NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College volleyball team (1-4, 0-1 NEWMAC) will look to snap a three game losing skid when they travel to NEWMAC foe Clark University (5-3, 1-1 NEWMAC) on Tuesday night. 


Last Meeting: Smith dropped a tough 3-2 decision to the Cougars in the final home game of the season on October 25, 2011.  Smith rallied from 2-0 down to force a deciding fifth set, but Clark came away with a 15-9 win.  Rosa Drummond (Rye, N.H./Portsmouth) finished with 22 kills.

Last Smith Win: The Pioneers dealt Clark a 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-17) defeat on September 22, 2009.

Smith Overview: Smith was swept in a tri-match on September 15, falling to league opponent MIT 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-11), and then to Simmons, in a nailbiting 3-2 (26-28, 25-15, 25-18, 19-25, 15-13) defeat. 

Clark Overview: The Cougars notched their first league win of the year with a closer-than-you-think win over Mount Holyoke over the weekend.  Clark edged out the Lyons 3-0, but two of the sets went to extra points, including a first set that finished 35-33. 

Smith Player to Watch: Sonia Brown (Amherst, Mass./Amherst) had 31 digs and two service aces against MIT, and added 16 digs and another ace against Simmons.

Clark Player to Watch: Freshman Shannon Glass-Smythe is in the top five of kills in the NEWMAC, at 3.39 per game.

Did you know? Smith has spent almost the entire month of September on the road.  Tonight's match is the penultimate game of that trip, and Pioneers will take part in the MIT Invitational this weekend before returning to Ainsworth Gym.