Women's Lacrosse Rolls Past Smith College 15-4

Box Score

SCORE: Wheaton 15 - Smith 4

RECORDS: Wheaton 8-6 (4-1 NEWMAC) - Smith (6-7, 2-4 NEWMAC)

LOCATION: Norton, Mass. (Diane C. Nordin '80 Field)

THE RUNDOWN:

The women's lacrosse team returned to Diane C. Nordin '80 Field on Wednesday night where they defeated the Pioneers of Smith College to a scoreline of 15-4, setting the Lyons New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) record to 4-1, while the Pioneers fall to 2-4.
Junior Kyra Schwartzman led all players on the night with six goals and two assists while also picking up a game-high four ground balls. Midfielder Casey Kaplan followed up with a three-goal performance with two caused turnovers while Maggie Dymes, Emma Ford, Addy Paradis, and Lilly Callahan each provided one goal apiece in the Lyons win.
Smith had three different goalscorers on the night with Emily Biggs, Clelie Fielding, and Maddie Ryan each tallying one.
The Pioneers got on the board first with Biggs converting a free position shot at 19:33. Two minutes after the intial goal, Schwartzman notched her first goal of six on the night at 17:11 to help draw the game even at 1-1. Wheaton then found themselves going on 6-0 run to end the half at 7-1.
Wheaton controlled the pace throughout the second frame with Schwartzman continuing to lead the charge. Smith managed to score three goals over a two minute period, but it wouldn't be enough to stop the Lyons strong offense which tallied eight goals over the course of the half to end the game at 15-4.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jena Casman went 9-13 in net, recording her sixth win for the white and blue.