NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College basketball team (6-1, 2-1 NEWMAC) will look to get back on the right track when they embark on the first of three consecutive road games, traveling to the United States Coast Guard Academy (4-3, 0-3 NEWMAC) for a 7:30 pm on Thursday night. 

Last Meeting: Smith shot 16-of-19 from the free throw line in a 58-43 win on February 5, 2011.  Rosa Drummond (Rye, N.H./Portsmouth) led all scorers with 15 points as the Pioneers forced 20 turnovers in the win.

Smith Overview: The Pioneers suffered their first loss of the season with a 54-46 defeat to Springfield College on Thursday night.  Down by as many as seven, Smith pulled within two with 1:37 to play, but the Pride made six free throws in the final minute to seal the win.  Paulina Solis (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) led Smith with 13 points off the bench.

Coast Guard Overview:  After winning the first four games of the season, Coast Guard has dropped three in a row, include two tough defeats to Clark and MIT.  The Bears fell 65-64 to Clark on a layup with seven seconds remaining, then fell in overtime to MIT, 73-67. 

Smith Player to Watch: Sydney Parkmond (Waterbury, Conn./Chase Collegiate) was a bright spot off the bench for Smith on Tuesday night, pulling down a team high seven rebounds and scoring six points.

Coast Guard Player to Watch: Katlin Ward leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), assists (3.9 apg), and steals (2.7 spg) and is second on the team in rebounding (7.3 rpg).

Did you know? Coast Guard's four victories this season are more than in all of 2010-11, when the Bears went 3-21.