Box Score NORTHAMPTON, MASS. - The Smith College soccer team fell to visiting Wheaton College, 3-1, in conference play on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers move to 3-2-2 and 0-1-1 in league play while the Lyons improve to 4-4 and 1-1 in conference action.
Scoring Summary
- 60:51 - SMI 0, WHE 1 - Kate Wickenheisser
- 75:56 - SMI 0, WHE 2 - Lily Brown
- 78:03 - SMI 1, WHE 2 - Riley McKenna (Arlington, Mass./Arlington), assisted by Piper Thompson (Jersey City, N.J./NEST+M)
- 87:12 - SMI 1, WHE 3 - Lily Brown
Highlights
- The Pioneers posted three shots in the first half while the Lyons recorded two shots
- In the 60th minute of play, Wheaton's Kate Wickenheisser scored the first goal of the afternoon
- Fifteen minutes later, the Lyons posted a second goal as a shot from Lily Brown found the back of the net
- The Pioneers responded by earning a corner where Piper Thompson (Jersey City, N.J./NEST+M) sent a pass to Riley McKenna (Arlington, Mass./Arlington) who struck the ball past the goalkeeper into the net
- Smith totaled five corners in the match, while Wheaton finished with four changes
- Smith goalkeeper Noemi Howland (South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena) made two stops in the match
Up Next
Smith hosts Westfield State University on Wednesday, September 28 for a 4 pm game.
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