Smith College Basketball Game Notes
Game 17	Smith (12-4, 5-3) at Clark (10-6, 3-5)
Date / Time	Saturday, January 21, 2017 | 1:00 p.m.
Location	Worcester, Mass. - Kneller Athletic Center
Series History	Clark leads 31-16. Last Meeting: Smith 71, Clark 58; Jan. 10, 2017
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Team Information	Smith / Clark
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THE SERIES
The game marks the 48th meeting between the two programs, dating back to the first contest during the 1980 season - a 56-49 Clark victory.

LAST MEETING
Sophomore guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) poured in a season-high 14 points in just 11 minutes of action as the Smith overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Clark University, 71-58, on January 10, 2017.

LAST CLARK WIN
Clark closed the game with a 17-8 run to pull away for a 53-39 triumph over the Pioneers on December 6, 2014.

SCOUTING THE COUGARS
Clark (10-3, 3-5) enters Saturday's game after a 71-48 rout of Newbury College Monday afternoon in non-conference basketball action. In that game, Ogechi Ezemma registered a team-best 14 points and seven rebounds in just 16 minutes, while Sam O'Gara added 11 points, three assists and three steals. The Scarlet and White return 99.4 percent of their scoring from a season ago, including O'Gara who returns for her junior campaign after leading the team in scoring for the second straight season. O'Gara ranks fourth in the conference in points per game (15.1) while Ezemma is fourth in rebounds per contest (9.6) and junior forward Haley Wilder ranks sixth in the NEWMAC in 3PT percentage (41.7). Clark averages 65.9 points per game and was picked to finish ninth in the NEWMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Smith (12-4, 5-3) already surpassed last season's win total in their 73-55 victory over Wellesley on Wednesday evening. In that game, Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) (16 points), Samantha Alakai (Pukalani, Hawaii/Punahou School) (15 points), and Erin Hanley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) (11 points) scored in double-figures as the Pioneers recorded 17 assists. Guest-Pritchett ranks in the top-five of the NEWMAC in rebounds per game (10.5) and points per game (15.1) while sophomore guard Erin Hanley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) is second in the league in field goal percentage (52.6%) scoring 10.3 points per game. Sophomore guard Sydney Koh (Seattle, Wash. /Lakeside), who has been a sharpshooter off the bench this season, connects on 43.9 percent of three-pointers taken. The Pioneers have the league's second-highest scoring offense, averaging 69.6 points per game, and were voted to finish fifth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll.

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