NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The season begins for the Smith College basketball team (0-0) when the Pioneers travel to Roger Williams (1-0) on Saturday evening. 


Last Meeting:  Smith blasted the Hawks 76-47 for their first win of the year at the Wheaton Invitational on November 23, 1996.

Smith Overview: The Pioneers enter the season with high expectations after capturing the programs' first ECAC Championship a season ago.  Smith returns three starters and nine players from last year's team, that set a program record with 23 wins.

Roger Williams Overview: An improving program, the Hawks have gone from nine wins in 2009-10 to averaging 15 wins over the last two years.  Roger Williams returns their two leading scorers from a year ago - Kaitlyn Bovee and Akexandria Lanieri combined to average nearly 28 points per game.

Smith Player to Watch: Rosa Drummond (Rye, N.H./Portsmouth) has led the team in scoring in each of the last two seasons, earning All-Conference honors a year ago.

Roger Williams Player to Watch: Bovee led the team in scoring in 16 of 26 games last year, going over the 20 point mark seven times.

Did you know? This is the first time since the 2007-08 season that Smith has opened the season on the road.  That year, Smith fell to Emmanuel (Mass.) 79-41 on November 17, 2007.