Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - Junior Allison Snyder (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) became Smith's all-time leader in home runs when she knocked it over the fence in right center field Saturday afternoon against Emerson. The Pioneers earned a split on the day, grabbing game one, 8-0, before falling in the second game, 2-1.

Snyder broke the 17-year old record previously held by Bronwyn Williams, who hit 11 home runs from 1996 - 1999. 

The Pioneers are now 9-17 overall and 6-8 in conference play.

Game 1: Smith 8 Emerson 0 (Final 5 Innings)

Junior pitcher Natalie Burchat (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) allowed only two hits and struck out five with no walks in the win. Snyder, Brittney Blokker (Seattle, Wash./Ballard), Rowan Turner (Prairie Village, Kan./Shawnee Mission East) and Alyssa Pioggia (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) all went 2-for-3 at the plate. Blokker and Pioggia each had two RBI. 

Already up 1-0, the Pioneers exploded for six runs on six hits in the second inning. Pioggia led off with a single to right field and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Burchat. First-year Lydia DeAngelo (Portsmouth, R.I./Moses Brown School)'s single allowed Pioggia to reach third and would eventually score when Joanna Giordano (South Salem, N.Y./John Jay) got to base on a fielders choice. Three consecutive singles by Smith would score DeAngelo and Giordanno. A bases loaded walk to Tori Brown (New Market, Md./Linganore) scored Blokker and a Pioggia single up the middle scored two more runs to give Smith a 7-0 lead.

The Pioneers tacked on one more in the third on a RBI single from Blokker.

Game 2: Smith 1 Emerson 2

In game two, Smith's bats struggled, only recording five hits. Snyder and Pioggia each went 2-for-3 at the dish with Snyder finishing with a RBI and one run scored. Turner took the loss in a complete game effort, allowing two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. 

A Smith error allowed Emerson to get one run on the board in the third inning. The Lions would double their lead in the fifth when another Pioneer error let in a run. 

Snyder kept Smith's hope for a comeback alive when she set the home run record in the sixth inning, cutting the deficit to 2-1. A 1-2-3 seventh inning by Emerson sealed the win giving the Lions their first conference victory of the season.

Prior to the game, Smith honored their four seniors: Tori Brown (New Market, Md./Linganore), Kristina Gaffny (Reading, Mass./Austin Prep), Joanna Giordanno and Caroline Kushner (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire).

The Pioneers return to action Tuesday when they travel to Brandeis for a doubleheader slated to begin at 4 p.m.