CAMBRIDGE - The fourth-seeded Smith College field hockey team fell to top-seeded MIT, 3-0, in the semifinal round of the 2026 NEWMAC Championship Tournament on Thursday night on Jack Barry Field.
MIT improved to 13-6 overall and will take on second-seeded Babson in Saturday's NEWMAC title game, while Smith sees its season end at 9-11 -- the most wins the Bears have produced since 2022.
Game Highlights
- The Bears put both of their first-quarter attempts on cage, with Anouk Bosket (Jordanstown, Northern Ireland/Belfast Royal Academy) forcing a save at 5:52 and Molly van Brunschot (Amsterdam, Netherlands/Dalton Spinoza Kyceum) doing the same at 6:40. The Engineers added wide attempts at 9:33 and 10:13, but the Bears kept the quarter knotted at 0-0.
- The Bears kept MIT off the board in a scoreless second quarter, facing seven penalty corners and four shots
- The Bears' third quarter turned on an early MIT penalty stroke, as Remy Caspar scored at 32:52 to put the home team ahead 1-0.
- The Bears conceded two fourth-quarter goals, with Meredith Wu scoring at 48:15 to put MIT ahead 2-0 and Grace Chrapowitzky adding a goal from Ingrid Tomovski at 56:16 for a 3-0 score.
By the Numbers
- The hosts held a 15-1 advantage in penalty corner and outshot Smith 20-4
- Park totaled six saves in the loss
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