DUDLEY - Five different players scored for Smith soccer as the Pioneers cruised to a 5-0 win at Nichols Wednesday. Smith finished the contest with an 8-3 advantage in shots on goal and a 3-2 edge in corner kicks. 

Scoring Summary

• 5th Minute - SMI 1 NIC 0 - Piper Thompson (Jersey City, NJ/NEST+M) assisted by Mather Davidson (Miami, Fla./Ransom Everglades School)
• 29th Minute - SMI 2 NIC 0 - Mather Davidson (Miami, Fla./Ransom Everglades School) assisted by Riley McKenna (Arlington, Mass./Arlington)
• 44th Minute - SMI 3 NIC 0 - Abbie Ellis (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) assisted by Stella Hopper-Gramenz (Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South)
• 54th Minute - SMI 4 NIC 0 - Parker Ellis (Chicago, Ill./Jones College Prep) assisted by Stella Hopper-Gramenz (Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South)
• 70th Minute - SMI 5 NIC 0 - Kelsey Cahill (Littleton, Colo./Heritage) assisted by Hannah Hutton (Germantown, Tenn./)

Game Notes

• Piper Thompson (Jersey City, NJ/NEST+M) and Mather Davidson (Miami, Fla./Ransom Everglades School) both tallied their first collegiate goals in the victory
• Stella Hopper-Gramenz (Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South) notched two assists in the win
• Noemi Howland (South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena) and Skyler Smith split time in goal to shutout the Bison
• The Pioneers begin the year 2-0-1 for the second consecutive year

Up Next
Smith hosts Amherst in its home opener on Sunday, September 11 at 2:00pm. 

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