NCAA Tournament Second Round
Smith (15-7) vs No. 4 Tufts (16-2)
Saturday, November 10 - 2:00 p.m.
Sea Gull Stadium—Salisbury, Md.
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WHAT'S AT STAKE
The winner of Saturday's match will play the winner of the Salisbury vs. Washington and Jefferson game on Sunday, November 11 at 1:00 p.m. in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.

THE SERIES
Smith and Tufts will meet for the third time on Saturday in a series that dates back to 1983. The Pioneers are 0-2 all-time against the Jumbos. 

SMITH vs TUFTS HISTORY
November 4, 1989: Smith 0 Tufts 1
October 22, 1983: Smith 0 Tufts 1

SCOUTING THE JUMBOS
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 10th
Last NCAA Tournament Appearance: 2016

• The Jumbos received an at-large berth into the NCAA's after finishing as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) runner-up this fall. 
• The team's only two losses are to conference champion Middlebury College, who was announced as an NCAA Regional host. 
• Tufts won the 2012 national title under Coach Tina Mattera, and the Jumbo program has a 15-8 overall mark in NCAA Tournament play. They were the national runner-up in 2008 and a semi-finalist in 2009.
• Seniors Issy Del Priore (first team), Gig Tutoni (second team) and Fallon Shaughnessy (second team) earned NESCAC All-Conference honors this season. 
• Del Priore recorded a team-high five defensive saves, which was second in the NESCAC, while Tutoni leads the Jumbos with 12 goals in 2018. 
• Freshman goalkeeper Andie Stallman owns an .875 save percentage and 0.23 goals against average.
• Tufts averages 2.6 goals per game and have shutout opponents 11 times this year.

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 3rd
Last NCAA Tournament Appearance: 1993

• Smith earned an automatic bid to this year's tournament after capturing their first-ever NEWMAC Championship on Saturday with a 2-1 OT win over MIT. 
• The Pioneers advanced to the second round with their 1-0 win over No. 10 Montclair State in the first round on Wednesday night.
• In that game, junior Neva Richardson (Rehoboth Beach, Del./St. Andrew's School) scored on an assist from senior Alex Larosee (Warwick, R.I./The Wheeler School).
• Senior Beatrice Chaudoin (Millersville, Md./Severna Park) was selected to the NEWMAC All-Conference first team, while junior Sammie Pavlov (Royersford, Pa./Westtown School) earned second team honors for the first time in her career.
• Pavlov leads the team with 11 goals and 26 points followed by junior Anna Ballou's (Deerfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy) six goals and a team-best seven assists.
• First-year goalkeeper Channy Cornell (Arlington, Tex./The Oakridge School) has 84 saves on the season with a .712 save percentage and 1.54 goals against average.
• Smith is averaging 2.68 goals per game.

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