All-Time Series & Streaks
The win snaps a two-game winning streak the Bison had over the Pioneers and now Smith leads the all-time series at 3-2.

Quick Synopsis
The Nichols College women's lacrosse team fell to Smith College 8-4 Tuesday evening in non-conference action at the Smith Turf Field. The Pioneers jumped out to a 5-0 lead through the first 10-plus minutes of action before the Bison finally scored a goal at 13:13 of the first half.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Senior Ray Silveria (Dunstable, Mass.) (Smith) – three goals; one assist; game-high seven shots; three ground balls and two draw controls
2 – Sophomore Julia Hamilton (Williamstown, Mass.) (Smith) – two goals; two assists; game-high seven shots; two ground balls and three draw controls
3 – Freshman Kirsten Sullivan (Arlington, Mass.) (Nichols) – two goals; three shots; one ground ball; one draw control

Key Stat of the Game
The Pioneers doubled-up the Bison on shots (30-15) including outshooting the Bison 22-9 in the first half.

Quick Hits
- Nichols had more clears (12-9) and less turnovers than Smith (17-13) but lost the draw control battle 12-2 for the game – including 8-1 in the first half.  
- Nichols senior captain Alexa Smith (Salem, N.H.) and junior Lindsay O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.) scored the other two goals for the Bison while Smith also tallied one assist for the game.
- Sophomore Caroline Myran (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored two goals including the eventual game-winner at 19:28 of the first half that put the Pioneers up 5-0.
- Junior Katherine Cotton (Kennebunk, Maine) stopped 12 shots in the game while her counterpart, sophomore Sarah Price (Hudson, Ohio) had three saves in the win.

Next up
Nichols (2-3) – Saturday, March 26 vs Westfield State, 2:30 p.m.
Smith (3-3) – Saturday, March 26 vs Johnson State, 1:00 p.m.