Smith College Basketball Game Notes
Game 18	Trinity (11-5) at Smith (12-5)
Date / Time	Wednesday, January 25, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.
Location	Northampton, Mass. - Ainsworth Gymnasium
Series History	Trinity leads 32-7. Last Meeting: Smith 69, Trinity 57; Feb. 9, 2016
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Team Information	Smith / Trinity
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THE SERIES
The game marks the 40th meeting between the two programs, dating back to the first contest during the 1978 season - a 72-50 Trinity victory.

LAST MEETING
Smith shot 51 percent from the field and 82.4 percent from the foul line in a 69-57 win over the Trinity on February 9, 2016. Paige Marquez (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) and Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) had 12 points apiece for the Pioneers, while Guest-Pritchett also grabbed a game-high nine boards.

LAST TRINITY WIN
First-year standout Samantha Alakai (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School) recorded career-highs in points (24) and rebounds (9), but it wasn't enough as Trinity rallied for a 63-61 non-conference win at Ainsworth Gymnasium on February 11, 2015.

SCOUTING THE BANTAMS
Trinity (11-5) enters tonight's game after a 76-61 loss to Bowdoin Saturday. In that game, the Bantams had a 10-point second half lead but were outscored 20-6 in the fourth quarter. Trinity was led by sophomores Courtney Erickson and Erin Cunningham who scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. The Bantams are shooting 32.7% from beyond the arc which ranks second-best in the conference. Sophomore center Courtney Erickson ranks second in the conference in scoring (13.8 ppg) and seventh in rebounding (7.3 rpg). Senior co-captain Kaitlin Lewis is fourth-best in the conference in three-point shooting, connecting on 39.7% of her shots from beyond the arc while sophomore Erica Junquet is fifth-best in the NESCAC in free throw shooting, making over 80% of her shots from the charity stripe. Junior guard Aubree Udell ranks seventh in the league in three-point percentage with a 37.0% clip from beyond the arc. Udell also leads the Bantams this winter in minutes per game (30.1) and scored 10 points while dishing out four assists in Trinity's game versus Bowdoin last week. Bantam rookie Peace Kabari is third in the conference in steals per game (2.1).

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Smith (12-5) plays their final non-conference game of the season when the Pioneers welcome Trinity to Ainsworth Wednesday evening. Smith is coming off a 59-51 loss to Clark University Saturday afternoon, a game where the Pioneers shot just 21.88 percent from the field in the first half. Sophomore guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) came off the bench to score 15 points against the Cougars. Sophomore forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) ranks in the top-6 of the NEWMAC in rebounds per game (10.1) and points per game (14.4) while sophomore guard Erin Hanley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) is fourth in the league in field goal percentage (50.8%) scoring 9.9 points per game. Sophomore guard Sydney Koh (Seattle, Wash. /Lakeside), who has been a sharpshooter off the bench this season, connects on 41.3 percent of three-pointers taken. The Pioneers have the league's third-highest scoring offense, averaging 68.5 points per game.

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