NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College basketball team (12-4, 7-3 NEWMAC) will look to make a clean sweep of their road trip when they take on long time rival Mount Holyoke (3-13, 1-9 NEWMAC) on Wednesday evening. Smith has defeated Mount Holyoke five consecutive times.
Last Meeting: Maddie Page (Arvada, Colo./Jefferson Acad.) had 18 points, eight rebounds, and four steals as Smith opened up NEWMAC play with a 66-33 win over Mount Holyoke on November 30.
Rosa Drummond (Rye, N.H./Portsmouth) added 17 points as Smith limited the Lyons to 10-for-41 shooting from the floor.
Smith Overview: After alternating wins and losses for four games, Smith is back on track after consecutive road wins over WPI and MIT last week. The Pioneers received a balanced effort in the 61-36 win over MIT, as five different players scored at least eight points.
Mount Holyoke Overview: A tough start to the year has been brightened over the last four games for the Lyons; Mount Holyoke succumbed to WPI in overtime before earning their first conference win with a 63-51 triumph over Coast Guard. Close losses to Springfield and Wheaton have followed, but the Lyons have gone 2-5 since the New Year.
Smith Player to Watch: Brittany Purington (Weare, N.H./John Stark) played 15 solid minutes off the bench against MIT, netting a career high eight points.
Mount Holyoke Player to Watch: Angelica Pascual leads the team in scoring, and is averaging 16 points per contest over her last four games.
Did you know? No member of the Smith College basketball team has ever lost to Mount Holyoke.
