorded their first collegiate points in today's victory.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers return to action Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. when they welcome WPI to town.

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