Smith College Basketball Game Notes
Game 15	Coast Guard (2-11, 0-5) at Smith (10-4, 3-3)
Date / Time	Saturday, January 14, 2017 | 2:00 p.m.
Location	Ainsworth Gym - Northampton, Mass.
Series History	Series tied 21-21. Last Meeting: Smith 77, CGA 53; November 30, 2016
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Team Information	Smith / Coast Guard
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THE SERIES
The game marks the 43rd meeting between the two programs, dating back to the first contest during the 1989 season - a 59-48 Coast Guard victory. The series is tied 21-21.

LAST MEETING
Sophomore guard Erin Hanley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) poured in a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to help the Smith College basketball team to a 77-53 win over the Bears in the NEWMAC opener for both teams on November 30, 2016.

LAST COAST GUARD WIN
First year guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) scored a career-high 23 points in the Pioneers' 75-65 loss on January 27, 2016.

SCOUTING THE BEARS
Coast Guard (2-11, 0-5) looks for their first conference win of the season Saturday against the Pioneers. The Bears have lost 11-straight and are coming off a 68-56 defeat at the hands of Babson College Tuesday night. In that game, Coast Guard had their best shooting night of the season hitting 21 of 44 from the field (47.7 percent) while making a season-high 50 percent from 3-point range (9-18). Sophomore Micaela Martinelli had a career-high 16 points and a team-high six rebounds as she hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range while junior Jill Bray finished with 15 points. Gill Gerton leads the Bears averaging 11.2 points per game and 7.9 boards per contest. Coast Guard averages 54.7 points per game and was picked to finish sixth in the NEWMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. 

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Smith (10-4, 3-3) returns to the court after six-game win streak was snapped in a 64-57 loss to Springfield Thursday afternoon. In that game, sophomore Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) led the Pioneers with 15 points in 25 minutes while sophomore forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) posted her sixth double-double of the season with 12 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. Guest-Pritchett ranks in the top-6 of the NEWMAC in points per game (14.4) and rebounds per game (10.7) while sophomore guard Erin Hanley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) is scoring 10.9 points per game and is second in the conference in field goal percentage (53.8%). Smith is the third-highest scoring team in the NEWMAC averaging 69.6 points per contest and was selected to finish fifth in the NEWMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

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