AMHERST -
Nyla Flamer (Trenton, NJ/Stuart Country Day School) scored her first career goal in Smith field hockey's 6-1 loss to Amherst College Wednesday evening. The Bears are now 7-7 on the year, while the Mammoths improve to 6-6 overall. Smith keeper
Iseul Park (Ann Arbor, MI/) made seven saves in the loss.
First Half Highlights
- Amherst earned a penalty corner at 6:27, taken by Maya Harrington.
- Smith's
Iseul Park (Ann Arbor, MI/) made key saves against shots from Maya Harrington, Chloe Agopian, and Molly Donegan, but Smith's defense held firm to keep the score level after the first
- Amherst took a 1-0 lead with Anna Aiello scoring at 18:15, assisted by Emma Zhang.
- Justine Liguori doubled Amherst's advantage at 22:17, off a pass from Caroline Busler.
- Bella Kim extended the lead to 3-0 at 24:50, with an assist from Liguori.
- Smith's
Ellie Szostalo (Gorham, ME/Gorham) made a defensive save at 29:19, preventing further scoring from Bella Kim.
- Park stopped a penalty stroke by Katie Kantrovitz at 29:26 as the two teams headed into the break
Second Half Highlights
- Amherst extended their lead to 4-0 at 32:59 with a goal by Anna Aiello, assisted by Emma Zhang.
- Caroline Busler increased Amherst's advantage to 5-0, scoring with an assist from Justine Liguori at 34:34.
- Smith responded at 38:51 with
Nyla Flamer (Trenton, NJ/Stuart Country Day School) scoring her first goal of the season, assisted by
Callahan Day (Shady Side, MD/Elizabeth Seton).
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Iseul Park (Ann Arbor, MI/) made a crucial save for the Bears at 39:28, stopping a shot from Amherst's Emily Huehn following a penalty corner.
- Bella Kim opened the scoring for Amhest in the fourth at 46:52 assisted by Justine Liguori
- Smith earned a penalty corner at 48:02, but
Anouk Bosket's (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland/Belfast Royal Academy) subsequent shot was saved by Amherst's Grace Puchalski.
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Gracie Hylton's (Easton, PA/Moravian Academy) attempt at 54:28 was also stopped by Puchalski, maintaining the scoreline.
Up Next
Smith returns to conference play on Saturday, October 18 at Wellesley. Game time is set for 12:00pm.
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