SPRINGFIELD - The Smith College lacrosse team outscored Western New England University 8-3 after the first quarter en route to a 12-10 victory over the Golden Bears Saturday afternoon.
Smith picks up its first win of the year to improve to 1-1, while WNEU dipped to 0-2.
Top Performers
- Sadie Tschider (Piedmont, CA/Piedmont) finished with three goals and four assists
- Caroline Sanders (Orange County, CA/Santa Margarita Catholic) added a hat trick to go along with three ground balls and two draw controls
- Sienna Ferrucci and Darci DeAngelis (Boise, ID/Boise) each recorded three ground balls
- In net, Shannon Houtenville (East Windsor, NJ/Highstown) earned the win, making six saves in 45 minutes of action
Game Highlights
- The Golden Bears jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Sanders put Smith on the board with an unassisted tally at the 8:26 mark.
- After Ella Henry found the back of the net for WNEU, Fitzgerald and Jenna Paczkowski (Jupiter, FL/Choate Rosemary Hall) went back-to-back for Smith to come withing a goal
- WNEU took a 7-4 lead into the second period where Smith got scores from Jordan Hoffman (Portland, OR/Jesuit), Tschider, and Fitzgerald to trail 8-7
- In the third, the Pioneers took their first lead of the game when Kyra Hawk (San Jose, CA/The Harker School) converted a pass from Tschider
- The Golden Bears went up 10-9 early in the fourth, but Smith scored three unanswered goals in the final six minutes of the game to secure the win
Up Next
Smith will host Keene State on Wednesday, March 5 at 6:00pm.
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