UMass Boston

NEWTON, Mass. (Oct. 17, 2026) – The UMass Boston Beacons field hockey team (0-13, 0-3 LEC) fought hard for all 60 minutes, but came up just short in a 2-0 setback against the WestConn Wolves (9-7, 2-2 LEC) on Saturday at the Charles River Campus of UMass Amherst.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Wolves were able to get on the board just over three minutes into the game as Ellenoire Schoen fired one home following a penalty corner. UMass Boston quickly fought for an equalizer as shots for Emily Russo (Cumberland, R.I.) and Campbell Lambert (Rumford, R.I.) were turned away by WestConn goalie Jada Kilmer in the ninth minute. From there, Beacons' goalie Jenna Smolinski (East Aurora, N.Y.) made two saves later in the quarter that kept things at a one-goal game for the time being.

Much of the second quarter was played in the midfield and Smolinski recorded one save as it remained a 1-0 game at halftime.

Smolinski stood tall in the early stages of the third period as WestConn had three penalty corner and the first-year goalie denied a shot by Madison Preston in the 35^th minute. The Wolves added a goal from Erin Frank with just over a minute left in the stanza to extend the lead to 2-0.

UMass Boston put together a strong fourth quarter and had several quality opportunities offensively including a chance by Meghan Krockta (Taunton, Mass.) in the 52^nd minute that was cleared away for a defensive save by WestConn's Kaitlyn Biase. Delaney Williams (Duxbury, Mass.) recorded three shots alone in the period for head coach Kellie Stigas' team.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
The Wolves held a 13-8 edge in shots and Williams led the Beacons with three, while Russo added two of her own.

Smolinski played all 60 minutes in the cage for UMass Boston and made four saves.

For WestConn, Kilmer and Brooklyn Testa each saw 30 minutes of action with three saves for Testa and two for Kilmer.

UP NEXT:
The Beacons will host Southern Maine in a Little East Conference battle on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 12 p.m.

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