READING, Pa. – Albright's dynamic offensive one-two punch of senior Amanda Smith and sophomore Tracy Snyder helped lead the,Albright field hockey team to a 3-2 non-conference victory over Neumann on Wednesday at Shirk Stadium.

Smith scored a pair of goals and Snyder added a goal and an assist as Albright notched its fifth victory in its last six games. The Lions also improved to 4-1 at Shirk Stadium with the victory over the Knights.

Albright, which improved to 6-4 on the season, had scored 24 goals over a four-goal span before dropping a 1-0 decision to Stevenson on Saturday, but the offense returned on Wednesday against Neumann.

Smith began the scoring for the Lions as she notched a goal at 12:25 of the first period putting Albright ahead 1-0.

Neumann, which dropped to 6-4 overall and saw its five-game winning streak halted, rallied to tie the game when Becky Guinto scored 4:35 before halftime to knot the score at 1-1.

Albright regained the lead at the 51:35 mark when Snyder scored unassisted to put the Lions back in front at 2-1.

Smith and Snyder then combined to score a spectacular goal to increase the Lion lead. Working on a breakout, Snyder stick handled the ball inside the circle and found a streaking Smith who tapped it past the keeper to push the Albright lead to 3-1.

Neumann made things interesting when Laura Martin scored at the 65:55 mark to bring the Knights to within 3-2.

Albright freshman goalie Aileen Taylor picked up the win in net by stopping eight shots on the afternoon.

The Lions outshot Neumann 21-15 and had a 15-7 advantage in penalty corners.

Smith, who upped her team-leading goal total to 11, is closing in on the school record for goals in a season. She is currently seven goals shy of breaking the record of 17 set by Angela Garnder in 2005.

Up next, the Lions continue their home stretch of games as they take on Arcadia in conference play on Saturday (Oct. 3) at 12 p.m.