Box Score NORTHAMPTON - Smith College soccer dropped its NEWMAC opener to No. 5 MIT, 5-1, Saturday afternoon. The Bears dip to 0-5-1 on the year with an 0-1 mark in the conference. The Engineers move to 7-0-1 this season and being league play 1-0.
Game Highlights
- MIT scored four times in the first half with goals coming from Gabriela de Brito, Arianna Doss, Madelyn Popilek, and Laren Won
- Doss added her second of the game in the 50th minute
- Una Keller (Davis, CA/Davis) converted a free kick from Charli Kellaway (Newport, VT/North Country Union) in the 59th minute for her first of the season
- The Bears generated a late push with three corner kicks in the final 10 minutes and added shot attempts from Kellaway and Keala Barnes (Las Vegas, NV/Las Vegas Academy of the Arts).
Inside the Numbers
- Smith totaled four shots compared to 27 for the visitors
- MIT held a 14-3 edge on corners
- Bears goalkeeper Blair Pasarkar (Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn) made 12 saves
Up Next
Smith will remain home on Tuesday, September 22 to welcome Amherst in a 4:00pm showdown
About Smith Athletics Smith College is a NCAA Division III member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) that sponsors 11 intercollegiate sports. For more information, log on to GoSmithBears.com and follow the Bears on Facebook and Instagram.
