Springfield, Mass. — October 28, 2026 — The Springfield College women's soccer team defeated Mount Holyoke on Wednesday night on Brock-Affleck Field, 4-1, as four different student-athletes scored for the Pride.
The Pride improve to 5-10-1 and 4-5-1 in the conference while the Lyons drop to 3-10-4, 0-8-2.
Ella Hoffenberg (Andover, Mass.), Jessica Perry (Middleboro, Mass.), Katie McFerran (Selkirk, N.Y.) and Marissa Sanford (Newington, Conn.) all scored for Springfield while Adyson Wiseman (Waterford, Conn.) notched two assists.
At just the 15th minute on a corner kick, Wiseman sent the ball into the box for Hoffenberg to head in to take the early lead. Mount Holyoke quickly tied the match less than five minutes later as Sage Hudson dribbled down the field to score to tie it at one. Peyton Knott (Leicester, Mass.) connected with Perry at the 27th minute to take the lead before McFerran added another less than a minute later to lead 3-1 going into the halftime break.
Springfield continued to control the game through the second half with the defense staying tough, as they only allowed three shots the entire game. In the 70th minute, Katelyn Roux (South Windsor, Conn.) crossed the ball to Sanford who scored for the eventual 4-1 win.
The Pride held a large 21-3 advantage in shots and registered 13 corner kicks while Mount Holyoke had none. Micaela Tracey (Mahwah, N.J.) started the game before Mallory Forgatch (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) came in for the second half and notched two saves.
Springfield heads to Clark on Saturday at 1:00 pm to close out the regular season.
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