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SMIFH SMIFH (1-4)
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Winner VASSAR VASSAR (2-3)
SMIFH SMIFH
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Final
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VASSAR VASSAR
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SMIFH SMIFH 0 1 0 0 1
VASSAR VASSAR 1 2 2 0 5

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Steven Merritt, Director of Athletic Communications

Three Brewers Tally First Career Goal in 5-1 Victory Over Smith

Robinson, Mann and Martin all tally first career goal

Poughkeepsie, NY - First years Bailey Mann, Ella Martin and Zoe Robinson all scored their first career goals on Saturday afternoon as the Vassar College Field Hockey team earned a convincing 5-1 victory over Smith College at Weinberg Field. The Brewers improve to 2-3 on the season while the Pioneers fall to 1-4 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Vassar got on the board first about five and a half minutes into the first quarter as junior Sofia Beseth knocked home a penalty stroke to give the Brewers the early lead.
  • Beseth doubled the advantage about a minute and a half into the second period as she buried her second goal of the game.
  • Smith cut the lead in half about a minute later when Callahan Day potted the lone Pioneer goal off an assist from Eva Kinnel.
  • Mann gave the Brewers a 3-1 lead heading into halftime as she scored her first career goal off a feed from sophomore Anna Hazewindus with five minutes left in the opening half.
  • Robinson opened up the Vassar lead to three goals just under seven minutes into the third quarter as the first year's shot bounced off a Smith defender's leg and past the goalie for the first career goal.
  • Martin's first career goal came off a rebound on a shot saved from Robinson in the final minute of the third quarter to hand Vassar a 5-1 victory at home.
FOR THE BREWERS
  • Beseth's two goals give her a team-high three for the season and the junior also registered four shots.
  • Mann, Martin and Robinson also recorded their first career goals while Hazewindus tallied her first career point on the assist to Mann.
  • Sophomore Grace Wiley earned the victory in goal for Vassar as the sophomore turned away seven shots.
FOR THE PIONEERS
  • Day scored the lone goal for Smith while Kinnel picked up the assist.
  • Kyleigh Poot and Annie Wimsatt each recorded a defensive save.
  • Emma Newman made five saves in goal in the loss for the Pioneers.
GAME STATISTICS
  • Vassar outshot Smith 18-13 and 12-8 in shots on goal.
  • Smith held a small edge in penalty corners at 7-6.
UP NEXT
  • Vassar will travel to Kean on Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m.
  • Smith opens NEWMAC play with MIT on Saturday.
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