NORTHAMPTON - Sophomore midfielder
Anouk Bosket (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland/Belfast Royal Academy) scored the game-winning goal in the 58th minute to send the fourth-seeded Smith College field hockey team past fifth-seeded WPI, 2-1, on Tuesday evening in the opening round of the NEWMAC Tournament.
With the win, the Bears improve to 9-10 on the year which is the most wins since 2022 and is the program's first postseason win since 2022. WPI ends its season with an overall record of 8-10
Game Highlights
- Just 4:54 into the game, Ava Cortis took a pass from Violet Westburg and slipped it past the Smith keeper ot go ahead 1-0
- The Bears kept the visitors off the board in the second quarter, with Iseul Park (Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer) making two saves in the opening minute after a WPI penalty corner. Smith then generated their own pressure, earning a penalty corner from Yung at 17:33 before Ellie Szostalo (Gorham, ME/Gorham) put a shot on goal and Yung sent another attempt wide.
- Malia Lockhart (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) gave the Bears the key breakthrough of the third quarter, scoring at 31:44 to tie the game at 1-1.
- With under three minutes to go, Bosket sent in a shot from the endline which was deflected in by the WPI defender, giving Smith a 2-1 lead
By the Numbers
- Smith outshot WPI 24-9 and held an 11-6 advantage in penalty corners
- Iseul Park (Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer) had six saves in the win
Up Next
The Bears will travel to face top seed MIT on Thursday, November 5 at 6:00pm in the semifinal round of the NEWMAC Tournament.
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