Smith 2, WPI 1

Worcester, MA --- Etta Grover-Silva (Arcata, CA) and Dalyn Houser (Atlanta, GA) notched second half goals to help Smith rally for a 2-1 road victory over WPI in NEWMAC conference women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers improve to 3-6-1 overall and 2-2 in NEWMAC play while WPI slips to 6-6 on the season and 2-2 in conference action.

WPI went ahead 1-0 in the 31st minute when Jocelyn Moody (Bainbridge Island, WA) rocketed a 25-yard boot off a pass from Meg Pasquali (Laconia, NH) for her fifth goal of the year. The Engineers proved to be resourceful as it was their only shot of the first stanza.

Smith evened the match in the 66th minute when Grover-Silva tallied her third goal of the season following a feed off a corner kick from Hailey Bird (Salt Lake City, UT). The Pioneers took the lead in the 83rd minute when Houser stole the ball at midfield, dribbled all the way into the box and then orchestrated a nifty give-and-go with Valerie Driscoll (Keene, NH) and put the ball into the corner of the net for her team-leading sixth tally of the season.

Marlowe Dieckmann (Oakland, CA) turned away two shots for Smith en route to earning the victory in net for Smith. WPI goaltender Nicole DeCampo (Stoneham, MA) made five saves while seeing her personal and team's three-game winning streak snapped. In the early portion of the match Amanda Young (Goffstown, NH) helped WPI keep the game scoreless when she cleared the ball of the line early in the first half.

Both squads will return to action on Tuesday with NEWMAC matches at 4pm. WPI will close out a three game homestand by hosting cross-town rival Clark while Smith entertains Mount Holyoke.