Box Score NORTHAMPTON, MASS. - The Smith College field hockey team claimed their first conference victory over Clark University, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers improves to 3-5 and 1-1 in conference play while the Cougars drop to 3-5 and 0-2 in league play.
Scoring Summary
- 10:32 - SMI 1, CLA 0 - Grace Moorhead (Cranston, R.I./The Wheeler School)
- 40:16 - SMI 2, CLA 0 - Victoria Mellow (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch)
- 42:37 - SMI 3, CLA 0 - Callahan Day (Shade Side, Md./Elizabeth Seton)
- 49:58 - SMI 3, CLA 1 - Erin Hynes
How it Happened
- Smith earned two corners early on in the first quarter, however both shots were blocked
- After Clark was granted a penalty corner and attempted a shot, Gwen Tuckett (Cambridge, Mass./Dana Hall School) recorded a defensive safe for the Pioneers
- With about five minutes remaining on the clock, Grace Moorhead (Cranston, R.I./The Wheeler School) took a shot from the left side of the goal where Clark's goalkeeper posted a save until Moorhead took a shot off of the rebound to find the back of the net
- Both teams kept each other out of the net in the second quarter where Smith goalkeeper Rory Harper (Wayne, Penn./Radnor) made two saves
- During the third period, the Pioneers brought out a strong offense posting two shots in a seven-second span until Victoria Mellow (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) took a shot near the edge of the circle on the left side where the ball soared past the goalkeeper into the net
- About two minutes later the Pioneers received a corner where Callahan Day (Shade Side, Md./Elizabeth Seton) took a shot that slipped by the Clark goalkeeper into the net to score a third goal for Smith
- Five minutes into the final quarter, Clark's Erin Hynes was granted a penalty stroke where the ball went past Harper to get a point on the board for the Cougars
- Later in the period, Moorhead posted another shot and the Pioneers were granted two penalty corners where they were unable to record a shot, ending the game with Smith claiming the 3-1 victory over Clark
Notes
- Smith goalkeeper Rory Harper (Wayne, Penn./Radnor) made two saves in the win
- The Pioneers held the advantage with 18 shots and 10 shots on goal, while the Cougars posted six with four shots on goal
- The Pioneers attempted nine corners in the circle
Up Next
Smith travels to Keene State on Thursday, September 29 at 6:30 pm.
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