BEVERLY, Mass. - In a non-conference head-to-head between Gordon College Women's Lacrosse and visiting Smith College tonight, the Pioneers used a dominant first half to blaze a trail to an eventual 17-7 win over the Fighting Scots and remain undefeated at 3-0 on the year. With the loss, the Scots fall to 0-3 overall.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior Chloe Harris (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) led the Pioneers with a three-goal, three-assist outing.
• Senior Clelie Fielding (Francestown, N.H./High Mowing) and sophomore Shannon McGinnis (Levittown, Pa./The George School) each notched a career-high four goals.
• First-year goalkeeper Alyssa Schams (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon) made two stops in net.

GORDON HIGHLIGHTS

• Leading the effort for the Schots were Greta Moore, Lena Larson, and Olivia McCarrick who recorded two goals apiece.
• Annabel Christenson turned away seven shots between the pipes.

GAME NOTES

• Smith improves to 3-0 all-time against Gordon.
• The Pioneers owned a 34-14 advantage in shots over 60 minutes of play, while the Scots held a 14-13 edge in draw controls.
• Smith also held a 9-6 edge in ground balls.

How It Happened

• The Pioneers wasted little time getting the offense rolling as Harris booked her first goal of the night and 11th of the season on a solo effort just 1:20 into the period.
• That goal set off a scoring frenzy which saw seven more unanswered goals throughout the half until Gordon's McCarrick stopped the run and put her Scots on the board with 3:47 remaining. McCarrick then dished her first of two assists on the night to Larson, who tucked one past Smith keeper Alyssa Schams (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon) with five ticks to go in the half to make it an 8-2 ballgame.
• Though the Scots' Brenna Otte struck first less than a minute into the second to ignite comeback hopes, the Pioneers had an answer for nearly every Gordon strike in the half, never allowing their hosts any closer than five en route to the 10-goal W.

UP NEXT
Smith will head to Florida for spring break where they will take on Fredonia State on March 11 and Fitchburg State on March 14.

(Portions of this recap courtesy to Gordon Athletics)

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