Worcester, Mass. – Five different Clark players scored goals and the host Cougars rolled to a convincing 5-1 win over Smith College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) field hockey action on Saturday afternoon.

The win for Clark improves their record to 7-4, while the Pioneers drop their fourth consecutive contest to dip to 3-7. The victory also extends the Cougars' winning streak over their NEWMAC rival to four straight and 10 of the last 11.

Clark wasted little time scoring the game's first goal as Mel Melkonian (Worcester, Mass.) set up freshman Talia Fish (Philadelphia, Pa.) for her ninth goal of the season at the 1:05 mark.

After Nia Spooner (The Bronx, N.Y.) tied the game with help from Alexandra Stein (Ann Arbor, Mich.) a little more than two minutes later, Cougar freshman Kellee Kosiorek (Enfield, N.H.) gave the lead back to Clark off a feed from Kate Condon (Wading River, N.Y.).

Melkonian then netted the final goal of the half on an unassisted tally at 22:30 – a goal that pushed her season point total past the old school mark of 46 set by Laura Stuto back 1990.

Clark added a pair of goals in the second half by Madeleine Lutts (Salem, Mass.) and Meghan Lennon (Charlton, Mass.) to put the game away.

The Cougars held sizable edges in shots (24-6) and penalty corners (18-8).

Kate McGrath (Wilmington, Mass.) made six saves in the cage for Clark, while Savannah Lawson (Vinyard Haven, Mass.) turned back 14 shots for the Pioneers.

Smith is back in action on Thursday when they host Western New England, while Clark turns around for a home contest against Framingham State on Tuesday.