GAME INFORMATION
Score: Smith College 85, Bates 64
Records: Smith (3-0); Bates (0-2)
When: Sunday, November 19, 2017
Location: Northampton, Mass.
Smith Starters: Bondi, Marquez, Holland, Guest-Pritchett, Barriscale
Bates Starters: Davenport, Freedland, Binkhorst, Christofi, Henshaw

Junior guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) scored a team-high 24 points to propel the Smith College basketball team to an 85-64 victory over Bates College Sunday evening in the final game of the 25th Annual Tyler Tip-Off Tournament at Ainsworth Gymnasium. The Pioneers improve to 3-0, while the Bobcats dip to 0-2.


SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Bondi shot 9-of-14 from the field, including 6-of-7 from long distance to go along with three rebounds, three assists, and two blocks.
• Junior Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) tallied her second consecutive double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds.
• Senior Amanda Barriscale (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) registered her first double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 boards.
• Senior guard Paige Marquez (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) was the fourth Pioneer in double figures, finishing with 11 points, nine assists, and three steals.

BATES HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior Nina Davenport was outstanding, recording a game-high 28 points on 10-of-22 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds.
• Emily Freedland finished with 12 points, two steals, and two rebounds.
• Melanie Binkhorst added 10 points, five boards, and two assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Pioneers wasted little time getting into their groove as Barriscale and Guest-Pritchett each had four points to give Smith an 8-5 lead at the 6:34 mark. A 10-4 run by Smith was used to close out the quarter as the home team ended the first ahead 23-14.

A trey by Bondi at 3:48 gave the Pioneers their largest margin of the half (38-22) but Bates would go on a 10-0 run over the next 1:02. Binkhorst and Julia Middlebrook connected on jumpers followed by six points from Davenport. Smith caught fire behind-the-arc as Bondi nailed two and Sydney Koh (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) drained a trey as the Pioneers held off the Bobcats for the rest of the period for a 47-32 lead at the break.

Smith got ahead by as many as 29 (69-40) on Meghan Holland (Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Prepatory)'s layup with 1:50 left in the third quarter. The Bobcats scored the final seven points of the quarter to go into the final period trailing 69-47. The Pioneers would maintain a comfortable double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Field Goals: Smith 34-76 / Bates 20-59
• 3-Point FG: Smith 10-24 / Bates 10-32
• Free Throw: Smith 7-11 / Bates 14-17
• Points off Turnovers: Smith 20 / Bates 5

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
MVP - Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) - Smith College
Amanda Barriscale (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) - Smith College
Makayla Farrara - Castleton University
Alexis Quenneville - Castleton University
Nina Davenport - Bates
Kristin Curley - Southern Maine

GAME NOTES

• The Pioneers out-rebounded Bates 51-33.
• Guest-Pritchett posted the 26th double-double of her career.
• Bondi tied the program record for 3-point field goals made in a game (6).
• Marquez tied the program record for assists in a game (9).
• Smith now leads the all-time series 3-1.
• The Pioneers open the season 3-0 for the second consecutive year.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers host Salve Regina Tuesday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.

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