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30
MHC MHC 2-8, 0-4
95
Winner Smith College SMI 9-3, 2-2
MHC MHC
2-8, 0-4
30
Final
95
Smith College SMI
9-3, 2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
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MHC MHC 6 10 9 5 30
Smith College SMI 25 28 25 17 95

Game Recap: Basketball |

Basketball Posts 95-30 Victory Over Mount Holyoke

GAME INFORMATION: Smith 95 , Mount Holyoke 30
RECORDS: Smith (9-3, 2-2); MHC (2-8, 0-4)
LOCATION: Northampton, Mass.
SMITH STARTERS: Guest-Pritchett (F), Marquez (G), Hanley (G), Alakai (F), Castro (G)
MHC STARTERS: Williams-Flores (F), DiCarlo (G), Grover (G), Violette (G), Butin (G)
The Smith College basketball team posted a 95-30 victory over Mount Holyoke College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic (NEWMAC) action Wednesday evening at Ainsworth Gymnasium. At 9-3, the Pioneers have won five consecutive games and are off to their best start since the 2012-13 season when they began 11-1.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sophomore Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) registered a game-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting in 19 minutes of action.
  • Senior guard Mandy Castro (San Diego, Calif./Poway) played all 40 minutes finishing with 12 points, seven assists and two boards.
  • Katy McClellan (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area) had a successful night off the bench as the sophomore guard totaled four points, seven boards and two helpers.
  • Samantha Alakai (Pukalani, Hawaii/Punahou School), Sydney Koh (Seattle, Wash. /Lakeside) and Stephanie Foukaris (Nicosia, Cyprus/Pascal English School Nicosia) each finished with nine points.
  • All active players for the Pioneers scored at least two points.

MHC HIGHLIGHTS 
  • Senior guard Xajaah Williams-Flores led the way for the Lyons with 13 points and five rebounds.
  • Sophomore guard Leah Hodges had a solid performance off the bench with three points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists.
  • Genesis DiCarlo was perfect on the evening as the junior guard shot 2-for-2 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line to finish with six points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A three-pointer from Alakai capped a 7-0 start for the Pioneers but the Lyons responded with back-to-back buckets from Williams-Flores. Erin Hanley (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) sparked the offense as the sophomore guard totaled six points to help the Pioneers end the first quarter with a 25-6 lead.
  • The home team carried the momentum into the second stanza as its advantage grew to 36 (47-11) courtesy of a Koh trey at the 2:53 mark. A fastbreak layup from Guest-Pritchett gave the Pioneers a 53-16 lead at halftime.
  • Smith controlled the action in the third quarter by outscoring the Lyons 25-9.
  • The Pioneers ended the game on a high-note as the defense allowed only five points en route to the 95-30 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
For the game, Smith shot 55.6 percent (40-of-72) from the field, 40.0 percent (8-of-20) from long distance, and 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from the charity stripe. The Pioneers also dominated the glass, 42-16. Mount Holyoke shot 30.6 percent from the field (11-for-36) and 80 percent (8-for-10) from the free throw line.

UP NEXT
Smith will take the weekend off before returning to conference play on Tuesday, January 10 when the Pioneers welcome Clark University to Ainsworth for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
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