Box Score BABSON PARK, Mass.-Senior Linnett Graber posted a double-double with 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Babson College used a 25-2 first-half run en route to a 75-61 victory over visiting Smith College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Saturdayafternoon at Staake Gymnasium.

Babson, which was playing its first home game sinceDecember 2, is now 8-4 overall and 4-0 in league play, while Smith drops to 4-7 overall and 1-3 in the NEWMAC.

Sophomore Brenna LeGacy finished with 12 points and six rebounds, while junior Giovanna Pickering posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards to lead the Beavers. Senior Marissa Cicchetti added 11 points and a career-high eight assists, and junior Taylor Russell chipped in with 10 points. Senior Kristen Ferola also matched her career high with 11 rebounds.

First-year Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) led all scorers with a career-high 21 and tied her career-high with four 3-pointers made for the Pioneers. Sophomore Samantha Alakai (Pukalani, Hawaii/Punahou School) also added 13 points off the bench and Amanda Barriscale (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) finished with five points and a team-high eight rebounds.

With the game tied at 15 late in the first quarter the Green and White broke the game open with a 25-2 run. First-year Elizabeth Lane scored five points as the Beavers closed the first quarter with 10 straight points and Russell followed with five quick points early in the second quarter to make it 30-17. Cicchetti and Graber knocked down later knocked three-pointers to cap the run and help push the lead to 40-17 with4:24remaining in the second quarter.

Babson, which knocked down eight first-half triples and used 19 offensive rebounds to score 16 points, took its biggest lead of the stanza on a three-point play by Cicchetti at 46-22 with2:30left. Graber went 1-of-2 at the free throw line with five seconds remaining in the half to give the Beavers a 49-25 lead going to the locker room.

LeGacy gave the Beavers their biggest lead of the contest at 70-43 on the first possession of the final quarter before Smith used a closing 18-5 run to get within 14 with a little over two minutes to go.

Babson shot just 35 percent (28-of-80) for the game, but knocked down a season-high 10 three-pointers to go along with a 30-12 advantage in paint scoring. The Beavers also finished with a 57-33 edge on the glass.

The Pioneers shot 36.4 percent (20-of-55) overall and went 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) from beyond the arc.

Both teams return to actionon Tuesdayat7 p.m.as Babson travels to Springfield, while Smith hosts Emerson.

(Recap courtesy Babson Athletics)