Box Score NORTHAMPTON - First-year Ari Martinez (Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina/Instituto Adveniat) of the Smith College field hockey team recorded a hat trick in the Bears' 8-0 win over Clark University on Saturday afternoon. With its third-straight win, the Bears (6-5, 3-0 NEWMAC) have outscored opponents 20-1 over the last three games. The Cougars fall to 5-5 on the season and 0-3 in conference action.

Game Highlights

• The Bears built a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, scoring three times on goals from Molly van Brunschot (Amsterdam, Netherlands/Dalton Spinoza Kyceum), Halie Yung (San Jose, CA/Lynbrook), and Gracie Hylton (Easton, PA/Moravian Academy)
• Iseul Park (Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer) made four saves during a scoreless second quarter as the Bears kept Clark University off the scoreboard
• Four third-quarter goals pushed the Bears' lead to 7-0, starting when Bosket found the cage at 32:03 to push the home side ahead 4-0. The Bears kept the pressure on with a Yung penalty corner and a run of shots, including saves on Bosket and O'Connor, before Martinez finished a van Brunschot assist at 36:18 for a 5-0 score. Martinez added another goal at 38:00, and the Bears later forced three straight saves after a Hylton penalty corner at 40:50. Hylton closed the quarter's scoring at 44:02 off an assist from Yung, ending the third quarter with a 7-0 lead.
• Martinez scored the only goal of the fourth quarter at 58:13, finishing off an assist from Bosket to make it 8-0

By the Numbers

• Smith dominated all areas of the game, holding a 33-8 advantage in shots and 9-6 edge in corners
• Bears goalkeeper Iseul Park (Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer) made four saves in three quarters of action, while Aiden Arrington (Philadelphia, PA/Gwynedd Mercy) played the final quarter
• Martinez leads Smith with eight goals this which ranks second in the NEWMAC
• Anouk Bosket's (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland/Belfast Royal Academy) six assists ranks third

Up Next
Smith travels to Springfield for a crucial NEWMAC matchup Tuesday at 6:00pm

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