Springfield, Mass. — October 29, 2026 — The Springfield College field hockey team defeated Dean in a nonconference matchup on Stagg Field, 5-1, as all five goals came from different student-athletes.
With the win, head coach Mia Olsen earned her 50th career win on Alden Street as the Pride improve to 10-7 overall while the Bulldogs drop to 12-8. Springfield will close out the regular season on Saturday at Clark for a 2:00 pm New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup.
Rachel Simkewicz (Westminster, Mass.), Clare Moore (New Preston, Conn.), Lily Bialack (Bridgewater, Conn.), Sophia Sares (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and Sarah Goldstein (Cheshire, Conn.) each had a goal while Amber Wolkner (Farmington, Conn.) dished out two assists.
Sam Orcutt (Forestdale, Mass.) started and played in the first three quarters for Springfield as she had four saves in the win to earn the 200th save of her career. Katie Rhodes (Trumbull, Conn.) notched three saves while Gianna Manca (Templeton, Mass.) registered a save as she closed out the game in goal.
Springfield scored quickly, just over two minutes into the match as Samara Skully (East Rochester, N.Y.) crossed the ball to the opposite post as Simkewicz was able to get a stick on it and score to take the early lead. Four minutes later on a penalty corner, Wolkner passed the ball off to Moore who drove it into the back of the net to extend the lead, 2-0.
In the second quarter, Wolkner connected with Bialack to add to the lead before Maggie Horn (Marlborough, Mass.) crossed the ball to a Sares who was able to add more for the Pride. Springfield continued to put pressure on the Bulldogs but continued to lead 4-0 going into the halftime break.
At the 36th minute, Goldstein added to Springfield's lead off a pass from Moore to lead 5-0. Dean controlled the game for most of the third quarter as they had six penalty corners and six after only registering two shots and no corners through the first two quarters. The Bulldogs added a goal in the fourth quarter as Emma Gragen had the lone goal for Dean as both teams continued to look for another, but Springfield would get the win, 5-1.
Springfield outshot Dean 20-15 while holding a 10-8 edge in penalty corners.
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