NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College basketball team (14-4, 9-3 NEWMAC) will look to take another step closer to locking up a high playoff seed with a road trip to Springfield College (11-8, 7-5 NEWMAC) on Wednesday night. 

Last Meeting: Springfield snapped Smith's season opening six game winning streak with a 54-46 win on  December 6, 2011.  Down three points at halftime, the Pride outscored Smith 30-19 in the second half to deal the Pioneers their first loss of the season.  Paulina Solis (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) topped Smith with 13 points.

Last Smith Win: Smith won their fifth consecutive gamewith a 46-35 win at Springfield on February 16, 2011.  Lizzy BelBruno and Devon Quattrocchi led Smith with 12 points apiece.

Smith Overview: The Pioneers won their fourth consecutive game with a 61-50 win over Wheaton College (Mass.) on January 28.  Devon Quattrocchi (Brewster, N.Y./Brewster) led Smith with 12 points, as Smith used a late 10-0 run to break up a close game.  Lizzy BelBruno (Hanover, N.H./Hanover) added 11 points for Smith.

Springfield Overview: The Pride snapped a two game losing skid with a 60-57 overtime win over Wellesley College on Saturday.  Kelly Slattery scored a career high 27 points, including a perfect 11-for-11 from the charity stripe.

Smith Player to Watch: Quattrocchi's scoring has improved in the last month, but her ability as a facilitator - averaging 3.5 assists per game and a 1.97 assist-to-turnover ration - are her key contributions to the current qinning streak.

Springfield Player to Watch:  Slattery's career high against Wellesley was the fifth straight game she's led the team in scoring.  The senior averages a team high 12.1 points per game and shoots 80 percent from the line.

Did you know?  Springfield has scored the exact same number of points as their opponents in the first half of all games this season - 500.