Need to Know
Score: Smith 1, Simmons 0
Records: Pioneers: 3-6, Sharks 5-6
Location: Northampton, Mass.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - Junior
Jenna Tampon's (Oceanside, Calif./Vista) goal in the 57th minute proved to be the game-winner as the Smith College field hockey team edged Simmons College Tuesday evening in non-conference action.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
SMI 1 SIM 0 |56:19 - Tampon notched her first goal of the year on a pass across the cage from sophomore
Grace Moorhead (Cranston, R.I./The Wheeler School). Tampon controlled the ball and slipped it passed the right side of the Simmons goalkeeper.
GAME NOTES
- Smith improves to 8-1 against the Sharks and has won the last five meetings
- The Pioneers held a 33-2 cushion in shots and 10-1 advantage in corners
- Smith goalkeeper Channy Cornell (Arlington, Tex./The Oakridge School) posted her second shutout of the season
UP NEXT
Smith hosts MIT on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in a rematch of last season's NEWMAC Championship game.Â
About Smith Athletics: Smith College is a NCAA Division III member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference that sponsors 11 intercollegiate sports. For more information log on to smithpioneers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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