WELLESLEY - Laura Dreher (Durham, NH/Durham) netted a hat trick to give Smith a 4-1 win over Wellesley in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic (NEWMAC) contest Saturday afternoon. Dreher's big day pushed the Pioneers record to 7-7 overall and 4-2 in the NEWMAC. The Blue are now7-7, 3-3 NEWMAC).

Scoring Summary

• 24:26 SMI 1 WEL 0 - Dreher delivered the first goal, pouncing on a loose ball at the top of the circle and depositing it into the Blue cage
• 25:26 SMI 2 WEL 0 - Eva Kinnel (Newtown, PA/George School) collected her own rebound and knocked the ball to Caroline McShea (Pittsburgh, PA/Oakland Catholic) who finished into an open goal
• 37:15 SMI 2 WEL 1 - After the half, Cassidy Novello redirected a long drive from outside the circle by Sophia Sohigian up and into the Smith goal
• 40:14 SMI 3 WEL 1 - Dreher redirected a drive from Coco Cornell (Arlington, TX/The Oakridge School) off a Smith penalty corner
• 52:39 SMI 4 WEL 1 - Dreher completed the hat trick off an arching shot from the top of the circle in the fourth quarter

Inside the Numbers

• Smith finished the game with a 7-5 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in corners
• Goalkeeper Abby Halpin (Pine Bush, NY/Kent School) made one stop to earn the win
• Dreher now leads the team with nine goals

Up Next
Smith continues its conference schedule with a road game at WPI on Tuesday, October 17 at 7:00pm. 

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