NORTHAMPTON - The Smith College field hockey team won its second straight contest on Sunday afternoon as the Pioneers defeated Nichols 6-0 in the Caryl Newhof Classic Championship game. Sophomore goalkeeper
Rory Harper (Wayne, Penn./Radnor) was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, while
Karlie Guimond (Hatfield, Mass./Smith Academy) and
Tatum Galuski (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) landed on the All-Tournament Team.
Scoring Summary
How it Happened
Guimond opened the scoring in the second minute of the game when she intercepted a pass broke free in the circle. Her initial shot was saved by the Nichols defender but she collected the rebound and put it home.
With under two minutes in the quarter, Moorhead took a feed from
Tatum Galuski (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) to double Smith's lead. Moorhead added her second goal of the game on a reverse sweep from the top of the circle that deflected off a defender.
Harper preserved the shutout making back-to-back saves in the closing seconds of the second quarter.
In the third, Day scored her first collegiate goal and Mellow added two goals in the fourth for the 6-0 final.
Game Notes
- Sophomore goalie Rory Harper (Wayne, Penn./Radnor) made seven saves in the first shutout of her career
- The Pioneers led the way in shots (41-11), shots on goal (29-8), and penalty corners (12-3)
- Smith improves to 7-5 al-time against the Bison and have won three-straight in the series
- Guimond has scored four goals in the last two games
Up Next
Smith will face its first road test of the season when it travels to No. 5 Trinity Thursday at 6:30pm.
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