NORTHAMPTON - The Smith College field hockey team captured its second consecutive Caryl Newhof Classic Championship with a 3-2 win over Westfield State Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers improve to 2-0 on the year while Westfield State dips to 1-1.
Coco Cornell (Arlington, TX/The Oakridge School) and
Eva Kinnel (Newtown, PA/George School) were named to the All-Tournament Team, while
Laura Dreher (Durham, NH/Durham) was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Highlights
- After a scoreless first period, Smith was awarded a penalty stroke following a Westfield State foul. Dreher put the Pioneers ahead with her second goal of the year.
- Smith drew a penalty corner and peppered the Owls' keeper until Abbey O'Meara (Wilton, CT/St. Luke's School) doubled the lead with a shot from the top of the circle
- WSU's Bre Foley scored on a corner with under five seconds left in the half to make it 2-1
- In the fourth, the Owls tied the game on a tally by Kaleigh Murphy
- Smith responded a few minutes later when Day scored her third goal of the weekend
Inside the Numbers
- Smith outshot the Owls 23-10 and held an 8-7 edge in penalty corners
- Goalkeeper Rory Harper (Wayne, PA/Radnor) made seven saves for the Pioneers, while her counterpart Emma Gniadek stopped 13
Up Next
Smith faces its first road test of the year when the Pioneers travel to Amherst Tuesday at 6:00pm.
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