NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (October 14, 2026) – First year forward Finlee Mills netted a pair of goals to lead Emerson College to a 4-0 victory over Smith College in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's soccer matchup at Smith Soccer Field this afternoon.
Mills first collegiate multi-goal match led Emerson to its second-straight win and third over its last four matches. The Lions also got markers from junior Makende Stewart and sophomore Abby Cockerill, while junior Hailey Forman preserved her second-straight clean sheet and fifth shutout this season overall (10th career) with two saves.
First year Riley Cioffi-Smith finished with six stops in goal for Smith.
Mills opened the scoring in the 16th minute and then Cockerill added her team-leading fourth goal of the season to double the Emerson lead just past the half hour mark in the first half. The Lions put the match away with two more goals in the second half starting with Stewart's first goal at Emerson in the 65th minute. Mills completed her first collegiate double and matched Cockerill atop the Lions goal scoring list with her fourth of the season with 2:09 remaining in the match.
Emerson (5-6-2, 3-3-0 NEWMAC) returns to Western Mass on Saturday when it visits Mount Holyoke College for a NEWMAC matchup at 1 p.m. The Lions next home game is next Wednesday, October 21, when they host Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a NEWMAC match at Rotch Field at 6 p.m. Smith (0-10-2, 0-5-2 NEWMAC) hosts Wheaton College on Saturday at noon.
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