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Game Recap: Basketball |

Basketball Pulls Away From Middlebury, 64-48

GAME INFORMATION: Smith 64, Middlebury 48
RECORDS: Smith (8-3); Middlebury (8-2)
LOCATION: Northampton, Mass.
SMITH STARTERS: Guest-Pritchett (F), Marquez (G), Hanley (G), Alakai (F), Castro (G)
MIDDLEBURY STARTERS: Huffman (G), Caveney (G), Harrison (G), Kaufman (G), Knox (F)

The Smith College basketball team opened 2017 with a convincing 64-48 win over Middlebury College Tuesday afternoon at Ainsworth Gymnasium to give Lynn Hersey her 150th career victory as a head coach.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sophomore forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) poured in a game-high 16 points to go along with eight rebounds in 23 minutes.
  • Sophomore guard Erin Hanley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) was perfect from the floor (3-for-3) and finished with 10 points, four rebounds.
  • Meghan Holland (Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Prepatory) had a productive night off the bench to total six points, five assists, and three boards.
  • In just her second game in a Pioneer uniform, Stephanie Foukaris (Nicosia, Cyprus/Pascal English School Nicosia) shot four-of-five from the field to finish with eight points. 

MIDDLEBURY HIGHLIGHTS 
  • The Panthers were led by sophomore guard Colleen Caveney, who shot 7-of-15 from the floor for 15 points.
  • Freshman guard Kira Waldman poured in a career-high 15 points off the bench while also hauling in six rebounds.
  • Sophomore center Catherine Harrison did much of her work in the paint finishing with eight points and four offensive rebounds.

TURNING POINT
Smith outscored the Panthers 17-4 in the second quarter to take a 27-14 lead at the half.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Smith held an 8-4 lead with 2:24 remaining in the first quarter thanks to a good free throw from Jade Chihara (Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahainaluna) but a 6-2 run to close out the opening period saw the two teams tied at 10-10 going into the second.
  • Harrison and Kaufman scored in the opening minutes for the Panthers, but Smith would begin to pull away as the Pioneers would go on a 14-0 stretch to close out the second quarter. During that run, five different players scored for Smith.
  • A trey from Caveney trimmed the lead to 12 (31-19) but Smith maintained composure and answered with an 8-2 run for a 39-21 lead with 4:12 left in the third stanza.
  • Middlebury continued pressure and came as close as 13 (45-32) 1:38 into the fourth, but the Pioneers put the nail in the coffin as the home team ended the game outscoring their opponent 14-6 for the 64-48 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
For the game, Smith shot 46.9 percent (23-of-49) from the field, 27.3 percent (3-of-11) from long distance, and 75.0 percent (15-of-20) from the charity stripe. The Panthers shot 36.8 percent (21-of-57) from the field and just 11.1 percent (2-of-18) from three-point range. Middlebury held the edge on the boards, 34-32.

UP NEXT
Smith returns to the court tomorrow evening when the Pioneers host rival Mount Holyoke at 7:00 p.m.
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