Field Hockey Takes 3-1 NEWMAC Final Against Wheaton

NORTHAMPTON – First year forward Ari Martinez (Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina/Instituto Adveniat) scored a pair of goals to lead the Smith College field hockey team to a 3-1 NEWMAC win over Wheaton College Saturday afternoon at Nordin Field. The Bears improved to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in league action, while the Lyons dip to 3-3 and 0-1 NEWMAC. Game Highlights The Bears broke through in the first quarter at 9:06, when Molly van Brunschot (Amsterdam, Netherlands/Dalton Spinoza Kyceum) scored off assists from Sam Sparling (Croton on Hudson, NY/Croton Harmon) and Ellie Szostalo (Gorham, ME/Gorham) to put the Bears ahead…