Need to Know
Score: Smith 1, No. 20 MIT 8
Records: Pioneers: 1-5, 0-1 NEWMAC, Engineers 4-2, 1-0 NEWMAC
Location: Cambridge, Mass.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In the NEWMAC opener for both squads, the Smith College field hockey team fell to No. MIT by a score of 8-1 Saturday afternoon. It was the fourth ranked opponent for the Pioneers this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Engineers jumped on the board just 7:12 into the game as Radler put home a crossing pass from junior Paige Forester for the 1-0 advantage. Forester found the net herself just over three minutes later as the picked off a pass and blasted in a shot from the top of the circle for her sixth goal of the season.
 
- Senior Laura Chen posted her second goal of the season as she scored off a penalty corner, followed by senior Emily Genevriere closing out the first quarter with her first goal of the year. Radler closed the first half scoring with 1:16 remaining in the second quarter and sent MIT into the break up 5-0.
 
- Smith got on the board just 2:31 into the third quarter as Karlie Guimond (Hatfield, Mass./Smith Academy) scored off a penalty corner after a pass from Laura Dreher (Durham, N.H./Durham) to make it a 5-1 margin.
 
- Forester notched an unassisted tally late in the third, followed by the second goal of the game by Chen and the completion of Radler's hat trick to account for the 8-1 final.

GAME NOTES
- Channy Cornell (Arlington, Tex./The Oakridge School) had three saves in the loss for the Pioneers, followed by Taylor Wells (Bryn Mawr, Pa./The Shipley School) who played the fourth quarter.
 
- MIT held a slight 8-6 edge in penalty corner opportunities while outshooting by the Pioneers by a 14-3 margin.

UP NEXT
Smith returns home and will host Connecticut College on Tuesday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m.

(Portions of this recap courtesy to MIT Athletics)

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