Field Hockey Falls To Smith, 11-0
Field Hockey Falls To Smith, 11-0
Box Score
CHICOPEE, MA – Elms College freshman goalie
Alexandra Bonavita (Agawam, MA) turned away 30
shots, but Phoebe Hopkins (Philadelphia, PA)
netted three goals and assisted on another to help propel Smith
College to a convincing 11-0 win over the Blazers in Thursday
afternoon’s non-conference field hockey game at Leary
Field.
With the loss, Elms moves to 1-3 on the season, while Smith earns
its first victory of the season to improve to 1-2 overall.
The Pioneers raced out to an early lead, scoring three times in the
first 14 minutes. Hopkins tallied two of her three goals in the
first period while Emily Howe (Harwinton, CT) and
Natalie Wickles (Hatfield, MA) added a goal
each.
Smith pulled away in the second half, scoring seven times. Howe
scored her second goal of the contest on a feed from Hopkins in the
42nd minute of play before Hopkins notched her third goal of the
day just three minutes later.
Nomindari Goulden (Rutledge, PA) came off the
bench and found the back of the net twice, while, Kaitlyn
Murdough (Harrisville, NH), Anika Goodhue
(Bennington, VT) and Mary Kate Long (Boylston,
MA) also added second half goals. Murdough’s goal
came off a penalty shot at the 37:46 mark and sparked the
Pioneer’s second frame offensive outburst.
The Blazers registered just one shot on the afternoon, as senior
forward Tomie Lafond (Hatfield, MA) fired the ball
at Smith net-minder Margaret Winter (Purchase, NY)
in the first half.
The Pioneers totaled 49 shots in the contest and won the penalty
corner battle 20-1.
Elms College opens New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) action
with an 11:00 a.m. showdown at Becker on Sept. 19.
